IRVINE, Calif., June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cryoport, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CYRX, CYRXW) (the "Company"), the world's leading cryogenic logistics company, announced that it has received gross
proceeds of $1,304,748 in subscriptions for 841,773 shares of common stock from its previously
announced rights offering, which expired on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 5:00
p.m. ET.
"We appreciate the confidence our shareholders and warrant holders have shown in Cryoport's growth strategy through their
participation in this rights offering. This capital will be used to invest in growth initiatives for our innovative temperature
controlled logistics solutions used to support ground breaking advancements in biopharma, especially in cancer immunotherapies
and regenerative medicines, as well as reproductive medicine and animal health," Jerrell Shelton,
CEO of Cryoport.
Under the terms of the offering, rights holders had the ability to oversubscribe, which entitled each rights holder that
exercises their basic subscription privilege in full the right to purchase additional shares of common stock that remain
unsubscribed at the expiration of the rights offering. These additional rights shares would have been allocated to holders
that submitted oversubscription requests on a pro-rata basis. In each case, the allocated amount would not have exceeded the
maximum number of additional new shares requested.
The shares of the Company's common stock subscribed for in the rights offering will be issued to the participating
shareholders and warrant holders as promptly as practicable.
About Cryoport, Inc.
Cryoport is the premier provider of cryogenic logistics solutions to the life sciences industry through its
purpose-built proprietary packaging, information technology and specialized cold chain logistics expertise. The Company provides
leading edge logistics solutions for biologic materials, such as immunotherapies, stem cells, CAR T-cells and reproductive cells
for clients worldwide. Leading global companies, such as FedEx, UPS and DHL have each separately selected Cryoport as the
preferred cryogenic logistics provider for time- and temperature-sensitive biological material. Cryoport
actively supports points-of-care, CRO's, central laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, contract manufacturers and
university researchers. For more information, visit www.cryoport.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this news release which are not purely historical, including statements regarding Cryoport, Inc.'s
intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. It is important to note that the company's
actual results could differ materially from those in any such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with the effect of changing economic
conditions, trends in the products markets, variations in the company's cash flow, market acceptance risks, and technical
development risks. The company's business could be affected by a number of other factors, including the risk factors listed from
time to time in the company's SEC reports including, but not limited to, the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2015. The company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release. Cryoport, Inc. disclaims any obligation, and does not undertake to update or revise
any forward-looking statements in this press release.
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