Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) is to raise approximately $17
million from a private placement financing led by Olympus Corporation
(TSE: 7733) with participation from select institutional investors. Net
proceeds are expected to be approximately $16.4 million after
offering-related fees and expenses.
Cytori entered into agreements to issue a total of 2.83 million
shares of common stock with 50% warrant coverage at $6.00 per unit. The
warrants will be exercisable for up to a total of 1.42 million
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.50 per share. The
warrants will have a five year term and will be exercisable no sooner
than six months following the closing of this transaction. Olympus, as
the lead investor, will purchase one million shares and warrants
exercisable for up to an additional 500,000 shares. Olympus entered into
a separate purchase agreement with Cytori and is expected to fund its
purchase of the securities on or about August 8, 2008. The closing with
respect to the other investors is expected to take place on or about
August 11, 2008, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions.
Cytori intends to use the proceeds to expand commercialization
activities for its Celution®
800/CRS System in Europe and Asia Pacific and global marketing efforts
for the Company’s Celution System-based
StemSource® Cell Bank
business. In addition, the proceeds will be used for funding the Company’s
product development, clinical trials, working capital, and general
corporate purposes.
Piper Jaffray & Co. served as the exclusive placement agent for all
securities offered as part of the financing other than those offered to
Olympus. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sales of these
securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The securities to be sold
in the private placement 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 absent registration or an applicable
exemption from registration requirements. The securities were offered
and will be sold only to a limited number of accredited investors.
Cytori has agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission to cover the resale by the investors of the
shares of common stock issued in the private placement and issuable upon
exercise of the warrants issued in the private placement.
About Cytori
Cytori’s (NASDAQ: CYTX) goal is to be the
global leader in regenerative medicine. The company is dedicated to
providing patients with new options for reconstructive surgery,
developing treatments for cardiovascular disease, and banking patients’
adult stem and regenerative cells. The Celution®
800 System is being introduced in Europe and Asia Pacific into the
reconstructive surgery market while the Celution®
900 System is being commercialized globally for cryopreserving a
patient’s own stem and regenerative cells.
Clinical trials are ongoing in cardiovascular disease and planned for
spinal disc degeneration, gastrointestinal disorders, and other unmet
medical needs. www.cytoritx.com
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding events,
trends and business prospects, which may affect our future operating
results and financial position. Such statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial position
to differ materially. Some of these risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, statements regarding the private placement, the
expected closing of the private placement, the number of additional
shares that could be sold in connection with exercise of warrants issued
in the private placement, a need for further financing, our plans for
expanding commercialization of our Celution®
800/CRS System and for global marketing efforts for our Celution
System-based StemSource®
Cell Bank business, and other risks and uncertainties described under
the heading "Risk Factors" in Cytori’s
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. We assume no responsibility
to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events,
trends or circumstances after the date they are made.
Cytori Therapeutics
Tom Baker, 858-875-5258
tbaker@cytoritx.com
