SAN DIEGO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADX) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to issue and sell in a private placement approximately 12 million shares of the Company's common stock and warrants to purchase up to approximately 6 million additional shares of the Company's common stock, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $86.6 million. The price to be paid for the common stock, $7.13 per share, is equal to the consolidated closing bid price on the Nasdaq Global Market on the day of pricing, February 13, 2009. The five-year warrants are exercisable at a price of $7.84 per share. The private placement is expected to close on February 18, 2009.
The financing was led by Venrock with participation by Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Domain Associates, Versant Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Bay City Capital and T. Rowe Price Associates.
The securities to be sold in this private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and will be sold in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act. The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock acquired by the investors and shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants acquired by the investors.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualificati
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