Medicure Announces Proposed Fifteen to One Share Consolidation

September 21, 2012

WINNIPEG, Sept. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - Medicure Inc. ("Medicure" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MPH)(PINKSHEETS:MCUJ), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its Board of Directors have approved a consolidation of the Company's common shares ("Common Shares") on the basis of fifteen pre-consolidation Common Shares for each one post-consolidation Common Share, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

A special resolution was passed at the Company's Annual and Special Meeting held on November 22, 2011, to give the Board of Directors of the Company the discretion to approve a consolidation of the Company's Common Shares on the basis of a range of four pre-consolidation Common Shares for each one post-consolidation Common Share to fifteen pre-consolidation Common Shares for each one post-consolidation Common Share. As at September 21, 2012, the Company had 182,947,595 Common Shares issued and outstanding. Following the consolidation, it is expected that the Company will have approximately 12,196,506 Common Shares issued and outstanding. The numbers of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Company's Stock Option Plan and the number of Common Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of warrants will be reduced proportionately. No fractional shares will be issued, but instead will be rounded to the nearest whole common share. Once TSX Venture Exchange approval is obtained, the Company will issue a further news release and shareholders will receive a letter of transmittal from Computershare, the Company's exchange agent. The Company's name and trading symbol will not change as a result of the consolidation.

Further details with respect to the consolidation are contained in the Company's Management Proxy Circular dated October 14, 2011, a copy of which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Medicure Inc.

Medicure is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel small molecule therapeutics. The primary focus of the Company and its subsidiaries is the marketing and distribution of AGGRASTAT^® (tirofiban HCl) for acute coronary syndromes in the United States, where it is sold through the Company's US subsidiary, Medicure Pharma, Inc. For more information on Medicure please visit www.medicure.com.

Forward Looking Information

Statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "may", "plans", "will", "estimates", "continues", "anticipates", "intends", "expects" and similar expressions, may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws (such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are hereinafter collectively referred to as "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements are based on the current assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management of the Company made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors which the Company believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances. Inherent in forward-looking statements are known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond the Company's ability to predict or control that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and as such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Such risk factors include, among others, the Company's future product revenues, stage of development, additional capital requirements, risks associated with the completion and timing of clinical trials and obtaining regulatory approval to market the Company's products, the ability to protect its intellectual property, dependence upon collaborative partners, changes in government regulation or regulatory approval processes, and rapid technological change in the industry. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions about: general business and economic conditions; the impact of changes in Canadian-US dollar and other foreign exchange rates on the Company's revenues, costs and results; the timing of the receipt of regulatory and governmental approvals for the Company's research and development projects; the availability of financing for the Company's commercial operations and/or research and development projects, or the availability of financing on reasonable terms; results of current and future clinical trials; the uncertainties associated with the acceptance and demand for new products and market competition. The foregoing list of important factors and assumptions is not exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements or the foregoing list of factors, other than as may be required by applicable legislation. Additional discussion regarding the risks and uncertainties relating to the Company and its business can be found in the Company's other filings with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities or the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and in the "Risk Factors" section of its Form 20F for the year ended May 31, 2012.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

 

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