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Ultragenyx, Dimension make deal official

October 3, 2017 9:52 PM UTC

Rare disease company Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) said Tuesday it will acquire gene therapy play Dimension Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:DMTX) for $6 per share, or about $151 million. Ultragenyx outbid RegenxBio Inc. (NASDAQ:RGNX), which had agreed to acquire Dimension last month.

Ultragenyx said Tuesday that the prior deal has been terminated, and that it will pay RegenxBio a $2.9 million termination fee on Dimension's behalf...