BioSante exchanges 4.48 million shares for notes
2012-02-16 07:55 ET - News Release
Mr. Phillip Donenberg reports
BIOSANTE EXCHANGES $4 MILLION AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTOF CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES FOR 4.5 MILLION SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. has entered into a privately negotiated securities exchange agreement with a holder of BioSante's 3.125-per-cent convertible senior notes due May 1, 2013. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, BioSante issued 4,485,159 shares of its common stock to the note holder in exchange for a total of $4.0-million principal amount of notes, including accrued and unpaid interest. Following such exchange, a total of $11.8-million principal amount of the notes will remain outstanding.
"This transaction further extends BioSante's cash runway and is important as we reported FDA approval of Bio-T-Gel, continue to analyze the best path forward for LibiGel, to investigate alternative strategies, and to explore new product development projects through in licensing and mergers and acquisitions," stated Phillip Donenberg, BioSante's senior vice-president of finance and chief financial officer. "We appreciate the flexibility and continued support of our note holder as we rebuild BioSante to maximize value for our stockholders."
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