SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. , a leading company in the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced that, pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(b)(1)(B), its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2009, contained a going concern qualification from its independent registered public accounting firm, Hays & Company LLP.
This announcement is required by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(b)(1)(B), which requires separate disclosure of receipt of an audit opinion containing a going concern qualification. This announcement does not represent any change or amendment to the company’s financial statements or to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
2009 Objectives
Nile is focused on very specific clinical and corporate objectives:
About Nile Therapeutics
Nile Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and other areas of unmet medical needs. Nile is initially focusing its efforts on developing its lead compound, CD-NP, a novel rationally designed chimeric peptide in clinical studies for the treatment of heart failure, and CU-NP, a novel rationally designed natriuretic peptide. A key component of the company’s strategy is to acquire the global rights to additional compounds to expand its portfolio. More information on Nile can be found at http://www.nilethera.com.
Safe Harbor Paragraph for Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding Nile’s strategy, future operations, outlook, milestones, the timing and success of Nile’s product development, future financial position, future financial results, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Nile may not actually achieve these plans, intentions or expectations and Nile cautions investors not to place undue reliance on Nile’s forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements Nile makes. Various important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that Nile makes are described in greater detail in the reports Nile files with Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section in Item 1A of the Form 10-K Nile filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2009. Nile is providing this information as of the date of this press release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CONTACT: Daron Evans, Chief Financial Officer, Nile Therapeutics, Inc.,
+1-415-875-7880, info@nilethera.com
Web site: http://www.nilethera.com/
