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Published on 4/12/2011 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Ampio wraps $2.76 million of $9.04 million private placement of shares

Shares sold at $2.50 apiece; deal funds general corporate purposes

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., April 12 - Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. concluded a second $2.76 million tranche of a private placement of stock, according to an 8-K filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The first tranche of the deal settled for $6.27 million on March 31, for a total of $9.04 million.

In the first tranche, the company sold 2,509,447 common shares at $2.50 per share, a 15.25% discount to the March 30 closing share price of $2.95. It sold 1,105,753 shares at that price in the second closing.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including funding clinical trials, intellectual property protection, and general and administrative expenses.

The Greenwood Village, Colo., company develops proprietary drugs for metabolic disease, eye disease, kidney disease, inflammation and CNS disease.

Issuer:Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Issue:Common stock
Amount:$9,038,000
Shares:3,615,200
Price:$2.50
Warrants:No
Settlement date:March 31 (for $6,273,618), April 8 (for $2,764,383)
Stock symbol:OTCBB: AMPE
Stock price:$2.85 at close March 31
Market capitalization:$50.47 million

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