MDxHealth Successfully Raises € 8.2 Million In Equity Issue

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Overig advies 05/04/2011 18:23
DURHAM, NC, and LIEGE, BELGIUM - April 5, 2011 - MDxHealth SA (NYSE Euronext: MDXH), a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized cancer treatment, today announced that it has successfully raised approximately € 8.2 million in gross proceeds through a private placement of new shares with investors in various jurisdictions. Pursuant to the private placement, MDxHealth will issue 5,436,713 new ordinary shares for an offer price of € 1.50 per share.

"We are delighted to have raised this additional funding from a broad range of international investors who share our belief in the commercial potential of our world leading DNA methylation platform," said Jan Groen, chief executive officer of MDxHealth. "In combination with our existing cash position, these funds allow us to accelerate the execution of our new business strategy and establish a U.S. presence in the short term."

The net proceeds of the private placement will increase MDxHealth's financial flexibility. They will be used to accelerate product development in line with the new business strategy and to set up a CLIA laboratory and hire a sales and marketing team in the US.

The payment and delivery of the new shares is expected to take place on April 8, 2011, at which date the new shares are also expected to be admitted to listing, subject to the approval and publication of a listing prospectus. The new shares will be fungible with the existing shares on NYSE Euronext. Immediately after the closing of the private placement, MDxHealth's issued and outstanding share capital will increase from 13,185,614 to 18,622,327 ordinary shares.

Kempen & Co and Nomura Code Securities have acted as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners and ING Belgium has acted as co-lead manager in the private placement.

About MDxHealth
MDxHealth is a leading molecular diagnostics company that develops and commercializes oncology-based molecular diagnostic testing for personalized medicine. The company's tests are based on proprietary gene methylation technology and assist physicians with the diagnosis of cancer, prognosis of recurrence risk, and prediction of response to a specific therapy. MDxHealth collaborates with leading cancer research center such as Johns Hopkins University and Memorial Sloan Kettering, and major European academic medical centers. The company has a number of commercial and collaborative partnerships with LabCorp, Merck & Co./Schering Plough, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Roche, Merck Serono, Pfizer, and other industry leaders. More information can be found on the Company website: www.mdxhealth.com or on twitter at the following address : www.twitter.com/mdxhealth.



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