Titan Pharmaceuticals Announces $4.25 Million Stock Purchase and Option Agreement

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - September 14, 2012) -

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Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: TTNP) today announced that it has entered into a Stock Purchase and Option Agreement with an affiliate of the potential licensee of the rights to commercialize Probuphine®, Titan's novel formulation of buprenorphine in development for the treatment of opioid dependence. Under the agreement, Titan sold 3,400,000 shares of its common stock at $1.25 per share and agreed to an exclusive option period to execute the proposed licensing agreement (to October 31, 2012, which, if needed, can be extended to December 31, 2012) so that the potential partner can complete certain internal tasks.

"The Board of Directors is extremely pleased with the progress of the strategic partnership and there is general agreement between the parties regarding the licensing transaction," said Marc Rubin, M.D., executive chairman of Titan. "We believe this investment in Titan is a strong indication of the licensee's commitment to executing the licensing agreement in the near term. It also provides us with the capital to advance the Probuphine program through our New Drug Application (NDA) submission, expected in October, and continue supporting the NDA and other corporate and R&D activities into 2013."

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