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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES (“AIM RULES”) |
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COMPANY
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Medgenics, Inc. |
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COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF
DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) : |
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Registered Office - Trading Address - |
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COUNTRY
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COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26: |
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COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF
OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS
INVESTING STRATEGY). IF THE ADMISSION
IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE
STATED: |
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Medgenics, Inc. is the US
incorporated holding company of a biopharmaceutical group. The Group’s research & development and
administrative operations are conducted by Medgenics
Medical ( The Group is at the clinical
trial stage of testing the safety and efficacy of its proprietary Biopump
Platform Technology, centred on a biological protein pump (a Biopump),
designed to enable patients to produce (in their own bodies), on a long-term
basis, their own natural human protein therapy. The Group is developing a
specific Biopump producing an appropriate therapeutic protein for the
treatment of each of a range of chronic diseases such as anaemia and
hepatitis C to replace costly factory-produced proteins delivered via
frequent, painful bolus injections and their associated adverse side effects. The worldwide market for protein
therapy was valued at over US $51 billion in 2005 and is forecast to reach US
$87 billion by 2010. The Directors
estimate that the Group’s Biopump Platform Technology could potentially be
applied to a substantial part of this market, starting with proteins to treat
anaemia (EPO) and then hepatitis C (IFN-α). In 2006, EPO
injections to treat anaemia generated revenues of US $11.9 billion and IFN-α injections for treatment of patients with hepatitis C
and some forms of cancer generated revenues of US $2.8 billion. The Directors have therefore identified the
anaemia and hepatitis C markets as first priorities for applying the Biopump
Platform Technology, although the current fundraising will only allow focus
on the EPODURE application. The Biopump platform uses a toothpick size sliver of
dermal tissue, which is removed from under the patient,’s skin (under local
anaesthesia on an outpatient basis) and processed to produce and secrete the
required therapeutic protein. The
dermal tissue is processed in vitro
with a viral vector, specifically developed to be non-immunogenic, to
introduce the selected gene into the tissue’s cells, enabling them to produce
the selected protein, thus converting the intact dermal tissue into a
sustained-action Biopump. Between one
and two weeks after the initial dermal tissue extraction, the required number
of Biopumps (depending on the rate of protein production and the patient’s
individual requirement) are re-implanted under the patient’s skin, where they
are designed to supply the required therapeutic protein within the required
dosage range for four-to-six months (or potentially longer). The Biopump Platform Technology is
essentially designed to function as a protein production plant within the
patient. |
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DETAILS
OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER
OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value
and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be
held as treasury shares): |
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A minimum of 104,076,120
Common Shares subject to Reg. S restrictions |
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CAPITAL
TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET
CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION: |
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A minimum of £3,230,105 to
be raised (net of costs) Estimated Market
Capitalisation on Admission - £10,407,612 |
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PERCENTAGE
OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION: |
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22.8% |
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DETAILS
OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM SECURITIES (OR OTHER
SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY) ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED: |
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None |
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FULL
NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining
the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which
each is known): |
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Eugene (Gene) Andrew
Bauer M.D. (Non-Executive Chairman) Andrew (Andy) Leonard Pearlman Ph.D. (President and CEO) Stephen Devon McMurray M.D. (Non-Executive Director) Gary Allan Brukardt (Non-Executive
Director) Joel Stephen Kanter (Non-Executive Director) |
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FULL
NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A
PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION
(underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other
name by which each is known): |
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NAMES
OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H)
OF THE AIM RULES: |
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None |
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(i)
ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE (ii)
DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION
DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (iii)
DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO
AIM RULES 18 AND 19: |
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(i)
31 December (ii)
30 June 2007 (iii)
30 June 2008
(annual report), 30 September 2008 (Interim), 30 June 2009 (annual report) |
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EXPECTED
ADMISSION DATE: |
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4 December 2007 |
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NAME
AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: |
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Blomfield
Corporate Finance Limited |
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NAME
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SVS Securities plc 2 London Wall Buildings |
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OTHER
THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR
INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A
STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE
ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: |
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The
admission document, which contains full details about the applicant and the
admission of its securities, will be available from: Blomfield
Corporate Finance Limited |
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DATE
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19 November 2007 |
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NEW/
UPDATE: |
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New |