FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synovics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SYVC), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced a further reduction of its debt by paying off the last remaining $780,000 of the "Kirk 2008 Bridge Loan" through the sale of additional Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock") in that amount.
As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 15, 2008, the Company completed an initial closing on May 9, 2008 of its Series C Preferred Stock offering (the "Series C Offering"). On August 21, and September 25, 2008 the Company completed additional closings of its Series C Offering whereby, in consideration for a total additional investment of $1.78 million, Synovics sold to Svizera Holdings BV ("Svizera"), an affiliate of Maneesh Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., a total of 3,560 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, convertible into 3,560,000 shares of common stock, together with warrants to acquire up to an additional 1,780,000 shares of common stock. Svizera (and Maneesh) have invested a total of $14,080,000 as equity in Synovics.
The cash received was used to further reduce the Company's short and long term debt. Total Company debt owed on May 9, 2008 including accrued interest was $20,640,683. Capital provided by investors to Synovics this year, including funds in the latest tranche of the Series C Offering, has allowed the Company to reduce or pay off debt, including satisfying the "Kirk 2008 Bridge Loan" arranged through Axiom Capital Management. As shown in the table below, the current reduced outstanding debt (principal and accrued interest) owed by the Company is $6,190,000, of which $5,650,000 is indebtedness under the Company's credit facility with Bank of India.
October 15, 2008 May 9, 2008
2005 Bridge Notes $0 $4,036
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