Receipt of R&D tax rebate and repayment of Metamor loan
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ASX / MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
R&D TAX REBATE of $2.4M BOOSTS CASH RESERVES
SETTLEMENT OF LOAN WITH METAMOR CAPITAL PARTNERS
Brisbane, Australia, and Delaware, United States, 9 October 2015: Australian drug development
company Invion Limited (ASX:IVX) is pleased to advise that its R&D tax incentive cash rebate of
approximately $2.4 million has been received. The claimed tax credit resulted in a cash refund of
up to 45 cents of each dollar of eligible R&D spend for local and overseas R&D activities carried out in
the financial year ending 30 June 2015.
In March 2015, Invion entered into an agreement with Metamor Capital Partners to access capital
ahead of the receipt of its R&D tax incentive rebate. This funding facility provided Invion with a
valuable capital management tool as it progressed R&D activities in Q2 and Q3 2015. The non-dilutive
(non-equity related) secured facility had a limit of $1.56M and was drawn to $1.04M at the time of
repayment. The facility has now been repaid in full from the proceeds of the 2015 R&D tax incentive
rebate and remains available for redraw to fund future R&D expenditure of the Company. The
Company remains very grateful for the contribution of Metamor Capital Partners.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Managing
P: + 61 7 3295 0500 E: greg.collier@inviongroup.com
Director
and
CEO,
Dr
Greg
Collier
About Invion Limited
Invion is a life sciences company focussed on the development of treatments for major opportunities in
respiratory and autoimmune disease. The Group has three drug assets in development across four
development programs. INV102 (nadolol) is a beta adrenergic biased ligand targeted to reverse
mucous metaplasia in the airway epithelium treat chronic inflammatory airway diseases. A large phase
II study in smoking cessation reported successful data in Q4 2015 and feasibility for an inhaled version of
the drug is well-progressed with 3M Drug Delivery Systems. A phase II asthma study funded by the US
NIH is ongoing. INV104 (zafirlukast) is a leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) that reduces
inflammation, constriction of the airways, and the build-up of mucus in the lungs. An approved oral
therapy, Invion is developing an inhaled version of the drug. INV103 (ala-Cpn10) is a modified, naturally
occurring human protein which has been proposed as a founding member of the Resolution
Associated Molecular Pattern (RAMPs) family hypothesised to maintain and restore immune
homeostasis. Invion is an ASX listed company (ASX:IVX), with its clinical headquarters in Delaware, USA.
Invion Limited ABN 76 094 730 417
GPO Box 1557, Brisbane, QLD 4073 P +61 7 3295 0500 F +61 7 3295 0599 www.inviongroup.com
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