Eur40 million Debt Facility

Allergy Therapeutics PLC 29 May 2007 29 May 2007 Correction: This is an updated version of the release issued at 7.00am to include a quote from RBS. Allergy Therapeutics plc ("Allergy Therapeutics" or "the Company") €40 million Debt Facility Allergy Therapeutics plc (AIM: AGY), the specialist pharmaceutical company focused on allergy vaccination, announces that it has entered into a €40 million debt facility with RBS. The secured debt facility has a 7 year term, can be drawn down over approximately 2 years and has scheduled capital repayment obligations thereafter. Interest is charged at a rate of EURIBOR plus a margin of between 1.75% and 2.5%. The funds will be used to finance the final stages of development of Pollinex(R) Quattro Grass and Pollinex(R) Quattro Ragweed, the Company's ultra-short course vaccines to treat hayfever. These two products are now in pivotal Phase III studies and are the subject of the largest international allergy vaccine trials ever conducted. The Company expects to launch the first approved allergy vaccines in the United States in 2009 and the funds raised through this debt facility will ensure that the development of both products can be completed. Keith Carter, Chief Executive of Allergy Therapeutics, said: "The new banking facility announced today fully meets the objectives set out at the time of our interim statement, obtaining significant funding for the Company at what we believe are highly competitive rates and avoiding dilution to shareholders. "We now have sufficient resources to complete the development programmes for our two lead allergy vaccine products and are delighted to be entering into these arrangements with RBS, a blue chip lender whose confidence in Allergy Therapeutics is further validation of our business and plans." Ian Bain, Head of Corporates at RBS, Gatwick, said: "As a leading UK lender to small and mid-sized companies, RBS is delighted to be able to support Allergy Therapeutics at this exciting time. Our local team has worked 'hand in hand' with the Allergy management team to deeply understand the Business and provide an innovative, market leading funding solution for the Company's next phase of corporate development." There will be a conference call for analysts at 9am today, please call Mo Noonan on 020 7269 7116 for further details. For further information Allergy Therapeutics +44 (0) 1903 844 722 Keith Carter, Chief Executive Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 207 831 3113 David Yates Ben Brewerton Bridgewell +44 (0) 20 7003 3000 Shaun Dobson About Pollinex Quattro There are three programmes of subcutaneous immunotherapy in clinical development; Pollinex Quattro Grass, Pollinex Quattro Ragweed & Pollinex Quattro Tree, all of which are based on proprietary technologies. Collectively these form the "Caution: Allergen" programme. Pollinex Quattro Ragweed is currently under review by Health Canada. In addition, an oral MPL vaccine development recently completed its first phase II study, with some exciting results. Pollinex Quattro vaccines contain three distinct technologies which act synergistically. Natural allergens are chemically modified to improve safety and allow for delivery of higher doses. These are combined with a depot technology to provide prolonged desensitization and further improved tolerability. Finally, the immune response is specifically enhanced and directed by an adjuvant, monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL). MPL(R) is a Toll-Like 4 Receptor (TLR4) agonist and has been extensively tested in Pollinex Quattro and other late stage and registered vaccines including GlaxoSmithKline's Fendrix(R) and Cervarix(R) About Allergy Therapeutics plc Allergy Therapeutics plc is a UK AIM-listed specialty pharmaceutical company focused on allergy vaccination. It has a profitable core business achieving sales of allergy vaccines of over £24m in Germany, Italy, Spain and other EU markets through its own sales and marketing infrastructure. Allergy Therapeutics is now running the two largest international allergy vaccine trials ever conducted with pivotal Phase III studies well underway for Pollinex Quattro in Grass and Pollinex Quattro in Ragweed. The Company is well placed to launch in 2009 the first approved allergy vaccines in the United States. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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