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Celsion Announces 1-for-15 Reverse Stock Split; Stockholder-Approved Split Designed to Improve Capital Structure; Split-Adjusted Trading to Begin on February 28, 2006.


COLUMBIA, Md. -- Celsion Corporation (AMEX AMEX

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) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a one-for-fifteen reverse split of its common stock, which was approved by Celsion stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 19, 2005. This reverse stock split is being executed as part of Celsion's strategy to become a fully integrated drug development company. The reverse stock split will be effective on February 28, 2006, when Celsion's common stock will begin trading at the split-adjusted level.

Dr. Lawrence Olanoff, Celsion's Chief Executive Officer said, "This action marks the completion of another milestone in Celsion's planned transformation from a medical device company into a fully integrated drug development company. We have demonstrated our ability to initiate and execute a development program for our heat activated liposomal doxorubicin doxorubicin /doxo·ru·bi·cin/ (dok?so-roo´bi-sin) an antineoplastic antibiotic, produced by Streptomyces peucetius, which binds to DNA and inhibits nucleic acid synthesis; used as the hydrochloride salt and as a liposome-encased  drug, ThermoDox(TM), including starting human clinical studies in two cancer indications and the recruitment of an experienced drug development management team. However, we believe that these achievements as well as the successful commercialization of our Prolieve Thermodilatation(R) system and the funding of the ThermoDox development program are not reflected in our current valuation. Our current capital structure, as a result of multiple past equity raises, has become an effective barrier to new investors. We are confident that this reorganization of our capital structure will provide increased interest for institutional and new investors, improve stock liquidity, reduce administrative costs, and ultimately benefit our current stockholders."

The number of shares of Celsion common stock issued and outstanding will be reduced from approximately 161,900,000 shares as of February 27, 2006, to approximately 10,727,000 shares post-split. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the Employee Stock Plan will also be reduced proportionately. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Shareholders who would be entitled to fractional shares will receive cash payments in lieu of receiving fractional shares. Celsion's transfer agent will contact stockholders of record after February 28 to arrange for the exchange of stock certificates; however, one may sell shares without having exchanged the pre-split certificate.

ABOUT CELSION: Celsion Corporation, based in Columbia, Maryland, is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of heat activated treatment systems for cancer.

Celsion has research, license or commercialization agreements with leading institutions such as the National Institute of Health, Duke University Medical Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , Harbor UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , Montefiore Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, is the university hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital, named after Moses Montefiore, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State [1].  and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital. The main campus is located at 1275 York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, with other locations in New  in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
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, Roswell Park Cancer Institute The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park, it was the first dedicated medical facility for cancer treatment and research in the United States.  in Buffalo, New York, and Duke University. For more information on Celsion, visit our website: www.celsion.com.

Celsion wishes to inform readers that forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials by others; possible acquisitions of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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