Denali Capital AcquisitionNASDAQ: DECA

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DECA) (the “Company”) announced today that it has deposited into the Company's trust account (the “Trust Account”) an aggregate of $15,063.74 to fund the one-month extension from November 11, 2024, to December 11, 2024. This deposit was funded via a convertible promissory note with a principal amount of up to $180,000 issued by the Company to Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex”), which bears no interest and is repayable on the earlier of the effective date of the consummation of the Company's initial business combination or the date of the liquidation of the Company. Upon the closing of a business combination, the note is convertible, at Scilex's discretion, into the Company's Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. Any future drawdowns of the remaining $119,772.04 principal amount available under the convertible promissory note are expected to fund future one-month extensions as necessary to provide additional time for the Company to complete a business combination.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DECA) (the “Company”) announced today that it has deposited into the Company's trust account (the “Trust Account”) an aggregate of $15,063.74 to fund the one-month extension from October 11, 2024, to November 11, 2024. This deposit was funded via a convertible promissory note with a principal amount of up to $180,000 issued by the Company to Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex”), which bears no interest and is repayable on the earlier of the effective date of the consummation of the Company's initial business combination or the date of the liquidation of the Company. Upon the closing of a business combination, the note is convertible, at Scilex's discretion, into the Company's Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. Any future drawdowns of the remaining $134,835.78 principal amount available under the convertible promissory note are expected to fund future one-month extensions as necessary to provide additional time for the Company to complete a business combination.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Semnur”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, and Denali Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and special purpose acquisition company (Nasdaq: DECA, the “SPAC”), today announced the signing of an agreement and plan of merger for a proposed business combination, by and among Semnur, the SPAC and Denali Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware Corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the SPAC, which provides for a pre-transaction equity value of Semnur at $2.5 billion.   Prior to the closing of the transaction, the SPAC will be redomesticated as a Delaware corporation. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company (the “Combined Company”) will be renamed Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “SMNR” and “SMNRW”, respectively. The boards of directors of each of the SPAC, Semnur and Scilex have unanimously approved the proposed transaction. The closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur by the first quarter of 2025, is subject to the approval of the SPAC's shareholders, any applicable regulatory approval, and the satisfaction or waiver of certain other closing conditions.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, , Aug. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DECA) (the “Company”) announced today that it has deposited into the Company's trust account (the “Trust Account”) an aggregate of $15,063.74 to fund the one-month extension from August 11, 2024, to September 11, 2024. This deposit was funded via a convertible promissory note with a principal amount of up to $180,000 issued by the Company to Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex”), which bears no interest and is repayable on the earlier of the effective date of the consummation of the Company's initial business combination or the date of the liquidation of the Company. Upon the closing of a business combination, the note is convertible, at Scilex's discretion, into the Company's Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. Any future drawdowns of the remaining $164,963.26 principal amount available under the convertible promissory note are expected to fund future one-month extensions as necessary to provide additional time for the Company to complete a business combination.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DECA) (the “Company”) announced today that the Company's shareholders voted in favor of approving amendments to the Company's amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”) to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from July 11, 2024 to April 11, 2025 by electing to extend the date to consummate an initial business combination on a monthly basis for up to nine times by an additional one month each time (the “Extension”).

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Semnur”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, and Denali Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands corporation and special purpose acquisition company (Nasdaq: DECA, “SPAC”), today announced the signing of a letter of intent for a proposed business combination, which provides for a pre-transaction equity value of Semnur up to $2.0 billion, subject to adjustment based on third-party fairness opinion, with expected gross proceeds of up to $40 million depending on the number of SPAC shares that are redeemed prior to the completion of the business combination.

NEW YORK, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DECA) ("Denali" or the "Company") announced today that Denali and Longevity Biomedical, Inc. have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”).  The Company and its sponsor intend to seek alternative ways to consummate an initial business combination.

NEW YORK, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DECA) ("Denali" or the "Company") announced today that Denali and Longevity Biomedical, Inc. have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”).  The Company and its sponsor intend to seek alternative ways to consummate an initial business combination.