To: Harold Lehman who wrote (954 ) 6/1/1998 7:28:00 PM From: Sean Janzen Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1501
Any comments on this news? CONTACT: Mr. Michael Liggett Chief Financial Officer (800) 315-3660, (604) 279-8511 $6 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT Vancouver, B.C., June 1, 1998 ----------Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (VSE:IZP; OTC-BB:IZYPF) is pleased to announce that it has arranged the private placement of 7,017,544 Units at $0.855 per Unit, for total proceeds of $6,000,000. Each Unit consists of one common share and one-fifth of one common share purchase warrant. One whole warrant will provide a holder with the right to purchase one common share of the company at a purchase price of $1.14 for a period of three and one-half years. The private placement agreement is subject to the completion of documentation, due diligence and approval by the Vancouver Stock Exchange. The net proceeds will be used to fund ongoing research and development and for general corporate purposes. There is no finders fee payable in connection with this private placement. Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is an emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of drugs that act through the regulation of gene expression and biochemical pathways involved in inflammatory diseases. The statements made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking comments. Actual events may differ from the Company's expectations. In addition to the matters described in the press release, future actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or equivalent regulatory authorities in various countries, results of pending or future clinical trials, as well as risk factors from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, may affect the actual results achieved by the Company. Exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), Reg. No. 82-2317. The Vancouver Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.