Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the fourth quarter ended Decembe...(inical trial activities the timing of co...)

Date:3/5/2009

inical trial activities, the timing of completing certain operational initiatives, our ability to effect reductions in certain aspects of our budgets in an efficient and timely manner, and changes in interest rates. These and other uncertainties may adversely affect our liquidity and capital resources to a significant extent and may force us to further reduce our expenditures on research and development or on our various new product and sales and marketing initiatives in order for us to continue to service our debt obligations. Such further reductions in our budgeted expenditures may have an adverse effect on our new product development and sales growth initiatives and reduce our ability to achieve the revenue growth targets, product launch or new product development timelines in our current operating plan. There can also be no assurance that such reductions in expenditures will be adequate to provide enough cash flow to continue to service our current level of debt obligations.

In particular, should our royalties received from BSC decline more significantly than we expect in future periods as a result of new competitive entrants into the U.S. drug-eluting stent market, our liquidity may be adversely affected, and we may be forced to explore alternative funding sources through debt, equity or other public or private securities offerings, or to pursue certain reorganization, restructuring or other strategic alternatives. There can be no assurance that if we pursue such financing activities that alternative sources of funding would be available to us on attractive terms, if at all. In addition, we may not be able to complete any restructuring, reorganization or strategic activities on terms that would be favorable for us or our shareholders. Capital markets conditions have deteriorated significantly during 2008 and 2009, including a significant and material decline in the level of corporate lending activity, combined with a significant increase in the cost of
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