Our Spicy Blog
World News
Gadget News
Infotech News
Entertainment News
UK News
News Archives
Culture News
ERP News
Science News
Asia News
Business News
Tech News
Webmaster News
Asia News
Hardware News
Security News
Legal News
South Asia
Africa News
Animal News
no load mutual funds
domain names
Onlypunjab Forums
Law Forums
|
|
We Have Recently Made Changes to Our Website, If you are unable to find something Specific, Please Search Below
North American Scientific Announces Agreement for Private Placement of Common Stock
Publish Date : 12/14/2007 6:03:00 AM Source : Science and Technology News Onlypunjab.com
North American Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASI) today announced that on December 12, 2007, North American Scientific, Inc. (the Company) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Three Arch Partners IV, L.P. and affiliated funds (Three Arch Partners), SF Capital Partners Ltd. (SF Capital) and CHL Medical Partners III, L.P. and an affiliated fund (CHL, and together with Three Arch Partners and SF Capital, the Investors) providing for the private placement (the Private Placement) of 63,008,140 shares (the Shares) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), and warrants to purchase 3,150,407 shares of Common Stock (the Warrants, and, together with the Shares, the Securities) for a total purchase price of $15.5 million.
The purchase price is equal to $0.246 per Security, of which $0.01 is allocated to the Warrants. The purchase price represents a 40% discount to the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, for the 20 trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Warrants have an exercise price of $0.246 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The Warrants may be exercised no earlier than 180 days from the closing date of the transaction and will expire seven years from the date of issuance.
In order to close the Private Placement, the Company must obtain stockholder approval of the Private Placement and the amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of Common Stock it is authorized to issue. The Securities Purchase Agreement requires that the Company file a preliminary proxy statement, information statement or consent statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) to solicit stockholder approval by December 19, 2007. The Company expects to close the Private Placement as soon as practicable after it obtains stockholder approval.
The Investors have agreed to purchase the following amounts of Securities in the offering:
| Investor |
|
Shares |
|
Warrants (Shares issuable upon exercise) |
| Three Arch Partners |
|
40,650,420 |
|
2,032,521 |
| SF Capital |
|
10,162,600 |
|
508,130 |
| CHL |
|
12,195,120 |
|
609,756 |
Three Arch Partners currently owns 5,121,638 shares of Common Stock. If the transaction is consummated, Three Arch Partners percentage ownership of the outstanding Common Stock will increase from approximately 17.3% to 49.4% (and 43.9% of the Common Stock on a fully diluted basis).
The net proceeds to the Company of the Private Placement after payment of fees and expenses are expected to be approximately $14,115,000. The terms of the Private Placement were approved by a committee of the Companys Board of Directors consisting only of disinterested directors. The Companys directors and executive officers have executed lock-up agreements restricting their ability to sell shares of the Common Stock for 180 days following the closing of the transaction. The Investors will be required to enter into such lock-up agreements prior to the closing of the transaction.
CIBC World Markets Corp. is acting as sole placement agent in connection with the Private Placement. If the Private Placement is consummated as discussed herein, the placement agent will receive aggregate fees of approximately $1,085,000 plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses.
Additional Information About the Consent Solicitation and Where to Find It
Stockholders of the Company and other investors are urged to read the consent solicitation that the Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Private Placement because it will contain important information about the Company, the Investors, the Private Placement, the persons soliciting proxies for the Private Placement and their interests in the Private Placement and related matters. Investors will be able to obtain all documents filed with the SEC by the Company free of charge at the SECs Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge from the Corporate Secretary of North American Scientific, Inc., 20200 Sunburst Street, Chatsworth, California, 91311, telephone (818) 734-8600. Read the consent solicitation carefully before making a decision concerning the Private Placement.
About North American Scientific
North American Scientific is a leader in radiation therapy in the fight against cancer. Its innovative products provide physicians with tools for the treatment of various types of cancers. They include Prosperaฎ brachytherapy seeds and SurTRAK needles and strands used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer. In addition, the Company has been gaining clinical experience with its first generation ClearPath multi-channel catheter breast brachytherapy devices in 2007, and intends to launch the second generation devices in 2008. They are the only such devices approved for both high dose and continuous release, or low dose, radiation treatments. The devices are designed to provide flexible, precise dose conformance and an innovative delivery system that is intended to offer the more advanced form of brachytherapy for the treatment of breast cancer. Please visit www.nasmedical.com for more information. |
'Greenhouse gases may have prevented ice age'
Publish Date : 1/29/2005 10:34:00 AM
Humans may have unwittingly saved themselves from a looming ice age by indiscriminately burning fossil fuels and interfering with the earth's climate, says a new study.
'Indian moon mission on track for 2007'
Publish Date : 1/27/2005 10:47:00 AM
India's plan to send an unmanned space probe to the moon in 2007 is on track, the head of the country's space agency has said.
Space agency to support disaster management
Publish Date : 1/27/2005 10:26:00 AM
India's space agency is framing a plan to evolve a disaster management support system using the surveillance capabilities of its extensive satellite network, its chief has said.
Pilfering crab has insect's nose
Publish Date : 1/26/2005 6:45:00 PM
A land crab re-invented key features of the insect nose over millions of years - a striking example of convergent evolution, Current Biology reports.
India to develop tsunami-warning system
Publish Date : 1/25/2005 1:33:00 PM
India will set up an early warning system for tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and share its predictions with other countries, Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal said Monday.
'Human embryonic stem cell lines contaminated'
Publish Date : 1/25/2005 1:04:00 PM
The human embryonic stem cell lines currently available have been contaminated with a non-human molecule that endangers their potential therapeutic use, researchers say.
Neuroscience Solutions Corporation Announces Name Change to Posit Science
Publish Date : 1/25/2005 10:18:00 AM
Neuroscience Solutions Corporation, a leader in applied neuroscience and creator of programs that enhance cognitive function, announced plans today to change its name to Posit Science Corporation.
Sheep wool-based keratin for bone surgery
Publish Date : 1/24/2005 7:23:00 PM
New Zealand researchers have created a material based on keratin - a protein found in hair and nails - that could revolutionise bone surgery using the product from sheep wool, Xinhuanet reports.
Scientists Can't Examine Columbus' Tomb
Publish Date : 1/24/2005 5:32:00 PM
Authorities said Saturday that more discussions are needed before a Spanish research team can examine a tomb purportedly holding Christopher Columbus' remains, setting....
Harvard Bioscience Fourth Quarter 2004 Conference Call
Publish Date : 1/24/2005 2:37:00 PM
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO) will announce results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 after market trading hours on Thursday March 3, 2005.
Total Results : 522 More News (Opens in New Window) : [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Next Page
|
|