Titan Medical Announces Closing of Public Offering

Titan Medical (TSX: TMD,OTCQX: TITXF) is pleased to announce that it closed its previously announced public offering earlier today pursuant to an agency agreement dated September 13, 2016 between the Company, and Bloom Burton & Co. Limited and Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. The Company sold 17,083,333 units (each, a “Unit”) under the Offering at a price of CDN $0.60 per Unit for gross proceeds of CDN $10,250,000.
Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share”) and one Common Share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of CDN $0.75 for a period of 60 months following today’s date (the “Closing Date”). The Common Shares sold under the Offering will be listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) under the symbol TMD at the opening on September 20, 2016. The Company has also received conditional approval from the TSX to list the Warrants under the symbol TMD.WT.I. Trading in the Warrants will be subject to the fulfilment of customary listing requirements and is expected to commence on or about September 20, 2016.
The Units were qualified for sale by way of a prospectus supplement dated September 13, 2016 to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated August 18, 2015 (together, the “Prospectus”), which has been filed in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to complete the engineering verification unit designated as EV5, two usability modules and initial formative usability studies in connection with the Company’s SPORT™ Surgical System as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Roth Capital Partners acted as special selling group member in connection with the Offering.
For further details regarding the Offering, please see the Company’s press releases dated September 8, 2016, September 9, 2016, and September 13, 2016, the Agency Agreement and the Prospectus, copies of which are available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com.
About Titan Medical Inc.
Titan Medical Inc. is a Canadian public company focused on the design and development of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery (“MIS”). The Company’s SPORT™ Surgical System, currently under development, includes a surgeon-controlled robotic platform that includes a 3D high-definition vision system and instruments for performing MIS procedures. The surgical system also includes a surgeon workstation that provides the surgeon with an advanced ergonomic interface to the robotic platform for controlling the instruments and provides a 3D high-definition endoscopic view of inside a patient’s body. The SPORT™ Surgical System is designed to enable surgeons to perform a broad set of surgical procedures for general abdominal, gynecological and urologic indications. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.titanmedicalinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” which reflect the current expectations of management of the Company. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, the estimated dates for listing of the Common Shares and Warrants and the proposed use of proceeds of the Offering. Wherever possible, words such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “potential for” and similar expressions have been used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those listed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 30, 2016 (which may be viewed at www.sedar.com). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. These factors should be considered carefully and prospective investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in the news release are based upon what management currently believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure prospective investors that actual results, performance or achievements will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
U.S. Securities Law Caution
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act“), or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the United States or “U.S. persons,” as such term is defined in Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act (“U.S. Persons“), except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the United States or U.S. Persons.