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Published on 9/26/2011 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Torvec to pocket $6.5 million through private placement of preferreds

Series C preferreds sold with 10-year warrants for 1,625,000 shares

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 26 - Torvec, Inc. issued $6.23 million of series C preferred stock in a private placement on Sept. 23, according to an 8-K filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It may sell an additional $275,000 of preferreds.

The company sold 15,562,500 preferreds at $0.40 apiece in the first tranche and may sell another 687,500 preferreds. The price per preferred is a 66.1% discount to the Sept. 23 closing share price of $1.18.

The preferreds are convertible into common shares on a 1 for 1 basis.

Investors also received 10-year warrants for 1,556,250 shares and may receive warrants for another 68,750 shares. The warrants are exercisable at 80% of the volume-weighted average price of the stock for the 10 trading days preceding the exercise date.

Proceeds will be used to continue developing and intensify the marketing of the company's IsoTorque and Rota-Torque technologies for the automotive and commercial pump industries.

Based in Pittsford, N.Y., Torvec has developed a technology for use in automotive applications.

Issuer:Torvec, Inc.
Issue:Series C preferred stock
Amount:$6.5 million
Shares:16.25 million
Price:$0.40
Conversion ratio:Into 16.25 million shares
Warrants:For 1,625,000 shares
Warrant expiration:10 years
Settlement date:Sept. 23 (for $6,225,000)
Stock symbol:OTCBB: TOVC
Stock price:$1.18 at close Sept. 23
Market capitalization:$59.87 million

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