TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Antibe Therapeutics Inc. (“Antibe”) (TSXV: ATE, OTCQX: ATBPF) announces it has elected to pay in kind all interest due October 15, 2016 under the Company’s 10% senior secured convertible debentures due October 15, 2018 (the "Debentures"). The Debentures provide that Antibe may, at its sole option, elect to pay in kind certain interest payments.
The aggregate October 15, 2016 interest payment under the Debentures in the amount of $82,399.80 has been added to the principal amount of the Debentures (the "Added Principal Amount"). The holders of Debentures may convert the principal amount of each Debenture into Antibe common shares at a price of $0.22 per common share. As a result of the addition of the Added Principal Amount to the principal amount of the Debentures, an additional 374,545 common shares in the capital of Antibe will be issuable on the conversion of the principal amount of the Debentures.
About Antibe Therapeutics Inc.
Antibe develops safer medicines for pain and inflammation. Antibe’s technology involves linking a hydrogen sulfide-releasing molecule to an existing drug to produce a patented, improved medicine. Antibe’s lead drug ATB-346 targets the global need for a safer, non-addictive drug for chronic pain and inflammation. ATB-352, the second drug in Antibe’s pipeline, targets the urgent global need for a non-addictive analgesic for treating severe acute pain, while ATB-340 is a GI-safe derivative of aspirin. www.antibethera.com.
Antibe’s subsidiary, Citagenix Inc. (“Citagenix”), is a leader in the sales and marketing of tissue regenerative products servicing the orthopedic and dental marketplaces. Since its inception in 1997, Citagenix has become an important source of knowledge and experience for bone regeneration in the Canadian medical device industry. Citagenix is active in 15 countries, operating in Canada through its direct sales teams, and internationally via a network of distributor partnerships. www.citagenix.com.
Forward Looking Information
This news release includes certain forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited to, the completion of financing transactions and the licensing and development of drugs and medical devices. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking, including those identified by the expressions "will", "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "propose" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this news release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in this news release include, but are not limited to, failure to satisfy closing conditions for the transactions, not obtaining future financing on adequate terms, or at all, failure to obtain TSX Venture Exchange approval for the transactions described herein, and risks associated with drug and medical device development generally. Antibe Therapeutics Inc. assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.
