TEL-AVIV, Israel, Jan. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL ) (TASE: RDHL ) (the "Company" or "RedHill"), an emerging Israeli biopharmaceutical company focused primarily on the development and acquisition of late clinical-stage, proprietary formulations and combinations of existing drugs, announced that it has closed, on January 21, 2014, its previously announced private placement (the "Private Placement") of ordinary shares and warrants for approximately $11.7 million.
The investors in the Private Placement include leading Israeli institutional investors Migdal Insurance Company, Yelin Lapidot, and Excellence Nessuah, as well as Sphera Global Healthcare Master Fund and two private Israeli investment firms.
In connection with the closing, the Company issued a total of 10,458,740 ordinary shares and three year warrants to purchase an additional 4,183,496 ordinary shares.
Ori Shilo, Deputy CEO, Finance and Operations, said: "This $11.7 million Private Placement follows an earlier $8.5 million private placement from leading healthcare investors OrbiMed and Broadfin. We are very pleased to have such prominent new shareholders, and view their investment as a vote of confidence. With the support from our new and current shareholders, and with over $30 million in cash, we continue to aggressively pursue our strategic plans and advance our lead programs, RHB-104 for Crohn's disease and RHB-105 for H. pylori infection, both currently undergoing Phase III studies in the U.S."
Proceeds from the financing will be used for general working capital, for research and development related purposes and for potential acquisitions.
The ordinary shares and warrants offered in the Private Placement and the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless such sale is made pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC or pursuant to an applicable exemption from SEC registration requirements.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About RedHill Biopharma Ltd. :
RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL ) (TASE: RDHL ) is an emerging Israeli biopharmaceutical company focused primarily on the development and acquisition of late clinical-stage, proprietary formulations and combinations of existing drugs. The Company's current pipeline of proprietary products includes: (i) RHB-103 - an oral thin film formulation of a leading drug for the treatment of acute migraines, with a U.S. NDA accepted for review by the FDA in June 2013 and a PDUFA date of February 3, 2014, (ii) RHB-102 - a once-daily oral pill formulation of a leading chemotherapy and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting prevention drug, planned for U.S. NDA submission in the first quarter of 2014, (iii) RHB-104 - a combination antibiotic therapy in oral capsule formulation, with potent intracellular, antimycobacterial and anti-inflammatory properties for the treatment of (a) Crohn's disease, with a first Phase III trial currently underway, (b) multiple sclerosis (MS), with a Phase IIa proof of concept trial currently underway, (c) rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with plans for a Phase IIa proof of concept trial, and (d) systemic lupus erythematosus, (iv) RHB-105 - a combination therapy in oral capsule formulation for Helicobacter pylori infection, with a Phase III trial currently underway, (v) RHB-106 - an encapsulated formulation for bowel preparation (laxative) ahead of colonoscopy and other GI procedures, and (vi) RHB-101 - a once-daily formulation of a leading congestive heart failure and high blood pressure drug. For more information please visit: www.redhillbio.com
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Company contact: Adi Frish Senior VP Business Development & Licensing RedHill Biopharma +972-54-6543-112 PR contact (U.S.): Lauren Glaser Vice President The Trout Group +1-646-378-2972
