TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 8, 2016) – Prospect Park Capital Corp. (“Prospect Park“) (TSX VENTURE:PPK), a public healthcare focused investment corporation, announces that one of its investees, IOI, LLC (“IOI“), has been advised by Serenity Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Serenity“) that after the requisite 60 days for examination, the US Food & Drug Administration (“FDA“) has accepted Serenity’s new drug application (NDA) submitted on February 4, 2016. As a consequence of the acceptance of the NDA application, Allergan, PPL, per contractual obligation, provided Serenity with a US$22 million milestone payment. Prospect Park is entitled to a milestone payment equal to US$48,000 (32% of its initial investment in IOI) should the Serenity nocturia drug successfully receive approval by the FDA.
Additional information about Prospect Park, Serenity and its investment in IOI is available in Prospect Park’s management information circular filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) on August 29, 2014.
In addition, all matters set out in the management information circular dated May 3, 2016 (the “Circular“) for the 2016 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 6, 2016 (the “Meeting“), including the SOK Amending Agreement (as such term is defined in the Circular) (previously disclosed on May 4, 2016), were approved by shareholders. Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Circular, which can be found on Prospect Park’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
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Dr. Samuel Herschkowitz
Chief Executive Officer
(416) 865-7209
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