Medicure Closes Bought Deal Private Placement Financing for Gross Proceeds of $4,025,000

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WINNIPEG, June 26, 2015 /CNW/ - Medicure Inc. (TSXV:MPH, OTC:MCUJF) ("Medicure" or the "Company"), a specialty pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement financing (the "Offering") with a syndicate of underwriters led by PI Financial Corp. as Sole-Lead Underwriter and including Bloom Burton & Co (collectively, the "Underwriters"). Pursuant to the Offering, the Company issued 1,829,545 common shares (the "Shares") of the Company at a purchase price of $2.20 per Share, including 238,636 Shares issued pursuant to the full exercise of the Underwriters over-allotment option, for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4,025,000. 

The Underwriters received a cash commission equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the Offering and were granted compensation options to purchase Shares of Medicure equal to 7.0% of the total number of Shares issued pursuant to the Offering, exercisable for a 24 month period from the closing of the Offering at a price of $2.20 per Share.

The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund product development costs related to AGGRASTAT, as well as for general corporate and working capital purposes.

The Shares issued in connection with the Offering are subject to a restrictive legend which expires on October 27, 2015.

The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities for sale, nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities.  Any public offering of securities in the United States must be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements.

All references to currency in this press release are in Canadian dollars.

About Medicure Inc.

Medicure is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for the U.S. hospital market.  The primary focus of the Company and its subsidiaries is the marketing and distribution of AGGRASTAT (tirofiban HCl) for non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome in the United States, where it is sold through the Company's U.S. subsidiary, Medicure Pharma, Inc.  For more information on Medicure please visit www.medicure.com.

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The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities for sale, nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities. Any public offering of securities in the United States must be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements

SOURCE Medicure Inc.

Dawson Reimer, President & COO, Tel. [phone], Fax [phone], E-mail: [email protected], www.medicure.com