Orexo reports net revenues of MSEK 55.2 for second quarter 2011

OREXO:

STRONG SALES INCREASE FOR ABSTRAL®

For the period

· Royalty revenues from Abstral® sales in Europe rose to MSEK 30.4 (19.5).

· Introduction of Abstral in the US and Canada.

· Subsequent study of OX219 initiated, with the results expected during the third quarter of 2011.

· Positive data from the first clinical study for OX27 for the treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer patients.

· Successful completion of a new share issue of approximately MSEK 245 (before transaction costs).

· Net revenues totaled MSEK 96.7 (65.5).

· Loss after tax was MSEK 65.1 (loss: 62.9).

· Cash flow from operating activities amounted to MSEK -31.2 (11.2).

· Loss per share was SEK 2.66 (2.69).

· Cash and cash equivalents totaled MSEK 242.5 at the end of the period (excluding final proceeds from the new share issue that amounted to MSEK 102, received after the period) compared with MSEK 135.8 at year-end.

After the close of the period

· The insomnia tablet Sublinox (Edluar) licensed to Meda, received marketing approval in Canada.

· Via its subsidiary Kibion AB, Orexo acquired Wagner Analysen Technik GmbH in Germany.

Second quarter

· Net revenues totaled MSEK 55.2 (29.1).

· Cash flow from operating activities was MSEK -47.5 (27.7)

· Loss after tax was MSEK 26.0 (35.3).

· Loss per share was MSEK 1.02 (1.51).

CEO's comments

"Sales of Abstral® in Europe continued to rise sharply during the second quarter of the year. The product showed a 66 percent sales increase in the first six months of 2011 compared to the corresponding period in 2010, mainly based on a continued increase in market share in most European markets.

The second quarter marked the introduction of Abstral in two key markets, the US (April) and Canada (June). In the US, the implementation of Abstral's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) is currently proceeding. We do not expect a fully effective in-market launch of Abstral until the REMS situation is leveled across all rapid onset fentanyl products. Consequently it is today difficult to forecast near term sales trends for Abstral in the US. We anticipate a common REMS program to be in place during the Q1 of 2012. With the program in place, Abstral will be able to compete on equal terms, as it has so successfully done in Europe.

In late June, our new share issue with gross proceeds of approximately MSEK 245 was completed and fully subscribed. The new share issue offers us the potential to continue the development of all three key programs without having to wait for milestone payments from business partners. Our three proprietary programs continued to progress according to plan. The next study for the OX219 program commenced in June, with the results expected during the third quarter of 2011.

The proprietary programs are pivotal for the development of Orexo into a specialty pharmacy company based on its own products. This will enable us to retain a larger share of the products' value generation in the company.

In connection with the new share issue we noted considerable interest, shown most clearly by the fact that we received cost-free underwriting covering almost 90 percent of the share issue. Novo A/S increased its shareholding to 24.1 percent from its previous 16.6 percent. We also gained two strong institutional shareholders in Abingworth and Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension, ATP.

We are eagerly looking forward to the second half of 2011 when we expect to see additional sales success for Abstral and the results from the next clinical study for OX27 and OX219. Moreover, we will also complete the planning for the initial patient study for OX51."