Talaris Therapeutics shareholders approve merger with Tourmaline Bio

Talaris Therapeutics announced the results of the special meeting of its stockholders held on October 17, 2023. At the special meeting, Talaris’ stockholders voted in favor of all proposals, including the proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Talaris’ common stock to the stockholders of Tourmaline Bio, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 22, 2023, pursuant to which a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Talaris will merge with and into Tourmaline, with Tourmaline surviving the merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Talaris. The closing of the Merger is anticipated to take place on or around Thursday, October 19, 2023. Following the closing of the Merger, the combined company plans to change its name from Talaris Therapeutics to Tourmaline Bio, trade on The Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “TRML” and will be led by Tourmaline’s existing management team. The combined company will focus on Tourmaline’s mission to develop transformative medicines that dramatically improve the lives of patients with life-altering immune diseases.