LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTTR) (“Ritter Pharmaceuticals”, “Ritter” or the “Company”), today announced that its pending merger transaction with Qualigen, Inc. is currently expected to close after market hours today, Friday, May 22, 2020.
LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTTR) (“Ritter Pharmaceuticals”, “Ritter” or the “Company”), announced today that, based upon the final vote count certified by the inspector of election for the special meeting of stockholders held on May 18, 2020, its stockholders approved all of the Qualigen, Inc. merger-related proposals, including: (i) the issuance of Ritter common stock and convertible preferred stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 15, 2020, as amended, by and among Ritter, RPG28 Merger Sub, Inc., and Qualigen, Inc. (“Qualigen”) and the change of control of Ritter resulting from the merger, (ii) a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, at a ratio within a range of 1-for-25 to 1-for-35, as determined by the board of directors of the Company, (iii) changing the name of Ritter from “Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” to “Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc.” and (iv) the adoption of Ritter’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTTR) (“Ritter Pharmaceuticals”, Ritter” or the “Company”), a developer of therapeutic products that modulate the gut microbiome to treat gastrointestinal diseases, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.
LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTTR) (“Ritter Pharmaceuticals”, “Ritter” or the “Company”), is urging its stockholders to vote now on the proposed merger with Qualigen, Inc. (“Qualigen”), a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and infectious disease, as well as the expansion of its flagship FastPack® point-of-care diagnostic platform.