Full Press Release Details
Oncobiologics Secures Additional Funding
Cranbury, NJ - April 17, 2017 -
Oncobiologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing, manufacturing
and commercializing complex monoclonal antibody (mAb) biosimilar therapeutics, today announced that it has amended its Note and
Warrant Purchase Agreement dated December 22, 2016 (the "NWPA") and issued additional senior secured promissory notes
that bear interest at a rate of 5.0% per year and mature on the one-year anniversary of the NWPA (the "Notes") and
5-year warrants to purchase shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share (the "Warrants") in
connection therewith.
Under the amended NWPA, on April 13, 2017 Oncobiologics
issued an additional $3.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes and an additional 1,165,500 Warrants. Oncobiologics may issue
up to $1.5 million of additional Notes and 499,500 Warrants in additional closings over 180 days from the original date of NWPA
without approval of holders of the Notes.
Oncobiologics will use the proceeds from the
sale of the additional Notes and Warrants for working capital purposes and to support ongoing development work as it pursues strategic
shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in
any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Oncobiologics, Inc. and its BioSymphony
Oncobiologics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company focused on identifying, developing, manufacturing and commercializing complex biosimilar therapeutics. Its current focus
is on technically challenging and commercially attractive monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the disease areas of immunology and oncology.
Oncobiologics is advancing its pipeline of eight biosimilar products, two of which are currently in clinical development. Led by
a team of biopharmaceutical experts, Oncobiologics operates from an in-house state-of-the-art fully integrated research and development,
and manufacturing facility in Cranbury, New Jersey. Oncobiologics employs its BioSymphony Platform to address the challenges
of biosimilar development and commercialization by developing high quality mAb biosimilars in an efficient and cost-effective manner
on an accelerated timeline. For more information, please visit www.oncobiologics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts are "forward-looking statements," including those
relating to future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may,"
"might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate,"
"project," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "intend"
or "continue," the negative of terms like these or other comparable terminology, and other words or terms of similar
meaning. These include statements about the amount of additional senior notes and warrants Oncobiologics may issue. Although Oncobiologics
believes that it has a reasonable basis for forward-looking statements contained herein, it cautions you that they are based on
current expectations about future events affecting Oncobiologics and are subject to risks, uncertainties and factors relating to
its operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond its control. Therefore,
they may cause its actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements in this press
release. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing
cautionary statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of
the date hereof. Oncobiologics does not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.
| Oncobiologics: | Lawrence A. Kenyon | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| LawrenceKenyon@oncobiologics.com | ||
| Media & Investors: | Alex Fudukidis | |
| Russo Partners, LLC | ||
| alex.fudukidis@russopartnersllc.com |