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YORK--Medis Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:MDTL) announced today that it
has obtained a committed equity line of credit facility under which it
may sell up to $60 million of its registered common stock to Azimuth Opportunity,
Ltd. over an 18-month period. Medis is not obligated to utilize any of
the $60 million facility and remains free to enter other financing transactions.
Medis did not pay a commitment fee, or issue any warrants, to secure this
facility.
Medis will determine, at its
sole discretion, the timing, dollar amount and floor price per share of
each draw under this facility, subject to certain conditions. The number
and price of shares sold in each draw are determined by a contractual formula
designed to approximate fair market value, less a discount. Any shares
sold under this facility will be sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement
and the base prospectus which forms a part of a shelf registration statement
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24,
2008.
This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor
shall 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 any state.
Medis Technologies' primary focus
is on its fuel cell technology. Its business strategy is to sell its products
to end users through branded OEM partnerships, retail outlets, service
providers and to the military and other markets. Medis' indirect majority-owned
subsidiary, Cell Kinetics Ltd., is engaged in the development and commercialization
of the CKChip, a unique cell carrier platform intended for simultaneous
fluoroscopic monitoring and analysis of thousands of individual living
cells over time.
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