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CNS
Response Closes Initial $2 million Financing; Tommy Thompson
and
John Pappajohn Join Board of Directors
Costa Mesa, CA – August 27,
2009 – CNS Response,
Inc. (OTCBB: CNSO) (the “Company”) today announced that it has completed
a closing of its private placement, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company
of approximately $2,000,000. The Company sold approximately 38 Units
to six investors at a price of $54,000 per Unit, with each Unit consisting of
180,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and a five-year, non-callable
warrant to purchase 90,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise
price of $0.30 per share. The
shares of common stock and warrants are immediately separable and will be issued
separately.
Additionally,
under the terms contained in the Company’s three existing bridge note facilities
aggregating $1,700,000, the bridge notes and accrued interest have been
automatically converted into approximately 6,050,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock.
Proceeds
from the transaction will be used for general corporate purposes, including
clinical trial expenses, research and development expenses, and general and
administrative expenses.
The
Company also announced that Tommy Thompson and John Pappajohn have been
appointed to the Board of Directors (“Board”). Mr. Thompson, the
former Health and Human Services Secretary and four-term Governor of Wisconsin
is a partner at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &
Feld. He serves on the board of directors of two publicly-held
companies, CR Bard and Centene Corporation, and is the Chairman of AGA Medical
Corporation, a privately-held company. Mr. Thompson served as HHS
Secretary from 2001 to 2005 and is one of the nation's leading advocates for the
health and welfare of all Americans.
Mr.
Pappajohn has, since 1969, been the President and owner of Pappajohn Capital
Resources, a venture capital firm, and President and owner of Equity Dynamics,
Inc., a financial consulting firm, both located in Des Moines,
Iowa. He serves on the board of directors of a number of public
companies, including American CareSource, PharmAthene, Spectrascience,
CareGuide, Inc., (formerly Patient Infosystems, Inc.), and ConMed
Healthcare Management.
“This
private placement and the addition of Tommy Thompson and John Pappajohn to our
Board represents a significant step forward for CNS Response,” said George
Carpenter, CNS Response CEO. “With the health care challenges being
faced by patients and payers alike, we think the time has come for objective,
personalized medicine in psychiatry. We intend to use these
proceeds to expand our research and our commercial capability, with the ultimate
goal of making referenced-EEG® the standard of care in treatment-resistant
mental disorders.”
This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or
jurisdiction.
Additional
Information and Where to Find It
This
release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the matters to
be considered at the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the
purported special meeting called by Leonard Brandt or any consent solicitation
undertaken by Brandt. The Company intends to file a proxy statement with the
Securities and
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Response Closes Initial $2 million Financing; Tommy Thompson and John Pappajohn
Join Board of Directors
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Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) in connection with its Annual Meeting. CNS SECURITYHOLDERS
ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR
THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Securityholders will be able to receive the proxy
statement and other relevant documents free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov or from the Company at 2755 Bristol Street, Suite 285, Costa Mesa,
CA 92626.
Participants
in Solicitation
CNS and
its directors (other than Leonard J. Brandt) and executive officer (George
Carpenter, who also serves as a director) may be deemed to be ‘participants’ in
the solicitation of proxies or consents in respect of the matters to be
considered at the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the purported
special meeting called by Leonard Brandt, or any consent solicitation undertaken
by Brandt. Securityholders may obtain information regarding the names,
affiliations and interests of such individuals in CNS’s Form 10-K and Form
10-K/A filings with the SEC on January 13, 2009 and January 28, 2009,
respectively. To the extent holdings of CNS securities of the
participants have changed since the amounts reflected in those filings, such
changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on
Form 4 or Form 5 filed by those persons with the SEC. Additional
information regarding the interests of these persons in these matters will be
included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement.
About
CNS Response
Today,
most physicians are able to base treatment on objective test data, such as EKGs,
MRIs, blood tests, etc. Broadly speaking, such advances have not yet
come to those physicians practicing psychiatry.
CNS
Response has developed a patented data-analysis capability that, with the help
of a simple, non-invasive EEG, will analyze a patient’s brain waves and compare
the results to an extensive patient outcomes database. The process produces a
rEEG® report providing a psychiatrist with guidance to personalize medication
regimens for a patient, based on the patient’s own brain physiology. To
read more about the benefits this patented technology provides physicians,
patients and insurers, please visit the CNS Response website, www.cnsresponse.com.
Safe
Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
Except
for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed are
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements
involve risks and uncertainties as set forth in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties could cause
actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made
herein.
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