EpiCept Establishes At-the-Market Public Stock Offering Program

EpiCept Establishes At-the-Market Public Stock Offering Program

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News: 

EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and Nasdaq OMX Stockholm: EPCT) announced today that
it has established an at-the-market program through which it may sell, from time
to time and at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock having an
aggregate offering price of up to $15 million. Maxim Group LLC is acting as
sales agent on the program. 

Sales of EpiCept shares under the program, if any, may be made by means of
ordinary brokers' transactions on The Nasdaq Capital Market or, to the extent
allowable by law, the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange, at market prices.
Additionally, under the terms of the sales agreement, the Company may also sell
shares of its common stock through the sales agent, on the Nasdaq Capital Market
or, to the extent allowable by law, the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange, or
otherwise, at negotiated prices or at prices related to the prevailing market
price. As sales agent, Maxim will not engage in any transactions that stabilize
the Company's common stock. 

The Company intends to use any net proceeds it may receive from the offering to
meet working capital needs and repay indebtedness, as well as for general
corporate purposes. 

The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) and a
prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to
enable the offering of common stock described in this communication. Current and
potential investors should read the prospectus in that registration statement,
the prospectus supplement relating to the at-the-market offering and other
documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about
it and the at-the-market offering program. These documents may be obtained for
free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the
Company or the sales agent will send the prospectus supplement (including the
prospectus) upon request. Such requests may be made by contacting Maxim Group
LLC, 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174, or by calling 800-724-0761. 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy the Company's common stock nor shall there be any sale of such
common stock in any state or jurisdiction of the United States or any country in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. 

About EpiCept Corporation 

EpiCept is focused on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical
products for the treatment of cancer and pain. The Company's lead product is
Ceplene®, which has been granted full marketing authorization by the European
Commission for remission maintenance and prevention of relapse in adult patients
with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in first remission. The Company has two
oncology drug candidates currently in clinical development that were discovered
using in-house technology and have been shown to act as vascular disruption
agents in a variety of solid tumors. The Company's pain portfolio includes
EpiCept™ NP-1, a prescription topical analgesic cream in late-stage clinical
development designed to provide effective long-term relief of pain associated
with peripheral neuropathies. 

Forward-Looking Statements 

This news release and any oral statements made with respect to the information
contained in this news release contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include statements which express plans, anticipation,
intent, contingency, goals, targets, future development and are otherwise not
statements of historical fact. These statements are based on our current
expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results or developments to be materially different from historical results or
from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Factors that may cause actual results or developments to differ materially
include: the risk that Ceplene® will not receive regulatory approval or
marketing authorization in the United States or Canada, the risk that Ceplene
will not be launched or achieve significant commercial success, the risk that
any required post-approval clinical study for Ceplene will not be successful,
the risk that we will not be able to maintain our final regulatory approval or
marketing authorization for Ceplene, the risks associated with the adequacy of
our existing cash resources and our ability to continue as a going concern, the
risks associated with our ability to continue to meet our obligations under our
existing debt agreements, the risk that Azixa™ will not receive regulatory
approval or achieve significant commercial success, the risk that we will not
receive any significant payments under our agreement with Myriad, the risk that
the development of our other apoptosis product candidates will not be
successful, the risk that we will not be able to find a buyer for our ASAP
technology, the risk that clinical trials for EpiCeptTM NP-1 or crinobulin will
not be successful, the risk that EpiCept NP-1 or crinobulin will not receive
regulatory approval or achieve significant commercial success, the risk that we
will not be able to find a partner to help conduct the Phase III trials for
EpiCept NP-1 on attractive terms, a timely basis or at all, the risk that our
other product candidates that appeared promising in early research and clinical
trials do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in larger-scale or later stage
clinical trials, the risk that we will not obtain approval to market any of our
product candidates, the risks associated with dependence upon key personnel, the
risks associated with reliance on collaborative partners and others for further
clinical trials, development, manufacturing and commercialization of our product
candidates; the cost, delays and uncertainties associated with our scientific
research, product development, clinical trials and regulatory approval process;
our history of operating losses since our inception; the highly competitive
nature of our business; risks associated with litigation; and risks associated
with our ability to protect our intellectual property. These factors and other
material risks are more fully discussed in our periodic reports, including our
reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K and other filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. You are urged to carefully review and consider the
disclosures found in our filings which are available at www.sec.gov or at
www.epicept.com. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, any of which could turn out to be wrong due to
inaccurate assumptions, unknown risks or uncertainties or other risk factors. 

EPCT-GEN 

*Azixa is a registered trademark of Myriad Genetics, Inc.

EpiCept Corporation:
Robert W. Cook, 914-606-3500
mail@epicept.com
or
Media:
Feinstein Kean Healthcare
Greg Kelley, 617-577-8110
gregory.kelley@fkhealth.com
or
Investors:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
Kim Sutton Golodetz, 212-838-3777
kgolodetz@lhai.com
or
Bruce Voss, 310-691-7100
bvoss@lhai.com