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AP Pharma to lose two directors, and two members of audit committee(0)

ap-pharma-logo1AP Pharma said today in a filing that it’s board was notified by two of its directors on Tuesday that they would not seek re-election to the board when their terms expire at the company’s next annual meeting, scheduled for May 27.

Peter Riepenhausen is stepping down after after 18 years on the company’s board, where he served on the Read the rest of this entry »

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AP Pharma adds largest shareholder to board(0)

ap-pharma-logoAP Pharma, the Redwood City pharmaceutical company developing drug-delivery technology, named its largest shareholder to its board of directors effective Sunday. His appointment expands the company’s board size to eight members.

Tang’s investment firm, San Diego-based Tang Capital Management, last reported holding 7.8 million shares of AP Pharma, or about a quarter of all its shares outstanding. The next largest Read the rest of this entry »

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AP Pharma postpones most drug development and cuts workforce to conserve cash(0)

AP Pharma, the Redwood City specialty pharmaceutical company, has begun rationing its resources to ensure its survival “in response to the deterioration of the overall economic environment and the financial markets”, the company said in a release early Wednesday.

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AP Pharma raises poison-pill threshold for largest shareholder(0)

AP Pharma decided to increase the amount of shares its biggest shareholder may accumulate before the company would need to swallow its poison pill, er, shareholder rights plan in order to deter him from gaining control, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.

On Oct. 1, AP Pharma (ticker: APPA) amended its Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated Dec. 18, 2006, to allow  Kevin Tang and his affiliated companies to acquire up to Read the rest of this entry »

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AP Pharma lavishes huge option award on new CEO(0)

The welcome wagon at AP Pharma rolled out a huge option award Monday to its new chief executive, Ronald Prentki.

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