pcNewsWire – Kane Biotech Inc. (TSX-V: KNE) intends to close a non-brokered private placement of up to 33,333,333 units at $0.12 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $4,000,000.
Proceeds will be used for business development, technology and product commercialization, patent and trademark filings, regulatory expenses, clinical trials and general working capital.
News Release
June 01, 2017
Kane Biotech Announces Private Placement Offering
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – (Marketwired – June 1, 2017) – Kane Biotech Inc. (TSX-V:KNE) (the “Company” or “Kane Biotech”) today announced the intention of the Company to undertake a non-brokered private placement offering (the “Offering”) of up to 33,333,333 units (“Units”) at a price of $0.12 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $4,000,000. Each Unit shall be comprised of one common share of the Company (a “Share”) and one Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Share at a price of $0.18 per Share for a period of 18 months from the date of issuance of the Warrant. The closing of the Offering is scheduled for July 14, 2017.
The Company reserves the right to call the Warrants, at their exercise price of $0.18 per Warrant, in the event that the Shares have traded for ten (10) consecutive trading days at a closing price at or exceeding $0.25 per Share. If the Company wishes to call the Warrants, the Company must provide written notice to the holders of the Warrants that it is calling the Warrants. Investors will have thirty (30) days from the date of such notice to exercise the Warrants and, in the event that any Warrants are not exercised, such Warrants shall be cancelled.
Insiders of the Company, including the Chairman and the CEO, have informed the Company that they will be subscribing for a minimum of $1,500,000 (12,500,000 Units) of the Offering.
Certain persons may assist the Company by introducing potential subscribers for the Offering and, subject to compliance with applicable legislation, may be entitled to receive a finder’s fee and/or broker warrants in such amounts and on such terms as may be determined by the Company.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used for business development, technology and product commercialization, patent and trademark filings, regulatory expenses, clinical trials and general working capital.
The Offering is subject to receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Kane Biotech Inc.
Kane Biotech is a biotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of technologies and products that prevent and remove microbial biofilms. Biofilms develop when bacteria and other microorganisms form a protective matrix that acts as a shield against attack. When in a biofilm, bacteria become highly resistant to antibiotics, antimicrobials, biocides, disinfectants, high temperatures and host immune responses. This resiliency contributes to numerous human and animal health related problems such as wound care infections, recurrent urinary tract infections, tooth decay, medical device associated and hospital-acquired infections, and foodborne bacterial infections. According to the United States National Institutes of Health biofilms are estimated to be responsible for 80% of all human bacterial infections and cost individuals, industry, governments and hospitals billions of dollars each year. As such, there is significant interest in safe and effective products that can combat the biofilm problem.
Kane Biotech uses patent protected technologies based on molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation and methods for finding compounds that inhibit or disrupt biofilms. The Company has evidence that these technologies have the potential to significantly improve the ability to prevent and/or destroy biofilms in several medical and industrial applications.
Kane Biotech has a portfolio of biotechnologies, intellectual property (patents, patents pending, trade secrets and trademarks) and products developed by the Company’s own biofilm research expertise and acquired from leading research institutions. StrixNB™, DispersinB®, Aledex®, bluestem™, AloSera™, coactiv+™ and Kane® are trademarks of Kane Biotech Inc. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “KNE”.
For more information, please contact:
Mark Ahrens-Townsend
President & CEO
Kane Biotech Inc.
204-477-7592 phone
204-474-7552 fax
ir@kanebiotech.com
www.kanebiotech.com
