PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals' Announces $10 Million Private Placement

DALLAS, TX and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 06, 2015) -  PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ("PlasmaTech" or the "Company"), (NASDAQ: PTBI), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with one institutional investor in a private placement of approximately $10 million of common stock at a price of $8.00 per share, or 1,250,000 shares.

In addition, the Company will issue to the investors warrants to purchase 625,000 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $10.00 per share and are exercisable for 30 months from the closing date.

The offering is expected to close on or about May 11, 2015, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the transaction.

The securities offered in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws. The securities were offered only to accredited investors. Pursuant to a registration rights agreement with the investors, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of common stock and shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants within 30 days of the closing date.

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.

Further details of the placement will be described in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC by the Company and all of the transaction documents will be attached to the Form 8-K.

About PlasmaTech: PlasmaTech is a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing cell therapy and gene therapy for rare diseases. With its recently announced acquisition, PlasmaTech is pursuing a gene therapy for Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS IIIA and IIIB) in collaboration with patient advocate groups, researchers and clinicians. Clinical trials for Sanfilippo types A and B are anticipated to begin in mid-2015. In addition, the company is pursuing two additional proprietary platforms, Salt Diafiltration (SDF™) Process and Polymer Hydrogel Technology (PHT™), PlasmaTech is active in the development and commercialization of human plasma-derived therapeutics, including its proprietary alpha-1 protease inhibitor, SDF Alpha™. The company has developed a robust product pipeline that includes two commercial stage products, MuGard® and ProctiGard™, with additional follow-on products in development. For more information, visit www.plasmatechbio.com.

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