A.P. Pharma, Inc. to Raise $53.6 Million in Common Stock Offering

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.P. Pharma, Inc. (OTCBB: APPA.OB), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with certain new and existing institutional investors relating to a private placement of common stock. In the transaction, the investors have agreed to purchase 102,000,000 shares at $0.525 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $53.6 million. The transaction is expected to close on or around July 30, 2012, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.