Osprey Medical Inc. A$16.3 Million Private Placement
March 23 2015 - 12:01PM
Business Wire
Osprey Medical Inc. (ASX: OSP) has today announced it
has received commitments for
a heavily oversubscribed private placement
of 30,800,000 CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
(representing 15,400,00 shares of common stock) at a
price of A$0.53 per CDI to
raise approximately A$16.3 million (Placement)."
The CDIs that have been subscribed for under the Placement are
available for issue under Osprey’s placement capacity under ASX
Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A.
The funds raised significantly strengthens the Company’s balance
sheet as the Company pursues its primary objectives including:
- Completion of AVERT post market trial
and FDA submission for enhanced marketing claims (targeted end of
CY2015);
- Establishing routine adoption of AVERT
in initial commercial sites in Texas;
- Expanding commercial sales territory in
Texas;
- Undertaking preparation for full US
launch of AVERT expected in early 2016; and
- Ongoing R&D focused on expansion of
the AVERT portfolio.
Mike McCormick, President of Osprey Medical, commented: “We are
very pleased with the oversubscribed placement. It further broadens
our shareholder base with strong support received from both
existing institutional shareholders as well from several new
institutions in both Australia and overseas.”
"This capital raising places Osprey in a strong position.
Enrolment in our post market clinical trial in well on track and we
are targeting completion of the trial and FDA submission in order
to expand AVERT marketing claims by end CY 2015.”
“In addition, there is increasing focus by physicians on the
need to reduce and monitor dye usage, as well as on the devastating
effects of CIN, and we are enjoying excellent physician feedback in
our pilot launch of AVERT in Texas and are readying the Company for
full US launch in early 2016. This is an exciting period for
Osprey," Mr McCormick concluded.
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited acted as the sole lead
manager and bookrunner for the Placement.
This announcement does not and shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any securities.
Further information:
About the AVERT™ Plus System
The AVERT™ Plus System consists of a single use disposable
convenience kit that includes a contrast modulation reservoir and a
smart syringe with contrast monitoring technology. The disposable
components attach to a reusable control system and LCD monitor
display unit. The system is designed to both reduce and monitor the
amount of contrast dye used by interventional cardiologists during
angiographic heart and peripheral vascular (leg) imaging
procedures. Osprey has received FDA clearance for a marketing claim
of “controlled infusion of dye”. The Company is currently
conducting a post market trial with the aim of expanding its
marketing claim to include; lowering patient dye dose while
demonstrating reduced reflux and adequate image quality, along with
CIN reduction and hospital cost savings.
About Osprey
Osprey Medical's core technologies originated from research
conducted by Dr David Kaye at Melbourne’s Baker IDI Heart and
Diabetes Institute. Osprey is focused on improving patients’
quality of life by protecting those with chronic kidney disease
from contrast induced nephropathy (CIN). The Company’s primary
product, the AVERT™ Plus System, is designed to reduce and monitor
the amount of dye (contrast) injected during commonly performed
heart and peripheral procedures.
Osprey Medical’s Board and Management are comprised of
experienced and successful personnel with established track records
covering medical device development, regulatory approvals, sales
and marketing, and mergers-acquisitions. Osprey Medical’s advisory
board comprises world-recognised experts in heart and kidney
diseases.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains or may contain forward-looking
statements that are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions and
expectations and on information currently available to management.
All statements that address operating performance, events or
developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future
are forward-looking statements, including without limitation our
expectations with respect to our ability to commercialize our
AVERT™ System including our estimates of potential revenues, costs,
profitability and financial performance; our ability to develop and
commercialize new products including our ability to obtain
reimbursement for our products; our expectations with respect to
our clinical trials, including enrolment in or completion of our
clinical trials and our associated regulatory submissions and
approvals; our expectations with respect to the integrity or
capabilities of our intellectual property position. Management
believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as
and when made. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements because they speak only as of the date
when made. Osprey does not assume any obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. Osprey may not
actually achieve the plans, projections or expectations disclosed
in forward-looking statements, and actual results, developments or
events could differ materially from those disclosed in the
forward-looking statements.
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