Igraine Plc Investee Update - AZD1656
09 November 2022 - 9:56PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMKING
9th November 2022
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO
CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION
(EU) NO. 596/2014, AS AMENDED ("MAR"). ON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE ("RIS"), THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW
CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Igraine plc
AQSE: KING
("Igraine" or "the Company")
Investee Update: Conduit Pharmaceuticals proposed listing
Investee: EML
Igraine plc maintains a 2% equity interest in, Excalibur Medicines Ltd ("EML"),
EML has secured exclusive rights to and owns the patents on a drug, AZD1656,
which is being developed as a potential therapeutic for people with diabetes
suffering from COVID-19.
Conduit Pharmaceuticals Ltd ("Conduit") pipeline includes the AstraZeneca
agreement of 2 assets licensed in 6 applications, one of which is AZD1656
Covid-19, owned in conjunction with EML, has entered into a definitive business
combination agreement with Murphy Cannon Acquisition Corp. ("Murphy"). The
business combination transaction is expected to provide Conduit with access to
the public equity market, which the parties believe will accelerate development
of Conduit's pipeline. Upon the business combination transaction closing, which
is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2023, the combined company is
expected to be named Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc., which will continue to
operate under the Conduit management team.
Conduit state that the combined company is anticipated to have an estimated pro
forma enterprise valuation of approximately US$700 million. Cash proceeds from
the transactions contemplated by the business combination agreement are
expected to consist of up to approximately US$136 million of cash held in
Murphy's trust account (before any redemptions by Murphy's public stockholders)
and approximately US$27 million (before expenses) attributable to a private
investment anchored by new and existing investors of Conduit.
The transaction proceeds will advance the clinical evaluation of specific
activation of Tregs in one of a number of possible autoimmune diseases. The
transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of
both Conduit and Murphy, are subject to, among other customary closing
conditions, approval by the stockholders of Murphy, and the shareholders of
Conduit.
The Directors of the Company, who have issued this RIS announcement after due
and careful enquiry, accept responsibility for its content.
https://www.conduitpharma.com/corporate-profile/asset-pipeline/
https://www.accesswire.com/724601/
Conduit-Pharmaceuticals-to-Become-a-Publicly-Traded-Company-via-Merger-with-Murphy-Canyon-Acquisition-Corp
Enquiries
Company
Simon Grant ( Non-Executive Director)
Steve Winfield (Executive Director)
info@igraineplc.com
Office Line: +44 (0) 20 3778 0755
AQSE Growth Market Corporate Adviser
Peterhouse Capital Limited
Guy Miller / Mark Anwyl
Tel: +44 (0) 207 469 0930
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