MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Closes Private Placement of Common Equity Raising $...( GERMANTOWN Md. Jan. 30 /- MiddleB...)

GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBRK), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel anti-infective products, today announced that it has closed its previously announced private placement of common stock and warrants, resulting in the receipt of $21 million in gross proceeds.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the financing to support the manufacture of MOXATAG(TM), its once-daily amoxicillin product, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The shares sold in the private placement and the shares issuable upon the exercise of the related warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or through an applicable exemption from SEC registration requirements. The shares and warrants were offered and sold only to institutional and accredited investors. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the common stock issued in the private placement and issuable upon the exercise of the warrants.

This news release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the shares of the Company.

About MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals:

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBRK) is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercial
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