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("Midatech" or the "Company")
Non-binding Heads of Terms for MTX110 Co-development
Unaudited Headline Results for the Year Ended
Midatech Pharma PLC (AIM: MTPH.L; Nasdaq: MTP),
a drug delivery technology company focused on improving the bio-delivery and biodistribution of medicines announces non-binding Heads
of Terms for the co-development of MTX110 and unaudited headline results for the year ended 31 December 2020.
MTX110 - Non-binding
On 26 January 2021, the Company announced that
it was engaged in tentative discussions with a third party around the potential co-development of MTX110. These discussions have now advanced
to non-binding term sheet stage.
If the deal progresses to definitive agreements,
the Company would expect to receive a modest upfront payment upon execution, success-based development and sales milestones and royalties
typical for a licensing agreement with products in a similar stage of development. R&D expenses would be assumed by the two parties
with the apportionment to be agreed based on their respective territories. There can be no assurance on the timing for concluding these
discussions nor any assurance that the parties will enter into definitive agreements. Further announcements will be made in due course,
Unaudited 2020 Headline Results
In March 2020, the Company
announced a strategic review of its operations which led to the termination of further in-house development of MTD201, closure of its
Spanish subsidiary, Midatech Pharma Espa a SL ("MPE"), and the MTD201 dedicated manufacturing facilities in Bilbao,
The closure of MPE resulted
in an immediate halving of the cash burn rate and significant savings in R&D and administrative expenses going forward. Included in
the unaudited headline results for 2020 are R&D expenses and administrative costs of 2.8 million and 1.1 million, respectively,
Also in connection with
the termination of MTD201, the Company has recognised a non-cash impairment loss in 2020 for in-process development of 9.3 million
and goodwill of 2.3 million. In addition, in connection with the purported termination of our license to panobinostat by Secura
Bio, Inc. in June 2020, the Company recognised a non-cash impairment of an intangible asset relating to the license agreement of 0.8
million as of 31 December 2020.
Headline unaudited results, including MPE, for
the year ended 31 December 2020 compared with the prior year are as follows:
| Year ended 31 December | ||||||
| Unaudited | Audited | |||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| m | m | |||||
| Revenue | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||
| Grant revenue | 0.1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Total revenue | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||||
| Research and development | (6.1 | ) | (7.8 | ) | ||
| Administrative costs | (5.0 | ) | (3.8 | ) | ||
| (Non- cash) Impairment of intangible assets | (12.4 | ) | -- | |||
| Loss before tax | (23.5 | ) | (10.9 | ) | ||
| At 31 December | ||||||
| Unaudited | Audited | |||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| m | m | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7.5 | 10.9 |
The Company expects to publish its audited results for the year ended
31 December 2020 by the end of April 2021.
Our consolidated financial
statements for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2020 are not yet available and our independent registered public accounting firm, Mazars
LLP, has not completed its audit of the consolidated financial statements for such period. Our expectations with respect to our unaudited
results for the period discussed above are based upon management estimates. The estimates set forth in this announcement were prepared
based upon a number of assumptions, estimates and business decisions that are inherently subject to significant business and economic
conditions and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. This summary is not meant to be a comprehensive
statement of our unaudited financial results for this period and our actual results may differ from these estimates.
This announcement contains inside information
for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR).
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Stamp, CEO, CFO
Tel: +44 (0)1235 888300
Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Freddy Crossley, Emma
Earl (Corporate Finance)
Rupert Dearden (Corporate
Tel: +44 (0)20 7886 2500
Turner Pope Investments
(TPI) Limited (Joint Broker)
Andrew Thacker / Zoe Alexander (Corporate Broking)
Tel: +44(0)20 3657 0050
IFC Advisory Limited
(Financial PR and UK Investor Relations)
Tim Metcalfe / Graham
Tel: +44 (0)20 3934 6630
Edison Group (US Investor Relations)
Tel: +1 (646) 653 7034
Email: mpaul@edisongroup.com
About Midatech Pharma
Midatech Pharma PLC (dual listed on LSE AIM: MTPH;
and NASDAQ: MTP) is a drug delivery technology company focused on improving the bio-delivery and biodistribution of medicines. The
Company combines approved and development medications with its proprietary and innovative drug delivery technologies to provide compelling
products that have the potential to powerfully impact the lives of patients.
The Company has developed three in-house technology
platforms, each with its own unique mechanism to improve delivery of medications to sites of disease. All of the Company's technologies
have successfully entered human use in the clinic, providing important validation of the potential for each platform:
The platform nature of the technologies offers
the potential to develop multiple drug assets rather than being reliant on a limited number of programmes. Midatech's technologies
are supported by 36 patent families including 120 granted patents and an additional 70 patent applications. Midatech's headquarters and
R&D facility is in Cardiff, UK. For more information please visit www.midatechpharma.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of legislation in the United Kingdom and/or United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered
forward-looking statements.
Reference should be made to those documents that
Midatech shall file from time to time or announcements that may be made by Midatech in accordance with the London Stock Exchange AIM Rules
for Companies ("AIM Rules"), the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTRs") and the rules and regulations promulgated
by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which contains and identifies other important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any projections or forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this announcement. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Midatech are expressly qualified
in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as may be required under the AIM Rules or the DTRs or by relevant law in
the United Kingdom or the United States, Midatech does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements
because of new information, future events or otherwise arising.