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Saturday 20 June 2015
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Current Trade News Review: Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK), King Digital Entertainment (NYSE:KING), Loews (NYSE:L), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, (NASDAQ:IRWD)

During Friday’s current trade, Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE:TNK)’s shares incline 2.01% to $7.68.

Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) declared that Peter Evensen, Teekay Corporation’s (TK) President and Chief Executive Officer, has rejoined Teekay Tankers’ Board of Directors. Mr. Evensen formerly served as a Director of Teekay Tankers from October 2007 to June 2013.

Teekay Tankers Ltd. is engaged in the marine transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products through the operation of its oil and product tankers worldwide. As of December 31, 2014, it owned 27 double-hulled conventional oil tankers, time-chartered in 8 Aframax tankers, and 4 long range 2 product tankers from third parties; and owned a 50% interest in 1 very large crude carrier. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING)‘s shares drop -1.11% to $14.19, during the current trading session Friday’s, hitting its highest level.

King Digital Entertainment PLC (KING) declared the launch of its first word-based ‘Saga’ game, AlphaBetty Saga. Now accessible to download for free from the AppStore and Google Play, this new game challenges players to take an exciting journey into the world of words, accompanied by an adventurous band of mice.

AlphaBetty Saga sets players off on a bold new quest as Betty, a young mouse living in the 1930s, follows her grandfather, Professor Alpha, and his loyal assistant, Barney, to discover lost words to complete the “Encyclopedia of Everything”. As the world’s authority on collecting words, Professor Alpha will call on players to assist him complete the legendary book.

This vibrant word-based game uses non-linear gameplay to enhance creative word play and planned opportunities for players as they are tasked with connecting adjacent letters to create words, score points and ultimately advance through a world very much like our own except for one small detail – it’s inhabited by mice and much of it is made of cheese!

King Digital Entertainment plc, an interactive entertainment company, produces and distributes digital games on multiple platforms in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. The company primarily provides Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, Pet Rescue Saga, and Bubble Witch 2 Saga games.

In a mid-morning trade, Loews Corporation (NYSE:L)‘s shares plunge -0.58% to $39.42.

Travelers Companies Inc (TRV) will review its second quarter 2015 results at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 21, following the release of results earlier that morning.

The Travelers Companies, Inc., through its auxiliaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the Unites states and internationally. It operates in three segments: Business and International Insurance; Bond & Specialty Insurance; and Personal Insurance.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRWD), during its Friday’s current trading session -1.08% loss and closed at $11.87.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IRWD) declared the pricing of $300 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior unsecured notes that will mature on June 15, 2022 (the Notes). The Notes are being offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers following Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Ironwood has also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase up to an additional $45 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes solely to cover over-allotments.

The Notes will bear cash interest at a rate of 2.25%, payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year, startning on December 15, 2015. The Notes will not be redeemable prior to maturity. The Notes will be convertible, only during certain periods and subject to certain circumstances, into cash, shares of Ironwood Class A common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of Ironwood’s Class A common stock, at Ironwood’s election. The initial conversion rate for the Notes is 60.3209 shares of Ironwood’s Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of about $16.58 per share of Ironwood’s Class A common stock, representing an about 35% conversion premium based on the last stated sale price of Ironwood’s Class A common stock of $12.28 per share on June 9, 2015.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of human therapeutic products. The company markets linaclotide, a guanylate cyclase type-C agonist for the treatment of adult men and women suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) under the LINZESS name in the United States and Constella name in the European Union. It has partnershipagreements with Actavis plc and AstraZeneca AB to develop and commercialize linaclotide for the treatment of IBS-C, CIC, and other GI conditions in North America, in addition to in China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

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