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LabStyle Innovations Closes $4.2 Million
Private Placement Financing
Proceeds to drive manufacturing, sales
and marketing programs for LabStyle's DarioTM in Europe and elsewhere as well as ongoing FDA efforts
CAESAREA, Israel - September 23,
2014 /PRNewswire/ - LabStyle Innovations Corp. (OTCQB:DRIO), developer of the Dario Diabetes Management
Solution, today announced that it has closed a $4.2 million private placement offering consisting of shares of preferred stock
and warrants. No placement agent was used for this financing. After estimated offering expenses, LabStyle expects to secure net
proceeds of approximately $4.1 million from this financing.
LabStyle intends to use the net proceeds
from the offering to leverage the positive feedback from the company's 2014 soft launch of Dario in the United Kingdom
and New Zealand to ramp up manufacturing and sales efforts in existing and new markets and to continue ongoing regulatory work
associated with its pending FDA 510(k) application for Dario , as well as for general working capital. LabStyle is working
towards a possible FDA clearance of Dario in early 2015.
The lead investor in the offering is Dicilyon
Consulting and Investment Ltd., an affiliate of Israeli investor David Edery, which has invested $3.0 million in the financing.
The remaining investors were all institutional or accredited investors.
Pertinent terms of the financing are:
Commenting on the financing Mr. Edery stated
"After thorough due diligence, we are very pleased to make this fundamental and strategic investment in LabStyle. The Dario
Diabetes Management Solution is a novel and cutting edge mobile health software and medical device platform that represents a significant
evolution in the diabetes management market. I believe in the future of digital health medicine, where patients are more engaged
and empowered by using mobile technologies, and I believe that LabStyle has the right product at the right time to be an important
player in digital health market. LabStyle's prospects are driven by significant worldwide market potential, current and pending
regulatory approvals, patented intellectual property and the company's strong team of professionals. We are optimistic that
this investment will help meet LabStyle's near term requirements and lay the foundation for the achievement of the company's
long term goal of transforming the way people with diabetes manage their daily lives. I am very much looking forward to working
with LabStyle in the coming months and years as we seek to make this goal a reality."
Erez Raphael, president and chief executive
officer of LabStyle, stated "We are delighted to have identified the lead investor for this financing and to have David's
support and experience going forward. His participation represents a significant vote of confidence in both the present and future
prospects for our company. With this infusion of capital, we now have a renewed opportunity to drive value for our stockholders.
Our 2014 soft launch provides us with confidence that Dario has the potential to create a real difference to diabetic patients
and help them improve their overall performance in managing diabetes effectively."
Gadi Levin, chief financial officer of
LabStyle, stated "This financing adds credibility to our business model and jump starts our ability to execute on our plans.
We will be focusing our near term efforts on ramping up manufacturing to meet potential customer demand for Dario in the territories
where the product is approved as well as accompanying sales and marketing efforts. We will also press on with our regulatory programs
as we seek FDA clearance of Dario."
In order to accommodate the number of shares
of common stock underlying the preferred stock and warrants issued in the financing, LabStyle announced that it will, under authority
previously granted by the company's stockholders, effect a 5 for 1 reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock. This
stock split will implemented within two weeks, and the company will make a further announcement regarding the exact timing for
Roth Capital Partners, LLC acted as LabStyle's
financial advisor for the financing.
Further details of the financing will be
available in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by LabStyle with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About LabStyle Innovations Corp.
LabStyle Innovations Corp. (OTCQB:DRIO)
develops and commercializes patented technology providing consumers with laboratory-testing capabilities using smart mobile devices.
LabStyle's flagship product is the Dario Diabetes Management Solution. Dario received CE mark
certification in September 2013 and began a world rollout in select countries in December 2013. LabStyle filed a Premarket Notification
Application, also known as a 510(k), with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Dario smart meter (Dario
Blood Glucose Monitoring System) in December 2013. LabStyle is pursuing patent applications in multiple areas covering the specific
processes related to blood glucose level measurement as well as more general methods of rapid tests of body fluids using mobile
devices and cloud-based services. For more information: www.mydario.com and http://mydario.investorroom.com.
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materially from any forward-looking statements that may be made in this news release. Factors that may affect the Company's
results include, but are not limited to, regulatory approvals, product demand, market acceptance, impact of competitive products
and prices, product development, commercialization or technological difficulties, the success or failure of negotiations and trade,
legal, social and economic risks, and the risks associated with the adequacy of existing cash resources. Additional factors that
could cause or contribute to differences between the Company's actual results and forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, those risks discussed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers
are cautioned that actual results (including, without limitation, the results of the financing described herein and the timing
for and results of the Company's commercial and regulatory plans for Dario as described herein)
may differ significantly from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
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