LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 30, 2008 -- MonoGen, Inc. (Toronto:MOG.TO - News) has today announced that its US subsidiary, MonoGen, Inc., (“MonoGen USA”) will be pursuing an out-of-court liquidation conducted by a common law Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors which it believes will permit the most efficient liquidation and provide the best structure to realize value for its stakeholders. The Board of Directors of the Canadian parent company MonoGen, Inc. (“MonoGen Canada”) has authorized MonoGen USA to enter into a Trust Agreement with Nancy Ross of High Ridge Partners, Inc., as the Assignee-Trustee of all of MonoGen USA’s remaining assets. To this effect, MonoGen USA has transferred its assets to the Assignee-Trustee whose contractual duty is to liquidate these assets and distribute any proceeds to creditors. If the recovered value of these assets is not greater than the liabilities of both MonoGen USA and MonoGen Canada, then there will not be any residual value for shareholders of MonoGen Canada. Some employees of MonoGen USA will likely be retained by the Assignee-Trustee in limited capacities to assist in a continuing effort to sell the assets of MonoGen USA.
In addition, as a result of this situation, MonoGen Canada has notified the holder of a significant convertible debenture that MonoGen Canada is in default on that debenture and in conjunction with these events MonoGen Canada intends to make an assignment in bankruptcy pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada). In conjunction with this step, all officers of MonoGen Canada and its subsidiaries will be terminated by MonoGen Canada’s Board of Directors and all directors of MonoGen Canada and its subsidiaries will have resigned by the end of the day.
About MonoGen, Inc.
MonoGen, Inc., headquartered in the Chicago area, is a medical device and diagnostics company providing high-quality and cost-effective cytological screening and diagnostic products to healthcare providers in the anatomic pathology industry.
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Contacts: MonoGen, Inc. Investor Relations 847-758-4284 847-758-9392 (FAX) investorrelations@monogen.com
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