Titan Medical Inc. Announces Public Financing
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – April 7, 2014) –
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Titan Medical Inc. (“Titan” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:TMD)(OTCQX:TITXF) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Dundee Securities Ltd. (the “Agent”) under which the Agent has agreed to offer for sale on an overnight marketed “best efforts” basis (the “Offering”) units of the Company (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, details of which will be determined in the context of the market. In connection with the Offering, BayFront Capital Partners Ltd. has been appointed as a selling group member.
The Offering is scheduled to close on or about April 23, 2014. The Offering is subject to a number of conditions, including, without limitation, receipt of all regulatory approvals. The Units will be qualified for sale by way of a prospectus supplement (to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated October 15, 2012), which will be filed in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
In connection with the Offering, the Agent will receive a cash commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds raised under the Offering and that number of non-transferable broker warrants equal to 6.0% of the number of Units sold. Each broker warrant will be exercisable into one Unit of the Company for a period of 24 months from the closing of the Offering at a price equal to the Offering price.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used for ongoing development and commercialization of robotic surgery technologies and general working capital requirements.
The Securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. 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 the Securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Titan Medical Inc.
Titan Medical Inc. is a Canadian public company focused on the design and development of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery (“MIS”). The Company’s Single Port Orifice Robotic Technology, SPORT(TM) Surgical System, currently under development, comprises a surgeon-controlled robotic platform that includes a 3D vision system and interactive instruments for performing MIS procedures, and a surgeon workstation that provides the surgeon with an interface to the robotic platform for controlling the interactive instruments and providing a 3D endoscopic view of inside a patient’s body during MIS procedures. The SPORT(TM) Surgical System is being designed to expand robotic surgery into areas of surgical specialties and simple and complex procedures that are currently under-serviced, and to allow surgeons to perform procedures within small to medium size surgical spaces such as general surgery and cholecystectomy. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.titanmedicalinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” which reflect the current expectations of management of the Company’s future growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities. Wherever possible, words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “potential for” and similar expressions have been used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those listed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Information Form dated April 4, 2014 (which may be viewed at www.sedar.com). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. These factors should be considered carefully and prospective investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in the news release are based upon what management currently believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure prospective investors that actual results, performance or achievements will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Titan Medical Inc.
John Hargrove
Chief Executive Officer
(416) 548-7522 (ext. 151)
john.hargrove@titanmedicalinc.com
www.titanmedicalinc.com
Investor Relations
Beverly Brooks
(416) 482-8889
brooks.communications@rogers.com
