CALGARY, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced prospectus offering. Oncolytics issued 4,000,000 units to purchasers in Canada and the United States, each unit being comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant, at a price of Cdn.$3.00 per unit for gross proceeds of Cdn.$12,000,000. Each whole common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of Oncolytics upon payment of Cdn.$3.50 at any time until 5:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on February 22, 2010.
Oncolytics has granted Canaccord Capital Corporation, as the underwriter, an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 units at any time on or before March 24, 2007, the full exercise of which option would increase the gross proceeds of the offering to Cdn.$13,800,000.
Oncolytics will use the net proceeds from this offering for its clinical trial program, manufacturing activities in support of the clinical trial program and for general corporate purposes.
About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics. Oncolytics' clinical program includes a variety of Phase I and Phase II human trials using REOLYSIN(R), its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus, alone and in combination with radiation or chemotherapy. For further information about Oncolytics, please visit www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.
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 province in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or province. A copy of the final short form prospectus relating to the units is available at www.sedar.com or may be obtained from Canaccord Capital Corporation - in Canada, call 416-869-3290 in the U.S. call 1-617-788-1554, or send requests to: Attention: Lee Ward, P.O. Box 516, 161 Bay Street, Suite 3000, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 (fax requests - 416-869-7706).
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements, including the Company's expectations related to the placement of the units, as to progress in the clinical trial program and the Company's belief as to the potential of REOLYSIN(R) as a cancer therapeutic, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, ability of the Company to complete the offering on the terms set forth in its agreements, the Company's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for the offering, the availability of funds and resources to pursue Research and Development projects, the efficacy of REOLYSIN(R) as a cancer treatment, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and trials, the Company's ability to successfully commercialize REOLYSIN(R), uncertainties related to the research and development of pharmaceuticals, uncertainties related to the regulatory process and general changes to the economic environment. Investors should consult the Company's quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward looking statements. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements, except as may be required pursuant to applicable securities laws.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc.CONTACT: Oncolytics Biotech Inc., Cathy Ward, 210, 1167 Kensington Cr NW,Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1X7, Tel: (403) 670-7377, Fax: (403) 283-0858,cathy.ward@oncolytics.ca; The Equicom Group, Nick Hurst, 600, 205 5th Ave.SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2V7, Tel: (403) 538-4845, Fax: (403) 266-2453,nhurst@equicomgroup.com; The Investor Relations Group, Erika Moran, 11Stone St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10004, Tel: (212) 825-3210 Fax: (212)825-3229, emoran@investorrelationsgroup.com
