Article: United States : $15,975,000 Investment by Philip Morris International in Medicago.

Byline: pinto03

Medicago Inc. today announced that it has signed on September 19, 2008 a non-binding letter of intent with Philip Morris International ("PMI") for a private placement of 45,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.355 per Unit for proceeds of $15,975,000. The proceeds of the private placement will be used to further fund the development of Medicago's pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccines.

"We are very pleased to expand our relationship with PMI which was previously identified as the Fortune 100 company in our press releases of April 7, 2008, February 7, 2008 and December 19, 2007. The investment demonstrates their commitment and ...

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