Aside from the sales force expansion and potentially a broadened license agreement relating to MEDIHONEY, net proceeds from the transaction will be also used for working capital as well as for general corporate purposes. Pending such uses, the proceeds are expected to temporarily pay down the Company's existing revolving credit facility. The offering was conducted in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 promulgated there under.
Chairman and CEO Ed Quilty commented, "MEDIHONEY has the potential to improve the quality of life for people with hard-to-heal wounds that are a result of diabetes, vascular insufficiencies, and pressure ulcers -- the bane of nursing home patients. We also believe it will play an important role around the globe as clinicians look for more effective and less toxic ways to deal with the onslaught of 'superbugs' such as MRSA. The proceeds from this private placement will help ensure that we achieve our key strategic initiatives -- to expand our sales force more rapidly and to maximize our growing success with the MEDIHONEY brand."
The private placement is set to fund on April 2, 2008. Quilty emphasized that the Company continues to self-fund its research and product development costs on all other products in its product line, and does not anticipate a further need for finances beyond this one-time push for MEDIHONEY. "The time is right for MEDIHONEY," he said, "and we decided not to wait."
The Company plans to announce results for its 4th quarter and year ended December 31, 2007, this morning as well.
About Derma Sciences
Derma Sciences is a global manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound- care products. Its key product, MEDIHONEY, is sold throughout the world by Derma Sciences and Comvita New Zealand -- the licensor of the patented honey- based technology -- and is the leading brand of honey-based dressings for the management of wounds and burns. The product has been shown to be effective in a variety of wounds and burns, and was recently the focus of two positive large-scale randomized controlled studies on leg ulcers. For more information about Derma Sciences, Inc., visit its home page on the Internet at http://www.dermasciences.com.
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