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IntelGenx Announces Pricing of $12 Million Equity Offering

SAINT LAURENT, Quebec, Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IntelGenx Technologies Corp. (TSX-V:IGX) (OTCQX:IGXT) (the “Company” or “IntelGenx”) announced today the pricing of an agency offering (the “Offering”) of 17,144,314 units (the “Units”) for gross proceeds of approximately US$12,000,000 million at a price of US$0.70 per Unit (the “Offering Price”). Each Unit will consist of one share of common stock of the Company (an “Offered Share”) and one half of one warrant (a “Warrant”) each whole Warrant to purchase one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of US$1.00 per share (a “Warrant Share”). The Warrants will be exercisable immediately and will expire on the third anniversary of the date of their issuance.

The Offering is made on a best efforts basis in the United States and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Québec. H.C. Wainwright & Co. (“Wainwright”) is acting as the exclusive agent for the Units offered in the United States. Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. (“Echelon”) is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the Units offered in Canada.

The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about October 22, 2018.

The Company has granted Echelon an over-allotment option exercisable, in whole or in part, at the sole discretion of Echelon, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. (Montreal time) on the date that is the 30th day after the closing of the Offering, to purchase shares of common stock of the Company and/or Warrants in an amount representing up to an additional 15% of the number of Units sold pursuant to the Offering, at the Offering Price to cover over-allocations, if any, and for market stabilization purposes.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for its 2a Montelukast study, Tadalafil 505(b)(2) submission to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and working capital.

The Company has applied to the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) for approval of the listing of the Offered Shares and the Warrant Shares. The approval is subject to fulfillment by the Company of customary conditions of TSXV. There is no established trading market for the Warrants and IntelGenx does not expect a market to develop. IntelGenx does not intend to list the Warrants on any national securities exchange or any other nationally recognized trading system

The Company intends to file a final prospectus supplement (the “U.S. Supplement”) to the U.S. registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-227498) which was declared effective on October 15, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”) and a final Canadian MJDS prospectus supplement (the “Canadian Supplement”) to the Canadian MJDS short-form base shelf prospectus dated October 15, 2018 (the “MJDS Prospectus”) with respect to the Offering today.

Before investing, you should read the Canadian Supplement, the U.S. Supplement, the MJDS Prospectus and the Registration Statement as well as other documents the Company has filed or will file later today with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Canadian securities regulators for more complete information about the Company and this offering. Copies of the Canadian Supplement and the MJDS Prospectus are available under the Corporation’s profile at www.sedar.com and copies of the U.S. Supplement and the Registration Statement can be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Copies of the U.S. Supplement, when filed, and the Registration Statement may also be obtained from H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by calling (646) 975-6996 or by emailing placements@hcwco.com, and copies of the Canadian Supplement and the MJDS Prospectus may also be obtained from Echelon Wealth Partners Inc., 1 Adelaide Street East, Suite 2100, Toronto, ON M5C 2V9, by calling (416) 479-7370 or emailing ecm@echelonpartners.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, Units, Warrants or shares of common stock of the Company in any state or province in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state, province, or other jurisdiction.   

About IntelGenx

Established in 2003, IntelGenx is a leading oral drug delivery company primarily focused on the development and manufacturing of innovative pharmaceutical oral films based on its proprietary VersaFilm™ technology platform.

IntelGenx' highly skilled team provides comprehensive pharmaceuticals services to pharmaceutical partners, including R&D, analytical method development, clinical monitoring, IP and regulatory services. IntelGenx' state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, established for the VersaFilm™ technology platform, supports lab-scale to pilot and commercial-scale production, offering full service capabilities to its clients. More information about the Company can be found at www.intelgenx.com.

Forward-Looking Information and Statements

This document may contain forward-looking information or forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian securities laws. These statements are statements that are not purely historical. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. These statements are statements that are not purely historical and include, but are not limited to, statements about the completion of the Offering, the use of the Offering proceeds, IntelGenx's plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, intentions or other characterizations of future events or circumstances and are generally identified by the words “may”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “could”, “would”, and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the terms of the Offering, the use of proceeds, the listing of the Offered Shares and Warrant Shares on the TSXV, the declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and the timing for and the closing of the Offering. All forward looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Because these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, IntelGenx's actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, failure to raise the minimum gross proceeds, those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Registration Statement and IntelGenx's annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov, and also filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and www.sedar.com. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which Forward-Looking Information is based are reasonable, readers of this press release are cautioned not to rely unduly on this Forward-Looking Information since no assurance can be given that they will prove to be correct. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any Forward-Looking Information, whether as a result of events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release, unless so required by legislation.

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.

No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this press release. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation of sale would be unlawful.

For more information, please contact:

Stephen Kilmer
Investor Relations
(514) 331-7440 ext 232
stephen@intelgenx.com

OR

Andre Godin, CPA, CA
Executive Vice-President and CFO
IntelGenx Technologies Corp.
(514) 331-7440 ext 203
andre@intelgenx.com

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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