Exhibit 99.1
Novavax Executes Definitive Agreements for $18 Million Public Offering
MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX - News) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to raise $18 million through the issuance of 4,186,047 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.30 per share. The shares of common stock will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement.
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. The Company currently plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including but not limited to i) clinical development of virus like particles (VLP)-based avian and seasonal flu vaccines, including the development of appropriate adjuvants, and demonstration of large-scale production capabilities, for such vaccines; ii) internal research and development programs, such as preclinical and clinical testing and studies of our product candidates and the development of new technologies; iii) expansion of and investment in the Company’s research and development facilities, including compliance with cGMP (current General Manufacturing Practices) and GLP (General Laboratory Practices) rules and regulations and iv) other general corporate purposes. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Dennis Genge, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Novavax, Inc., 508 Lapp Road, Malvern, PA 19355, when available.
About Novavax, Inc.
Novavax, Inc. is a product development company focused on the research, development and commercialization of products utilizing its proprietary drug delivery and biological technologies for large and growing markets. Novavax’s drug delivery technologies include the micellar nanoparticle (MNP) technology which is the basis for the development of its first FDA-approved product, ESTRASORB®. In addition to MNP, Novavax drug delivery technologies include Novasomes® (paucillamellar non-phospholipid liposomes) and Sterisomes® (subcutaneous depot injection) technologies. Novavax’s vaccine technologies include its virus like particle (VLP) manufacturing technology utilizing the baculovirus expression system in insect cells as well as novel vaccine adjuvants based on Novasomes and dendrimer technologies.
Statements made in this press release that state Novavax’s or management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding usage of cash, product sales, future product development and related clinical trials and future research and development, including FDA approval. Novavax’s actual results could differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, the following: general economic and business conditions; ability to enter into future collaborations with industry partners, including an ESTRASORB® licensing agreement; competition; unexpected changes in technologies and technological advances; ability to obtain rights to technology; ability to obtain and enforce patents; ability to commercialize and manufacture products; ability to establish and maintain commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities; results of clinical studies; progress of research and development activities; business abilities and judgment of personnel; availability of qualified personnel; changes in, or failure to comply with, governmental regulations; the ability to obtain adequate financing in the future through product licensing, co-promotional arrangements, public or private equity financing or otherwise; and other factors referenced herein. Additional information is contained in Novavax’s annual report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and quarterly reports on Form 10Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005, incorporated herein by reference. Statements made herein should be read in conjunction with Novavax’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC. Copies of these filings may be obtained by contacting Novavax at 508 Lapp Road, Malvern, PA 19355 Tel 484-913-1200 or the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
