Sunshine Biopharma Announces Share Repurchase Program
January 19 2023 - 7:30AM
Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: “SBFM”), a pharmaceutical company
offering and researching life-saving medicines in a variety of
therapeutic areas including oncology and antivirals today announced
its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program to
acquire up to $2 million of the Company’s common stock.
The Company may purchase common stock on the
open market, through privately negotiated transactions, or
otherwise, in compliance with the rules of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal
requirements. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had
approximately $40.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. The
Company had approximately 22.6 million shares of common stock
issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2022.
Dr. Steve Slilaty, CEO of Sunshine Biopharma
commented: “As we continue to make progress on our oncology and
antiviral drug development pipeline and devote energy towards
growing the sales and profitability of our recently acquired
pharmaceutical company (Nora Pharma Inc.), we believe the current
market environment and the Company’s healthy balance sheet allow us
to capture additional value for our shareholders through this
measured buyback program.”
The timing, number of shares repurchased and
prices paid for the repurchased shares under this program will be
at the discretion of management and will depend on market
conditions as well as regulatory limitations, including blackout
period restrictions. The repurchase program does not obligate the
Company to acquire any particular amount of shares, and the
repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at
the Company’s discretion.
Information regarding share repurchases will be
provided in the Company’s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K as
the Company ordinarily files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or as may be required by applicable securities laws.
About Sunshine Biopharma
Inc.
Sunshine Biopharma recently acquired Nora Pharma
Inc. and as a result the Company now has 36 employees and 50
generic prescription drugs on the market in Canada. In parallel,
Sunshine Biopharma is continuing its drug development R&D
program. In addition to the K1.1 anticancer mRNA project, the
Company is working on the development Adva-27a, a small molecule
having the unique ability to destroy multidrug resistant cancer
cells, including pancreatic cancer cells, small-cell lung cancer
cells, breast cancer cells, and uterine sarcoma cells. Clinical
trials for pancreatic cancer indication are planned to be conducted
at McGill University’s Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Canada.
Sunshine Biopharma is also engaged in the development of a COVID-19
treatment in collaboration with the University of Arizona. The
project, currently in advanced stages of preclinical studies, is
focused on the development of an inhibitor for SARS-CoV-2 PLpro
protease. PLpro is unique to the SARS group of Coronaviruses and is
responsible for suppressing the human immune system making this
group of viruses more deadly. For more information, please visit:
www.sunshinebiopharma.com
Safe Harbor Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts, and
assumptions of Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) that
involve risks as well as uncertainties that could cause actual
outcomes and results to differ materially from those anticipated or
expected. These statements appear in this release and include all
statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding the
intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, including
statements related to the Company’s drug development activities,
financial performance, and future growth. These risks and
uncertainties are further described in filings and reports by the
Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ
materially from those projected in or contemplated by the
forward-looking statements due to a number of factors detailed from
time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Reference is
hereby made to cautionary statements and risk factors set forth in
the Company’s most recent SEC filings.
For Additional Information:
Sunshine Biopharma Contact:Camille Sebaaly,
CFODirect Line:
514-814-0464camille.sebaaly@sunshinebiopharma.com
Sunshine Biopharma Media Contact:Christine
PetragliaTraDigital IRDirect Line:
917-633-8980investors@sunshinebiopharma.com
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