SAN DIEGO, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into agreements with certain institutional investors to sell $5.0 million out of its proposed $10 million registered direct offering. The balance of the registered direct offering is expected to be confirmed by additional investors on or around March 12, 2010 resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds to Cardium of up to approximately $10 million, before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses. Cardium expects to use the proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
In the offering, Cardium is selling 2 million Units at a per Unit purchase price of $5.00. Each Unit consists of 10 shares of common stock and a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 5 shares of common stock. The common stock purchase warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $0.64 per share, are exercisable at any time after six months from the date of closing and have a term of exercise equal to five years.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offer will be made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement.
Cardium is focused on the acquisition and strategic development of new and innovative bio-medical product opportunities and businesses that have the potential to address significant unmet medical needs and definable pathways to commercialization, partnering and other economic monetizations. Cardium's investment portfolio includes the Tissue Repair Company and Cardium Biologics, medical technology companies primarily focused on the development of innovative therapeutic products for tissue repair and cardiovascular indications. News from Cardium is located at www.cardiumthx.com.
Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward looking and reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. For example, there can be no assurance that the registered direct offering can be completed as proposed, that the company's human clinical trials can be conducted and completed in an efficient and successful manner, that product formulation enhancements will be successful or will effectively simplify or expand the use of product candidates or technologies, that the company's product candidates will prove to be sufficiently safe and effective, that results or trends observed in one clinical study or procedure will be reproduced in subsequent studies or procedures, that clinical studies even if successful will lead to product advancement or partnering, that our products or product candidates will not be unfavorably compared to competitive products that may be regarded as safer, more effective, easier to use or less expensive, that FDA or other regulatory clearances or other certifications, or other commercialization efforts will be successful or will effectively enhance our businesses or their market value, that our products or product candidates will prove to be sufficiently safe and effective after introduction into a broader patient population, or that third parties on whom we depend will perform as anticipated.
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