Knight Lends a Second Hand to Bloom Burton Debt Fund

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2016) - Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:GUD) ("Knight"), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has invested $1 million in the Bloom Burton Healthcare Lending Trust II (the "Trust") managed by Stratigis Capital Advisors Inc. as part of a minimum $5 million private placement. The Trust will use the proceeds to invest in debt and debt-like securities of emerging commercial-stage public and private Canadian healthcare companies that have been overlooked by traditional lenders. In July 2015, Knight invested $500,000 in the Trust's predecessor, the Bloom Burton Healthcare Lending Trust, which has performed well to date.

"Knight is pleased to lend a hand in support to Bloom Burton, who is, next to Knight, widely regarded as Canada's leading source of deal-flow in the healthcare sector," said Jonathan Ross Goodman, President and CEO of Knight. "We expect that this new investment will provide a GUD return and lead to additional secured lending opportunities with product rights for Knight."

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Knight Therapeutics Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian and select international markets. Knight Therapeutics Inc.'s shares trade on TSX under the symbol GUD. For more information about Knight Therapeutics Inc., please visit the company's web site at www.gud-knight.com or www.sedar.com.

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