DelMar Pharmaceuticals Completes $2.6 Million Registered Direct Offering

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQX: DMPI) ("DelMar" and the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing proven cancer therapies in new orphan drug indications, today announced the closing of a registered direct placement (Placement) with $2.6 million received from the offering.

The Company sold to institutional and accredited investors an aggregate of 4.3 million shares of common stock and 4.3 million common stock purchase warrants at a price of $0.60 per share.  Each common stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional share of the Company's common stock at a price of $0.75 per share for a period of five years.

"The successful closing of this financing provides us with funding to support our current operations for the next year and enables us to focus on rapidly advancing our lead product candidate VAL-083 into a registration-directed Phase II/III clinical trial for the treatment of refractory glioblastoma," said Jeffrey Bacha, DelMar's President & CEO.

"It is important to note that in addition to the new investors that participated in this round, we continue to receive strong support from our existing shareholders as evidenced by notable participation in this Placement. With this round of financing behind us, we remain focused on our development and commercialization strategy for VAL-083 with the goal of creating significant shareholder value," added Mr. Bacha.

The securities described above have been offered pursuant to a registration statement (File No. 333-203357), which was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 15, 2015.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, 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 such state or jurisdiction. Copies of the prospectus related to this offering may be obtained by clicking on the following link: http://ir.delmarpharma.com/all-sec-filings#document-14191-0001013762-15-000727.

About DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded to develop and commercialize proven cancer therapies in new orphan drug indications where patients are failing or have become intolerable to modern targeted or biologic treatments. The Company's lead drug in development, VAL-083, is currently undergoing clinical trials in the U.S. as a potential treatment for refractory glioblastoma multiforme. VAL-083 has been extensively studied by U.S. National Cancer Institute, and is currently approved for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and lung cancer in China. Published pre-clinical and clinical data suggest that VAL-083 may be active against a range of tumor types via a novel mechanism of action that could provide improved treatment options for patients.

For further information, please visit http://delmarpharma.com/; or contact DelMar Pharmaceuticals Investor Relations: ir@delmarpharma.com / (604) 629-5989. Follow us on Twitter @DelMarPharma or Facebook.com/delmarpharma. Investor Relations Counsel:  Amato & Partners LLC.

Safe Harbor Statement
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's ability to develop, market and sell products based on its technology; the expected benefits and efficacy of the Company's products and technology; the availability of substantial additional funding for the Company to continue its operations and to conduct research and development, clinical studies and future product commercialization; and, the Company's business, research, product development, regulatory approval, marketing and distribution plans and strategies. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in our filings with the SEC, including, our current reports on Form 8-K.

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