July 24 (Reuters) - Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc :
* PALVELLA THERAPEUTICS AND PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT
* PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - TO ISSUE SHARES OF PIERIS COMMON STOCK TO PRE-MERGER PALVELLA STOCKHOLDERS AS MERGER CONSIDERATION
* PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - PALVELLA TO BECOME WHOLLY-OWNED UNIT OF CO
* PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS - PRE-MERGER PIERIS STOCKHOLDERS WILL OWN ABOUT 18% OF COMBINED COMPANY
* PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS - PRE-MERGER PALVELLA STOCKHOLDERS WILL OWN APPROXIMATELY 82% OF COMBINED COMPANY ON A PRO FORMA BASIS
* PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS- COMBINED COMPANY TO BE LED BY WES KAUPINEN & OTHER MEMBERS OF PALVELLA MANAGEMENT TEAM
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