Allon Shareholders Approve Balance of October Prospectus Financing
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/07/11 -- (TSX: NPC), today announced that its shareholders have approved the investment by Neuro Discovery II Limited Partnership ("ND II LP") which was made as part of its October 2011 prospectus offering. The prospectus offering resulted in gross proceeds of $5,441,875 of which $1,084,032.50 was a subscription receipt from ND II LP and subject to shareholder approval.
Now that shareholders have approved this additional investment these funds are available to the company for ongoing development of its lead clinical program in a pivotal study for and for general corporate purposes.
About Allon
Allon Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on bringing to market innovative central nervous system therapies. Allon's lead drug is proceeding in a fully enrolled pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial in an orphan indication, progressive supranuclear palsy (), under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This pivotal trial is based upon statistically significant human efficacy demonstrated in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a precursor to Alzheimer's disease) and cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, and in positive biomarker data.
The Company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "NPC".
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Allon Therapeutics Inc.
Rick Smith
Director, Investor Relations
(604) 742-2543
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