LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Oct. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celsion Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:CLSN) today announced the pricing of an underwritten offering of 2,640,000 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase up to 1,320,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $2.50 per share and related warrants. Each share of common stock is being sold together with 0.50 warrants, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one whole share of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $3.00 per share, are not exercisable until 6 months after issuance and will terminate 5 years from the time each warrant is first exercisable.The gross proceeds of the offering are expected to be approximately $6.6 million, before deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated offering expenses. The closing of this offering is expected to take place on or about October 31, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is acting as the sole underwriter in connection with this offering.

The estimated net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares of common stock or warrants in the registered direct offering are expected to be approximately $5.8 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

A shelf registration statement (File No. 333-206789) relating to the shares of common stock to be issued or shares of common stock underlying the warrants in this offering was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 4, 2015, and declared effective on September 25, 2015, including the base prospectus dated September 25, 2015 included therein. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering of shares of common stock or shares of common stock underlying the warrants to be issued will be filed by the Company with the SEC. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the securities being offered may also be obtained, when available, from Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Attention: Syndicate Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10004, or by telephone at (212) 667-8563, or by email at [email protected]. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will also be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.