Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock an...( SEATTLE July 28 /- Cell T...),Health

SEATTLE, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) ("CTI" or the "Company") today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 33,731,923 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase up to 8,432,981 shares of its common stock, including the underwriter's exercise of its overallotment option. The Company received approximately $40.3 million in net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

Each warrant has an exercise price of $1.70 per warrant share, for total potential additional gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $14.3 million upon exercise of the warrants. The warrants are exercisable immediately upon their date of issuance and will expire nine months thereafter.

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RODM), acted as sole book-running manager for the offering. In addition, Trout Capital LLC acted as financial advisor to the Company. The offering was conducted as a public offering pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Rodman & Renshaw, LLC at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10020, or by calling (212) 356-0549.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of our shares of common stock or warrants. No offer, solicitation or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

About Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

Headquartered in Seattle, CT
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