Regulatory Filings • Feb 13, 2014
Regulatory Filings
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Lyon (France), February 13, 2014 – ERYTECH Pharma (Euronext Paris: FR0011471135 - ERYP), a French biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative treatments for acute leukemia and other oncology indications with unmet medical needs, was informed today that certain of its historical institutional investors have sold part of their holdings to new specialized life sciences investors in the United States and in Europe.
Under the deal, 17.5% of its capital originally held by certain historical institutional shareholders was placed with to new investors based in the United States and Europe specialising in life sciences. The United States represents more than 35% of the placement.
"Through this successful deal, we have diversified our ownership, both geographically, by adding shareholders in the United States and Europe, and from an institutional perspective, since these new shareholders are specialised in life sciences. This operation gives a clear signal that our technology and the progress of our clinical program since our IPO is gaining international recognition.", commented Gil Beyen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Erytech.
The shareholders who sold shares and those who participated in the placement will make the necessary transparency declarations in line with the legal requirements.
In view of the demand, Bryan Garnier & Co and Gilbert Dupont, the lead banks who have conducted the placement operation, have accepted that the participating shareholders sold certain shares that were the object of lock-up agreements.
Created in Lyon in 2004, ERYTECH is a French biopharmaceutical company providing new prospects for cancer patients, particularly those with acute leukemia and selected solid tumors.
Every year about 50,000 patients are diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), the two forms of acute leukemia. Today, for about 80% of these patients, mainly adults and relapsing patients, there is no adequate solution due to the toxicity of existing treatments. By encapsulating the asparaginase enzyme in red blood cells, ERYTECH has developed ERY-ASP/GRASPA®, an original and effective treatment that targets leukemia cells through "starvation" while significantly reducing the side effects for patients, and allowing all patients to be treated, even the most fragile ones, representing a market opportunity of more than EUR 1 billion. ERY-ASP/GRASPA® is currently completing Phase III clinical development in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and is in Phase IIb clinical trial in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). The product also received FDA clearance to start clinical development in ALL in the USA. ERYTECH has concluded distribution partnership agreements for Europe with Orphan Europe (Recordati Group), and with TEVA for Israel.
The company is also developing other indications in solid tumors and certain orphan indications outside oncology. ERYTECH has its own GMP-approved and operational manufacturing site.
ERYTECH is listed on Euronext regulated market in Paris. (ISIN code: FR0011471135, ticker: ERYP) and is part of the CAC Healthcare, CAC Pharm. & Bio and Next Biotech indexes.
This document may contain forward-looking statements and estimates with respect to the financial situation, the results of operations, the strategy, the project and to the anticipated future performance of ERYTECH and of the market in which it operates. Certain of these statements, forecasts and estimates can be recognized by the use of words such as, without limitation, "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "seeks", "estimates", "may", "will" and "continue" and similar expressions. They include all matters that are not historical facts. Such statements, forecasts and estimates are based on various assumptions and assessments of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which were deemed reasonable when made but may or may not prove to be correct. Actual events are difficult to predict and may depend upon factors that are beyond the Company's control. Therefore, actual results, the financial condition, performance or achievements of ERYTECH, or industry results, may turn out to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements, forecasts and estimates. Documents filed by ERYTECH Pharma with the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (www.amf-france.org), also available on our website (www.erytech.com) describe such risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, no representations are made as to the accuracy or fairness of such forwardlooking statements, forecasts and estimates. Furthermore, forward-looking statements, forecasts and estimates only speak as of the date of the publication of this document. ERYTECH disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statement, forecast or estimates to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto, or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement, forecast or estimate is based, except to the extent required by French law.
Gil Beyen Chairman & CEO Pierre-Olivier Goineau Vice President and COO Tel: +33 4 78 74 44 38 [email protected] NewCap.
Julien Perez / Emmanuel Huynh Investor and press relations Tel: +33 1 44 71 98 52 [email protected]
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