VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE:AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW0) (OTCQB:AGNPF) (the "Company" or "Algernon") a Canadian clinical stage pharmaceutical development company announces the close of its non-brokered private placement, previously announced on July 11, 2024 and updated on July 31, 2024, for gross proceeds of $408,000 (the "Offering") of units (the "Units") at an issue price of $0.12 per Unit. Certain insiders of the Company participated in the Offering in the amount of $77,760. The participation by insiders in the Offering constitutes a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company is relying on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the Common Shares purchased by insiders, nor the consideration for the Units paid by such insiders, exceeded 25% of the Company's market capitalization. The Company did not file a material change report in respect of the related party transaction at least 21 days before the closing of the Offering, which the Company deems reasonable in the circumstances as the details of the participation by insiders of the Company were not settled until shortly prior to closing the Offering and the Company wished to complete the Offering in an expeditious ...