Galena Biopharma Announces Closing of Public Offer

SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galena Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GALE ), a biopharmaceutical company developing hematology and oncology therapeutics that address unmet medical needs, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 17,000,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 17,000,000 shares of common stock priced at $1.00 per share and accompanying warrant. The warrants are immediately exercisable with a strike price of $1.10 and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance.  The shares of common stock and the warrants will be issued separately and will be separately transferable immediately upon issuance.

The net proceeds to Galena are approximately $15.5 million, assuming no exercise of the warrants and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Galena.

Canaccord Genuity acted as sole book-running manager for the offering.

The shares of common stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock described above were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may also be obtained from Canaccord Genuity Inc., Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 99 High Street, 12 ^th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, by telephone at (617) 371-3900, or by email at prospectus@canaccordgenuity.com .

About Galena Biopharma

Galena Biopharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing hematology and oncology therapeutics that address unmet medical needs. Galena’s pipeline consists of multiple mid-to-late-stage clinical assets led by its hematology asset, GALE-401, and its novel cancer immunotherapy programs including NeuVax™ (nelipepimut-S) and GALE-301/GALE-302. For more information, visit www.galenabiopharma.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those identified under “Risk Factors” in Galena’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and on the prospectus supplement to the registration statement related to the public offering filed with the SEC. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Galena does not undertake to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect a change in its views or events or circumstances that occur after the date of this press release.

NeuVax is a trademark of Galena Biopharma, Inc.

Source: Galena Biopharma, Inc.

Contact: Remy Bernarda SVP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications (925) 498-7709 ir@galenabiopharma.com