March 24 (Reuters) - Cellect Biotechnology Ltd APOP.O :
* CELLECT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND QUOIN PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCE
STRATEGIC MERGER
* CELLECT BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD - UP TO $25 MILLION OF FUNDING
AT $75
MILLION PRE-MONEY VALUATION TO BE AVAILABLE TO COMBINED COMPANY
CONCURRENTLY WITH MERGER
* CELLECT BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD - CELLECT SHAREHOLDERS TO RETAIN
25%
OF COMBINED COMPANY PRE-FUNDING
* CELLECT BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD - HAS SIGNED AGREEMENT TO SELL
ENTIRE
SHARE CAPITAL OF CO'S UNIT THAT WILL INCLUDE ALL OF EXISTING
ASSETS, TO ENCELLX INC.
* CELLECT BIOTECHNOLOGY - FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF MERGER, CO
WILL
BE RENAMED QUOIN PHARMACEUTICALS, WILL BEGIN TRADING ON NASDAQ
UNDER SYMBOL 'QNRX'
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