Egalet Reduces Debt Obligation, Extends Maturity and Lowers Annual Interest Payments through Refinancing of Existing Convertible Notes

WAYNE, Pa., Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Egalet Corporation (Nasdaq: EGLT) (Egalet), a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative treatments for pain and other conditions, today announced it has entered into exchange agreements with certain holders of Egalet's outstanding 5.50% senior convertible notes ("Existing Notes") due April 1, 2020. The total principal amount outstanding of the Existing Notes will be reduced, and the maturity date of new notes is December 2024—a five-year extension from the original date. The exchange is expected to close on Friday, December 22, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

"Through the exchange, we will reduce our debt obligations, extend our maturity date and decrease our annual interest expense, which we believe will improve our capital structure," said Stan Musial, chief financial officer of Egalet. "With three revenue generating products, cash that is expected to be sufficient to support our business into 2020 and with our convertible debt restructured, we believe we are well positioned to move our business forward."

The total face value of the company's convertible debt will be reduced from $61.0 million to $48.5 million through the exchange, which will include the issuance of $23.9 million of principal amount of new 6.5% convertible notes due December 31, 2024 and a warrant exercisable for 3.5 million shares of common stock in exchange for $36.4 million principal amount of the Existing Notes. In addition, Egalet's cash interest payments will be reduced by approximately $450,000 per year.

JMP Securities acted as financial advisor in connection with the exchange.

For additional information about this financing, please refer to the company's current report on form 8-k filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Egalet
Egalet, a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company, is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative treatments for pain and other conditions. Egalet has three approved products: ARYMO^® ER (morphine sulfate) extended-release tablets for oral use —CII, developed using Egalet's proprietary Guardian™ Technology, OXAYDO^® (oxycodone HCI, USP) tablets for oral use only —CII and SPRIX^® (ketorolac tromethamine) Nasal Spray. Using Guardian Technology, Egalet is developing a pipeline of clinical-stage, product candidates for which we are seeking partners including Egalet-002, an abuse-deterrent, extended-release, oral oxycodone formulation for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Guardian Technology can be applied broadly across different classes of pharmaceutical products and can be used to develop combination products that include multiple active pharmaceutical ingredients with similar or different release profiles.

For full prescribing information on ARYMO ER, including the boxed warning and medication guide, please visit arymoer.com. For full prescribing information on SPRIX, including the boxed warning and medication guide, please visit sprix.com. For full prescribing information on OXAYDO, including the boxed warning and medication guide, please visit oxaydo.com.

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