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ASX/Media Release (Code: ASX: PRR; NASDAQ: PBMD)
PRIMA BIOMED ANNOUNCES SHARE
Prima BioMed Ltd (ASX: PRR; NASDAQ: PBMD) ( Prima or the Company ), a leading immuno-oncology company, announces that it is offering existing eligible shareholders the opportunity to top up their existing investment in the
company through a SPP.
The SPP will allow eligible shareholders to subscribe for up to A$15,000 worth of new shares, irrespective of the number of
holdings, at 5 cents per share. The offer is for shareholders on the register as at 5pm (Sydney time) on 6 July 2015.
Prima is aiming to raise up to
A$5m from the SPP, however, the Board has reserved the right to accept over subscriptions of any amount up to A$10 million. Acceptances under this SPP are expected to be on a first-come, first served basis.
The company intends to offer up to
100,000,000 new fully paid ordinary shares in Prima ( New Shares ) under the SPP to eligible shareholders. Each eligible shareholder will be entitled to subscribe for up at A$15,000 worth of New Shares (irrespective of the number of
holdings) at an issue price of 5 cents per New Share ( the Offer Price ) and will incur no brokerage and transaction costs.
the SPP is optional and will be open to eligible shareholders, being shareholders of record as at 6 July 2015 whose registered address is in Australia, New Zealand, or, at the Company s absolute discretion, another jurisdiction in which it
is lawful to make the SPP offer to them without a prospectus, disclosure document, product disclosure statement or any lodgement, filing, registration or qualification, in each case, under the securities laws of that jurisdiction.
Level 7, 151 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: +61 2 9276 1224 Fax: +61 2 8569 1880
www.primabiomed.com.au ABN: 90 009 237 889
If the total value of applications for New Shares ( Applications ) exceeds the target raise of $5
million (or as may be increased to $10 million), Prima has the absolute discretion to scale back Applications. In the event of a scale back occurring, the Company reserves the right to give priority to Eligible Shareholders who have applied for New
Shares, on a first come, first served basis.
Full details of the SPP will be set out in a booklet containing the terms and conditions of the
SPP ( SPP Booklet ) to be distributed to eligible shareholders when the offers under the SPP are made, which is expected to be on or after 10 July 2015. The Company will not be seeking shareholder approval for the issue of the New
Shares under the Share Purchase Plan.
The funds from the SPP (based on a capital raising of A$5 million) will be used to commence two new clinical trials of IMP321 as outlined below and for general
working capital purposes:
The funds (including any
additional capital raising up to $10 million) will also be used to progress the research and development programs for IMP321 and LAG-3 in Prima s Paris laboratory.
Prima BioMed is a globally active
biotechnology company that is striving to become a leader in the development of immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of cancer. Prima BioMed is dedicated to leveraging its technology and expertise to bring innovative treatment options to
market for patients and to maximise value to shareholders.
Prima s original product, called CVac, is an ex vivo dendritic cell priming therapy
that in May 2015 yielded favourable Phase II data in second remission ovarian cancer patients. Prima is currently seeking partners for further development of this therapy. Prima s current lead product is IMP321, based on the LAG-3 immune
control mechanism which plays a vital role in the regulation of the T cell immune response. IMP321, which is soluble LAG-3, is a T cell immunostimulatory factor for cancer chemoimmunotherapy which has completed early Phase II trials. A number of
additional LAG-3 products including antibodies for immune response modulation in autoimmunity and cancer are being developed by large pharmaceutical partners.
Prima BioMed is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, on the NASDAQ in the US. For further information please visit www.primabiomed.com.au.
Level 7, 151 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: +61 2 9276 1224 Fax: +61 2 8569 1880
www.primabiomed.com.au ABN: 90 009 237 889
For further information please contact:
+61 (0) 447 247 909; stuart.roberts@primabiomed.com.au
Australia Investor/Media:
Mr Matthew Gregorowski,
+61 (0) 422 534 755; mgregorowski@citadelmagnus.com
Europe Investor/Media:
+49 (0) 69 905505-52; amuehlhaus@edicto.de
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(within Australia) or
+61 2 9290 9600 (outside Australia), between Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Level 7, 151 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: +61 2 9276 1224 Fax: +61 2 8569 1880
www.primabiomed.com.au ABN: 90 009 237 889