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Tercica Inc

TRCA · Chemicals & Drugs · NASDAQ · in our data March 17, 2004 to October 16, 2008 (4.6 years)

The first trading day in our data for Tercica Inc is March 17, 2004 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on September 29, 2008, the market valued it at $616 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $8.97, -29.1% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

2004-032008-10
Peak market value$616 millionSeptember 29, 2008
Highest split-adjusted share price$12.65September 1, 2005
Last share price$8.97October 16, 2008
From its split-adjusted high to the end-29.1%
Return over the days in our data-0.3%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-29.1%December 13, 2005

Share prices are adjusted for splits and other share changes, so the high and the last price compare like for like; the peak market value is as it was on the day. The return covers the trading days in our data only: it does not include what holders received, or lost, after the last trade (a merger payout, a bankruptcy), and it does not reach back before 2004.

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Also gone in 2008: Chemicals & Drugs