SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:URGP - News), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for urological disorders and pain, announced today that the Company has initiated the restructuring of its debts.
"As we continue to pursue strategic alternatives, we are pleased that the majority of our unsecured note holders have converted $537,000 of their notes and $109,587 of accrued interest into common stock of the Company," said Urigen’s CFO Martin E. Shmagin. “We are also pleased that our lead institutional investor, Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences LLC, has agreed to a six month extension on the maturity of our secured debt.”
About Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for urological disorders. Urigen's two lead programs target significant unmet medical needs and major market opportunities in urology. Urigen's URG101, a proprietary combination of approved drugs that is instilled into the bladder, targets painful bladder syndrome, which affects approximately 10.5 million men and women in North America. Urigen's URG301, a proprietary dosage form of an approved drug that is locally delivered to control urinary urgency, targets acute urgency in females diagnosed with an overactive bladder, another major unmet need that is insufficiently managed by presently available overactive bladder drugs. For further information, please visit Urigen's website at http://www.urigen.com.
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Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Martin E. Shmagin, 415-781-0350
Chief Financial Officer
http://www.urigen.com
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