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RNS Number : 9875Z  Celadon Pharmaceuticals PLC  12 August 2024

Celadon Pharmaceuticals Plc

("Celadon", the "Group" or the "Company")

Update on Operations and Financial Position

London, 12 August 2024 - Celadon Pharmaceuticals Plc (AIM: CEL), a UK-based
pharmaceutical company focused on the development, production and sale of
breakthrough cannabis-based medicines, wishes to provide an update on its
operations and financial position.

Operations update

The Company's operations continue to perform in line with management
expectations. The Company has been carefully managing its financial position
and progressing the fulfilment of its initial UK customer orders from its
Midlands facility. Given limited capacity at its facility, it has been
exploring alternative options to supply pharmaceutical grade cannabis to its
European customer, as announced on 16 November 2023.

The Company recently shipped product to its UK pharmaceutical customer. This
shipment is part of the contract announced on 5 September 2023 which Celadon
anticipated could generate up to £1.2 million of revenue per annum. The
successful shipment marks a significant milestone for Celadon, emphasising our
commitment to delivering high-quality, UK-grown medicinal cannabis to the
market.

As a UK licensed cultivator the Company is proud to support the healthcare
system with a consistent and high-grade pharmaceutical product that is grown
domestically.

Equity fundraise

On 10 May 2024, the Company announced an equity fundraise to raise £2.1m at a
price of 105 pence per ordinary share. It was agreed with one investor that
his new ordinary shares subscribed in the equity fundraise would be issued in
four tranches, namely 238,095 on 10 May 2024 (£250k), and a further 714,286
ordinary shares being admitted in three subsequent instalments on 10 June
("Second Admission"), 15 July ("Third Admission") and 12 August 2024 ("Fourth
Admission"), equating to £750k.

The investor subscribed for a total of £1m of new shares under the equity
fundraising, of which £600k has been received to date, including £100k from
the Third Admission. The balance of the monies from the Third Admission is
expected to be received in due course. As a result of the delay in receipt of
funds from the Third Admission, the Company has agreed with the investor that
it will delay the Fourth Admission of 238,096 ordinary shares (equating to
£250k) until such time that all monies due have been received.

The Company will make a further announcement, as appropriate, when all funds
under the Third Admission are received and to provide timing on the Fourth
Admission of 238,096 shares.

Committed Credit Facility

The Company announced on 10 May 2024 that it had extended the expiry date of
its £7m Committed Credit Facility, entered into in May 2023, from 30 May 2025
to 30 November 2025, on the same terms. The Committed Credit Facility was
entered into with a UK-based high net worth investor and current (below 3 per
cent) shareholder in the Company.

On 27 June 2024, the Company submitted a draw down request for an initial £1m
under the terms of the Committed Credit Facility, and the lender had three
days in which to provide Celadon with funding under the draw down request. As
at close of business on 9th August 2024, the Company had received £100k from
this draw down request and has been advised that the £900k will be payable on
completion of a property transaction which has been delayed by a number of
months. The Company has had consistent dialogue with the lender since the draw
down and the directors of the Company are confident of receiving the remaining
draw down proceeds due.

The Board also wish to advise that the Group is in discussions with a small
number of potential institutional lenders about entering into substantial
longer term debt facilities that would allow the Committed Credit Facility to
be refinanced.

 

Current Cash Position

The Company is managing its cash position tightly, and this has been
exacerbated by the delay in receipt of monies from the Third Admission of
equity proceeds and the £1m draw down from the Committed Credit Facility.

The Company's cash position as at 9 August 2024 is £48k. This sum is expected
to increase shortly once the remaining proceeds of the subscription and the
funds due under the draw down are received. As set out in the Company's full
year results announcement on 14 May 2024, the Group's going concern over the
next 12 months is dependent on receipt of funds under the equity fundraise and
the committed credit facility.

 

James Short, Chief Executive Officer of Celadons, commented:

"Celadon continues to make good operational progress, including the recent
supply of our cannabis Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to UK Specials
Manufacturers for supply to UK Private Pain clinics, which is reflected in
positive discussions with potential lenders about substantial new, longer term
debt facilities.

 

"Whilst there have been delays in receiving funding, both the investor and
lender have re-confirmed their commitments to, and support for, the Company."

 

 

Enquiries:

 Celadon Pharmaceuticals Plc
 James Short                                                                                    Via Sodali & Co

 Jonathan Turner

 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
 Bobbie Hilliam / Andrew Potts                                                                  +44 (0)20 7523 8000

 Global Investment Strategy UK Limited (Joint Broker)                                           +44 (0)20 7048 9400

 Callum Hill

 Sodali & Co
 Elly Williamson / Nick Johnson                                                                 +44 (0)20 7250 1446

 

About Celadon Pharmaceuticals Plc

 

Celadon Pharmaceuticals Plc is a UK-based pharmaceutical company focused on
the development, production and sale of breakthrough cannabis-based medicines.
Its primary focus is on improving quality of life for chronic pain sufferers,
as well as exploring the potential of cannabis-based medicines for other
conditions such as autism. Its 100,000 sq. ft UK facility is EU-GMP approved
and comprises indoor hydroponic cultivation, proprietary GMP extraction and an
analytical and R&D laboratory. Celadon's Home Office licence allows for
the commercial supply of its pharmaceutical-grade cannabis product. The Group
owns an approved clinical trial using cannabis-based medicinal products to
treat chronic pain in the UK. Celadon also has a minority interest in
early-stage biopharma Kingdom Therapeutics, which is developing a licensed
cannabinoid medicine to treat children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

 

For further information please visit our website www.celadonpharma.com
(http://www.celadonpharma.com)

 

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