Diamyd strengthens financial position and executes a fully subscribed direct placement


Diamyd strengthens financial position and executes a fully subscribed direct
placement

Diamyd MedicalAB (publ)(ticker DIAM B) has decided on and successfully executed
a direct placement of in total 991,000 B shares. The shares have been placed
with a limited group of professional investors at a price of 73 SEK per share.
The issue raises gross proceeds of 72.3 MSEK($12.3million) in total for the
Company, before issue costs.. For each issued and paid new share an equal number
of warrants is received free of charge, which gives its holder the right to
purchase additional B shares at a price of 100 SEK during April 2009. At full
use of the issued warrants an additional 99.1 MSEK($16.8 million) in gross
proceeds, will be available to the company.

After the executed new issue the share capital will increase with 991,000 SEK to
10,901,570 SEK, corresponding to 561,671 A shares and 10,339,899  B shares.
After the issue the new shares represent 9.1 % of the capital and 6.2% of the
votes. With a full subscription of the warrants the share capital will increase
with another 991,000 SEK and the number of shares will increase with another
991,000 B-shares. The Board of Diamyd decided on the new issue in line with the
authorization given on the General Shareholder's meeting on December 11, 2007,
and on the Extra Shareholder's meeting on March 10, 2008.

”This issue takes us a further step towards the commercialization of our
therapeutic diabetes vaccine Diamyd®”, says Elisabeth Lindner, President and CEO
of Diamyd Medical. “At the same time as resources are secured for financing of
the clinical Phase III studies, which are needed for market approval, we will
continue our partnership discussions for our Diamyd® and NTDDS platforms, from a
strong bargaining position. I am warmly welcoming our new shareholders.” 

Stockholm Corporate Finance has been financial advisor to Diamyd regarding the
issue.
www.stockholmcorp.se

For more information, please contact:
Elisabeth Lindner, President and CEO Diamyd Medical AB (publ.),
elisabeth.lindner@diamyd.com
Phone: +46-8-661 0026

For pictures and press material, please contact:
Sonja Catani, Chief Communications Officer Diamyd Medical AB (publ.),
sonja.catani@diamyd.com
Phone: +46-8-661 00 26

This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the
Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.

Diamyd Medical is a Swedish biopharmaceutical company focusing on development of
 pharmaceuticals for treatment of autoimmune diabetes and its complications. The
company's most advanced project is the GAD-based drug Diamyd® against type 1-
diabetes for which Phase III trials have been initiated in both US and Europe.
Furthermore the company has initiated clinical studies within chronic pain,
using its Nerve Targeting Drug Delivery System (NTDDS). The company has also
out-licensed the use of GAD for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Diamyd Medical has offices in Sweden and in US. The share is quoted on the OMX
Stockholm Nordic Exchange (ticker: DIAM B) and on OTCQXt in the United States
(ticker: DMYDY) administered by the Pink Sheets and the Bank of New York (PAL).
Further information is available on the company's web site: www.diamyd.com

Stockholm Corporate Finance AB is a securities company surveyed under the
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and offers services in qualified
business advising and capital raising predominantly to small and middle size
public companies and their owners. More information can be found on the
Company´s website:www.stockholmcorp.se.

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