Pacgen Reports on Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 12, 2012) - Pacgen Biopharmaceuticals Corporation ("Pacgen" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PGA) announced today that it will be complete its previously announced private placement (the "Private Placement") of 5,376,350 common shares to CurieMed Corporation (CurieMed") upon obtaining regulatory approval. The common shares will be issued at a subscription price of $0.0558 per share, for aggregate subscription proceeds of $300,000.

Following completion of the Private Placement, the number of common shares owned by CurieMed will increase from 78,550 common shares (0.18% of issued and outstanding common shares) to 5,454,900 common shares (11.56% of issued and outstanding common shares on a post-transaction basis). CurieMed is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Biologicals Corporation ("GBC"). GBC directly owns 4,166,667 common shares, and indirectly owns the 78,550 common shares currently held by CurieMed. Following completion of the Private Placement, the number of common shares directly or indirectly owned by GBC will increase from 4,245,217 common shares (10.15% of issued and outstanding common shares) to 9,621,567 (20.38% of issued and outstanding common shares on a post-transaction basis). Mr. Tsong Chin Lin, one of the directors of the Company, is the chairman and chief executive officer of GBC. As chairman and chief executive officer of GBC, Mr. Lin exercises control and direction over the common shares owned by GBC and CurieMed. In addition to the 4,245,217 common shares currently owned by GBC and CurieMed, Mr. Lin is the direct holder of 1,116,567 Common Shares. Following completion of the Private Placement, the number of common shares owned by Mr. Lin, or over which he exercises control and direction, will increase from 5,361,784 common shares (12.82% of issued and outstanding common shares) to 10,738,134 (22.74% of issued and outstanding common shares on a post-transaction basis).

The rules and policies of the TSX Venture Exchange require that security holder approval be obtained for any private placement by an issuer that will result in the creation of a new "control person". This rule is triggered by the Private Pla cement on account of the fact that the aggregate number of common shares (i) directly or indirectly owned by GBC and (ii) over which Mr. Lin exercises control and direction will, in each case, be greater than 20%. As previously announced, the Private Placement was approved by shareholders at the Company's annual general and special meeting held on December 28, 2012.

About Pacgen

Pacgen is a life science technology company focused on the commercialization of biomedical products and services, including its previous development of novel therapeutic drug candidates. The Company is currently looking to facilitate its corporate transformation from a bio-pharma R&D business into a revenue-generating company. For additional information, please visit www.pacgenbiopharm.com.

Forward looking Statements

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