Aytu BioScience Provides Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 Business Update

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aytu BioScience, Inc. (OTCQX: AYTU), a specialty life sciences company focused on global commercialization of novel products in the field of urology, today provided an overview of its business and growth strategy, as well as its financial results, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2017. The Company will host a live conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. ET. Details are provided at the end of this press release.

Corporate Highlights:

• Prescriptions for Natesto® in the third quarter increased 25% over the last quarter
• Continued to demonstrate increasing adoption of MiOXSYS® outside the U.S., recording increases in both instrument placements and revenues
• Presented new clinical data for Natesto demonstrating Natesto's hematologic safety in hypogonadal men and Natesto's clinical efficacy and tolerability in hypogonadal men with seasonal allergies
• Published fourth peer-reviewed MiOXSYS study in the journal Urology demonstrating clinical efficacy as a marker of sperm quality in patients suffering from oligozoospermia
• Acquired New Enterprise Associates-backed Nuelle, Inc., the developer and marketer of Fiera® as a subsidiary, giving the Company another on market, revenue-generating product in a complementary therapeutic area

Financial Highlights:

• Recorded net revenues of nearly $900,000 – in line with expectations
• Reduced cash used in operations by 16% quarter-over-quarter to $2.4 million
• Successfully completed a warrant exchange and received $2.2 million gross from the exercise of warrants
• Divested Primsol® to Allegis Holdings in the amount of $1.75 million to bring in non-dilutive capital and dispense of a non-strategic product

Aytu's Chief Executive Officer, Josh Disbrow, stated, "Aytu continues to execute on its plan to become a leading specialty life sciences company focused on urological and related conditions.  I am proud of the progress that our team continues to make, as demonstrated in our third quarter results. We continue to successfully launch our lead product Natesto in the U.S., and all key indicators remain positive.  It's still early in the Natesto launch, but we are very pleased to have already eclipsed 100 total prescriptions in a week, which is a pace we didn't anticipate until midsummer 2017. The trends are encouraging for our goal to develop Natesto as an important and novel therapeutic option for the 13 million men who are affected by low testosterone."

"We are also continuing to see significant uptake with MiOXSYS outside the U.S. posting increased revenues, with 25 instruments placed this quarter and instrument placements in 20 countries to date and more expansion expected in the near-term. Through our team's work with prominent academic and clinical collaborators worldwide, MiOXSYS is rapidly gaining international acceptance as a novel and important diagnostic tool used as an aid in the overall assessment of male infertility.  Additionally, the acquisition of Nuelle, Inc., a company venture backed by New Enterprise Associates and its Fiera product, represents another exciting growth opportunity for the Company given the significant unmet need and market potential for Fiera in the field of female sexual arousal," he continued.

The Company had $3.5 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as of March 31, 2017, which does not include the cash and receivables received through the May 5, 2017 acquisition of Nuelle, Inc.

Mr. Disbrow concluded, "The third quarter was strong both operationally and financially in that we achieved net revenues approaching $1 million, while also reducing our cash used in operations compared to last quarter. Based on the promising prescription trends of Natesto, we continue to believe we are on pace to achieve break-even by next year.  Importantly, we successfully raised additional capital through a warrant tender that brought in $2.2 million, gross, and by divesting our non-strategic asset Primsol for $1.75 million. We believe we are well positioned for the quarters ahead to continue to increase revenues while further decreasing our cash burn with a near-term eye toward profitability."

Conference Call Information:

Interested participants and investors may access the conference call by dialing either:

1 (855) 656-0926 (U.S.)
1 (412) 542-4198 (international)
The webcast will be accessible live and archived on Aytu's website, aytubio.com, for 90 days.

A replay of the call will be available for seven days. Access the replay by calling 1 (877) 344-7529 (U.S.) or 1 (412) 317-0088 (international) and using the replay access code 10106783.

About Aytu BioScience, Inc.

Aytu BioScience is a commercial-stage specialty life sciences company focused on global commercialization of novel products in the field of urology, with a focus on products addressing vitality, sexual wellness, and reproductive health. The company currently markets two prescription products in the U.S.: Natesto®, the first and only FDA-approved nasal formulation of testosterone for men with hypogonadism (low testosterone, or "Low T") and ProstaScint® (capromab pendetide), the only FDA-approved imaging agent specific to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) for prostate cancer detection and staging.  Additionally, Aytu is developing MiOXSYS®, a novel, rapid semen analysis system with the potential to become a standard of care for the diagnosis and management of male infertility caused by oxidative stress. MiOXSYS is commercialized outside the U.S. where it is a CE Marked, Health Canada cleared product, and Aytu is planning U.S.-based clinical trials in pursuit of 510k medical device clearance by the FDA. Aytu's strategy is to continue building its portfolio of revenue-generating products, leveraging its focused commercial team and expertise to build leading brands within growing markets. For more information visit aytubio.com.  Aytu also now owns wholly-owned subsidiary Nuelle, Inc., a personal health and wellness company focused on women's sexual wellbeing and intimacy that markets Fiera, a personal care device for women that is scientifically proven to enhance physical arousal and sexual desire. Fiera is a consumer device and is not intended to treat, mitigate, or cure any disease or medical condition. For more information about Aytu BioScience visit aytubio.com.  For more information about the Fiera personal care device visit fiera.com.

Forward Looking Statement

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this presentation, including statements regarding our anticipated future clinical and regulatory events, future financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as "may," "will," "should," "forecast," "could," "expect," "suggest," "believe," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," or similar words, or the negatives of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. These statements are just predictions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual events or results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: our anticipated future cash position and our need for additional capital in the near term, the risk of integrating Nuelle into our operations and realizing benefits from the acquisition, risks relating to gaining and increasing market acceptance of our products, obtaining reimbursement by third-party payors, the potential future commercialization of our product candidates, the anticipated start dates, durations and completion dates, as well as the potential future results, of our ongoing and future clinical trials, the anticipated designs of our future clinical trials, anticipated future regulatory submissions and events, and future events under our current and potential future collaborations. We also refer you to the risks described in "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of Aytu BioScience, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and in the other reports and documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

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