Callisto Pharmaceuticals Stockholders Approve Merger With Synergy Pharmaceuticals

NEW YORK, 2013-01-15 11:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB:CLSP) ('Callisto') today announced that it convened its special meeting of stockholders yesterday and it has received the necessary approvals from its stockholders to authorize Callisto's merger with and into Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. ('Synergy') pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 20, 2012, as amended on October 15, 2012. Callisto and Synergy expect to close the merger as soon as practicable.