SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corgentech Inc. today announced that it has received a commitment for up to $30 million in common stock equity financing from Azimuth Opportunity Ltd. to support Corgentech’s corporate and clinical development activities. Over the next two years, Corgentech may from time to time, at its discretion, sell registered shares of its common stock to Azimuth Opportunity at a small discount to the market price. Acqua Capital Management is an advisor to Azimuth Opportunity.
This flexible financing agreement provides access to additional resources to advance the company’s product pipeline of pain therapeutics. Net proceeds will be used to provide working capital and for general corporate purposes. This commitment was entered into pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed by Corgentech with the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue various securities for proceeds in the aggregate amount of up to $100 million.
“Corgentech is moving 3268, our first product for pain management toward commercialization,” stated Richard P. Powers, vice president and chief financial officer at Corgentech. “This equity commitment facility provides us with the flexibility to opportunistically raise additional capital over the next 24 months to pursue our business plan, including the potential product launch of 3268 next year.”
The total amount of Azimuth’s future investment in Corgentech is dependent, in part, on Corgentech’s stock price with Corgentech controlling the amount and timing of stock sold. Corgentech is not obligated to utilize any of the $30 million available under this agreement, nor does this agreement prohibit Corgentech from conducting additional equity financings. There are no warrants issued in conjunction with this financing.
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 state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state.
About Corgentech
Corgentech is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company that seeks to be the leader in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic treatments for pain. The company has four drug candidates in clinical development for multiple potential indications, the most advanced of which, 3268, has completed Phase 3 clinical trials. To reflect the company’s core focus on novel pain management therapies, the board of directors recently voted to change the company name to Anesiva. If approved by stockholders at the annual meeting on June 21, 2006, the name change will become effective immediately thereafter and the stock is anticipated to trade under the Nasdaq symbol: ANSV. Corgentech is based in South San Francisco, CA.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release concerning the company’s finances, operations and development potential, and commercialization of Corgentech’s products are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
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