XTL Biopharmaceuticals completes $2.4 million private placement of securities

$1.1 million was raised by way of exercise of tradable warrants at NIS 1.05 per share ($0.56 per ADR).

$2.4 million was raised in a lock-up private placement at a share price of NIS 0.79 per share ($0.42 per ADR).

The raise will enable acceleration of the clinical development programs of the Company.

XTL Biopharmaceuticals (TASE: XTL, OTC: XTLBY) announced yesterday, March 18, 2012, it successfully completed a private placement of securities with foreign as well as Israeli institutional and private investors for a total of $2.4 million (NIS 9.1 million). The placement will have a 6-month lock-up period. Furthermore, the Company raised an additional approximate $1.1 million (NIS 4.2 million) by way of exercise of tradable warrants (series 2) at NIS 1.05 per share ($0.56 per ADR).

The private placement together with the warrants' exercise totalled to approximately $3.5 million (approximately NIS 13.3 million). Menora Mivtahim Underwriting and Management Ltd. acted as an advisor for the private placement.

 "We are happy to announce the completion of the raising, led by key institutional investors" mentioned Ronen Twito, XTL's Chief Financial Officer, and added "the completion of the raising and its character demonstrate the investors' belief in the Company, and will enable the Company to mark the US capital markets as a target in the near future."

David Grossman, XTL's Chief Executive Officer said "We would like to thank the investors and our shareholders for their investment and support in the Company. The raising will enable us to accelerate our development programs and expand our drug development pipeline."

SOURCE XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd