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Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam.


AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN

Highlights

* Offer price of EU10.00 per share

* Issue of 5,000,000 new ordinary shares

* Trading on Eurolist by Euronext expected to commence today as of 11:00 a.m. Amsterdam time

Introduction

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT See vPro. ) Holding B.V. (to be converted today into a public company with limited liability, Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) Holding N.V.) ("AMT"), a Dutch company active in the field of human gene therapy, announces today that it shall issue 5,000,000 new ordinary shares with a nominal value Nominal Value

The stated value of an issued security that remains fixed, as opposed to its market value, which fluctuates.

Notes:
When referring to fixed-income securities, the nominal value is also the face value.
 of EU0.04 each (the "Offer Shares") for an offer price of EU10.00 (the "Final Offer Price") per share (the "Offering"), subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions on the settlement date of the Offering (which is expected to be on 25 June 2007). Based on the Final Offer Price and the issuance the Offer Price, AMT would have a market capitalisation Noun 1. market capitalisation - an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share
market capitalization
 on commencement of trading of approximately EU139 million. Trading of the Offer Shares is expected to start today as of 11:00 a.m. Amsterdam time.

Company overview

AMT is a biopharmaceutical company that develops gene-based therapies for orphan diseases or·phan disease
n.
A disease that is so rare that it is not considered commercially viable to develop drugs to treat it.


orphan disease 
. These diseases are associated with significant morbidity and mortality Morbidity and Mortality can refer to:
  • Morbidity & Mortality, a term used in medicine
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a medical publication
See also
  • Morbidity, a medical term
  • Mortality, a medical term
 resulting in substantial costs to society, as about 6% to 8% of the total population in the Western world is affected by one of the circa 8,000 different orphan diseases that have been identified to date. About 80% of these identified orphan diseases are genetic disorders The following is a list of genetic disorders and their origins. Beside most disorders is a code that indicates the type of fertilization and the chromosome involved.
  • P - Point mutation, or any insertion/deletion entirely inside one gene
. By inserting the correct gene in the relevant tissues, our gene therapy products offer a long-term cure of the respective disease, whereas existing treatments only treat symptoms and subsequent medical complications.

AMT's product pipeline currently consists of six products in different stages of development. Its lead product, AMT-011 to treat LPL LPL - List Programming Language. LISP-like language with ALGOL-like syntax, for IBM 360. "LPL - LISP Programming Language", F.W. Blair et al, RC 3062, IBM TJWRC, Sep 1970.  deficiency, a very serious and rare metabolic disease metabolic disease,
n a disorder that causes dysfunction of the metabolic action of the body, resulting in loss of control of homeostasis.

paraneoplastic syndrome 
, is currently in pre-registration clinical trials. For this product AMT expects to file in Europe for market authorization in the first quarter of 2008, followed by a filing in the US and Canada.

All of the products in AMT's pipeline are based on its AAV AAV Adeno-Associated Virus
AAV Asian-American Village
AAV Amphibious Assault Vehicle (US DoD)
AAV Association of Avian Veterinarians
AAV All Activity Vehicle (Mercedes-Benz)
AAV Airborne Assault Vehicle
 (Adeno Associated Virus)-based gene insertion technology platform and its baculovirus baculovirus

group of rod-shaped, double-stranded, DNA viruses which infect and kill a large number of different invertebrate species especially insects, including Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Neuroplera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera and Homoptera, and also prawns; used as
 based manufacturing platform. AMT is focusing on AAV, because of its proven safety. AMT genetically engineers AAV vectors to target various organs or specific tissues, such as muscle or liver, and even specific types of cells within these organs. By combining its AAV-based vectors with different therapeutic genes and tissue specific promoters, AMT has a platform vector technology that is modular in approach and this can facilitate fast product design timelines for its future products.

AMT's competitive strengths and attributes are as follows:

* Delivery of a single-dose long-term cure for serious and rare diseases (orphan diseases);

* Modular platform that can be applied to a large number of diseases;

* Potential to shorten time-to-market because of R&D capabilities and processes as well as its orphan drug orphan drug, drug developed under the U.S. Orphan Drug Act (1983) to treat a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. The orphan drug law offers tax breaks and a seven-year monopoly on drug sales to induce companies to undertake the  focus;

* Collaborations with leading academic research groups fueling our future product pipeline; and

* A proven ability to upscale the manufacturing of our lead products.

The company's Management, Supervisory Board Supervisory board

The board of directors that represents stakeholders in the governance of the corporation.
 and Scientific Advisory Board bring together an extensive know-how of genetics and the biotech bi·o·tech  
n. Informal
Biotechnology.


biotech
Noun

short for biotechnology

Noun 1.
 and pharmaceutical industries. The company was founded in 1998 by scientists of the University of Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. ).

Use of proceeds

AMT intends to use the proceeds of the IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard.  primarily for the development and commercialization of its products and to build a specialized marketing and sales team for Europe and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  capable of selling its lead product AMT-011 for LPL deficiency.

Details of the Offering

* 5,000,000 Offer Shares will be issued at a Final Offer Price of EU10.00, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions on the settlement date of the Offering (which is expected to be on 25 June 2007).

* AMT has granted ABN AMRO ABN AMRO Algemene Bank Nederland-Amsterdam Roterdam Bank (Dutch bank)  Rothschild and Kempen & Co N.V. (the "Managers") an over-allotment option exercisable within 30 calendar days after the first trading date pursuant to which the Managers may require AMT to issue up to 750,000 additional new ordinary shares (the "Additional Shares", and together with the Offer Shares, the "Shares") at the Final Offer Price to cover over-allotments made in connection with the Offering and short positions arising from stabilisation transactions (the "Over-Allotment Option"). ABN AMRO Bank N.V. will act as stabilisation agent on behalf of the Managers.

* Immediately after completion of the Offering, AMT expects to have 14,680,493 ordinary shares outstanding (assuming full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option), of which 63.6% will be owned by Advent Venture Partners, Forbion Capital Partners, Gilde Healthcare Partners, Essential Medical Treatments AG, Credit Agricole Private Equity and Amsterdam Medical Center (the "Major Shareholders"), excluding any Shares acquired by the Major Shareholders in the Offering.

* AMT, the members of its Board of Management, two members of its Supervisory Board and the members of its Senior Management have entered into a lock-up agreement Lock-Up Agreement

A legally binding contract between the underwriters and insiders of a company prohibiting these individuals from selling any shares of stock for a specified period of time.
 for a period of 360 days after the settlement date of the Offering. The Major Shareholders have entered into a lock-up agreement for a period of 180 days after the settlement date of the Offering, with further restrictions during a subsequent period of 180 days.

* All of the existing ordinary shares (including the Shares) will be admitted to listing and trading on Eurolist by Euronext under the symbol AMT. Trading of AMT's shares on Eurolist by Euronext is expected to commence today as of 11:00 a.m. Amsterdam time on an "as-if-and-when-issued" basis.

* The estimated net proceeds Net Proceeds

The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security.

Notes:
In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions).
 of the Offering amount to EU46,325,000 (excluding exercise of the Over-Allotment Option) and EU53,468,750 (including exercise of the Over-Allotment Option), respectively.

Pricing statement

AMT deposited a pricing statement with the Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financi[R]le Markten) ("AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) A device used to image materials at the atomic level. AFMs are used to solve processing and materials problems in electronics, telecom, biology and other high-tech industries. ") on 20 June 2007 containing, inter alia [Latin, Among other things.] A phrase used in Pleading to designate that a particular statute set out therein is only a part of the statute that is relevant to the facts of the lawsuit and not the entire statute. , the above details of the Offering as well as (a) a table presenting the holdings of our Major Shareholders owned prior to completion of the Offering and upon completion of the Offering, and (b) a table setting forth AMT's unaudited consolidated cash and cash equivalents, capitalization and indebtedness at 30 April 2007 and as adjusted on a pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 basis to reflect the completion of the Offering.

Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Listing Agents

ABN AMRO Rothschild and Kempen & Co are acting as Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Listing Agents.

Prospectus

For more information on the Offering and AMT please refer to the prospectus dated 6 June 2007 and the supplement to the prospectus dated 8 June 2007 (collectively the "Prospectus"). Copies of the Prospectus as approved by the AFM can be obtained in electronic form from the website of Euronext Amsterdam N.V. (www.euronext.com) (Dutch residents only) or can be obtained in hard copy free of charge through ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP Amsterdam, The Netherlands (fax: +31 20 628 0004, e-mail: prospectus@nl.abnamro.com) and Kempen & Co, Beethovenstraat 300, 1077 WZ Amsterdam (fax: 020 348 8594, e-mail: documents@kempen.nl).

For further information, go to www.amtpharma.com

THIS DOCUMENT IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU SOLELY FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, FURTHER DISTRIBUTED TO ANY PERSON OR JURISDICTION OR PUBLISHED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR ANY PURPOSE.

This announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC and does not constitute a prospectus.

This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any Shares or other securities of Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) Holding N.V. (the "Company") in the United States or in any other jurisdiction, nor shall it or any part of it nor the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or investment decision.

The Prospectus has been made generally available in the Netherlands and may be obtained at no cost through the website of Euronext Amsterdam (Dutch residents only) and as otherwise set out herein. Any investor should make his investment, solely on the basis of information that is contained in the Prospectus

In connection with the Offering, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (the "Stabilisation Manager") (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilisation Manager) may over-allot Shares or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the shares at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilisation Manager (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilisation Manager) will undertake stabilisation action. Any stabilisation action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the final offer price of the Shares is made and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than 30 days after allotment of the Shares.

No reliance may be placed for any purposes whatsoever on the information in this announcement or on its completeness. None of the Company, ABN AMRO Rothschild or Kempen & Co N.V. nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers nor any other person makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to, and accordingly no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy or completeness of, the information contained in this announcement or of the views given or implied. None of the Company, ABN AMRO Rothschild or Kempen & Co N.V. nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers nor any other person shall have any liability whatsoever for any errors or omissions or any loss howsoever how·so·ev·er  
adv.
1. To whatever degree or extent.

2. By whatever means.
 arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith there·with  
adv.
1. With that, this, or it.

2. In addition to that.

3. Archaic Immediately thereafter.

Adv. 1.
.

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this announcement. Such statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and, by their nature, are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. The information and opinions expressed in this announcement are subject to change without notice and none of the Company, ABN AMRO Rothschild or Kempen & Co N.V. assumes any responsibility or obligation to update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements contained herein, regardless of whether those statements are affected by the results of new information, future events or otherwise.

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. No public offering of Shares or other securities of the Company is being made in the United States.

This announcement is directed at and distributed only to (i) persons outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) persons having professional experience in matters relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 investments who fall within the definition of "investment professionals" in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or (iii) high net worth companies, unincorporated Adj. 1. unincorporated - not organized and maintained as a legal corporation
unorganised, unorganized - not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government"
 associations and partnerships and trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to and will be engaged in only with such persons. This announcement is confidential and is provided to recipients on a personal basis and must not be transferred or assigned or otherwise acted on or relied upon by persons within the United Kingdom who receive this announcement (other than persons falling within (ii) and (iii) above).
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