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CABG Medical, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering and
Appointment of New Directors
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CABG Medical, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CABG), today announced that it has closed its initial public offering
of 5,500,000 shares of common stock with proceeds to the company of
approximately $27.8 million, net of offering expenses. Feltl and Company and
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. served as co-managers of the offering. The
shares are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market under the symbol
"CABG." Copies of the prospectus may be obtained by contacting Feltl and
Company at 225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 or
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. at 590 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
Immediately following the closing of the initial public offering, the company
appointed John L. Babitt, A. Jay Graf, Robert E. Munzenrider, and Arch C. Smith
to its board of directors. Mr. Graf, Mr. Munzenrider and Mr. Smith will each
serve on the company's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and Mr. Graf
and Mr. Smith will both serve with Manny A. Villafana, the company's Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, on the company's Governance/Nominating Committee.
"We are very proud to add such distinguished individuals to our board," Manny
A. Villafana, CABG Medical, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Each
of the new directors brings a wealth of experience in the medical technology
sector and provides our organization with additional operational and financial
expertise. We believe that these combined resources provide us with an
exceptional board of directors."
Mr. Babitt has been our President and Chief Financial Officer since August of
2003. Mr. Babitt joined the company from Bioheart, Inc. where he served as
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Babitt also served
as a Senior Manager in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Ernst & Young LLP.
Mr. Babitt is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Graf recently retired as a Group Chairman, Office of the President, for
Guidant Corporation, and served as the President of Guidant's Cardiac Rhythm
Management Division. Mr. Graf also serves on the board of directors for
American Medical Systems, Inc., and the National Association of Manufacturers.
Mr. Graf also is a member of the Board of Overseers for the University of
Minnesota, Carlson School of Management.
Mr. Munzenrider is the retired Chief Financial Officer of St. Jude Medical,
Inc. Mr. Munzenrider has also served as President of Harmon AutoGlass and as
Chief Financial Officer for Eliance Corp. Mr. Munzenrider also serves on the
board of directors for ATS Medical, Inc. and Viad Corp. Mr. Munzenrider is also
a trustee on the University of Montana Foundation.
Mr. Smith is the former senior healthcare analysts and Managing Director for
equity research at Piper Jaffray, a Minneapolis-based investment bank. Mr.
Smith serves on the board of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.
About the Company: CABG Medical, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, is a medical technology company seeking to improve the treatment of
coronary heart disease by advancing conventional bypass surgery. We have
designed our first product, the Holly Graft System, by leveraging our
understanding of flow dynamics, material sciences and drug combinations to
create an artificial coronary graft system. We are led by a team of
experienced medical technology industry executives and recognized experts in
cardiac surgery and cardiovascular research.
DATASOURCE: CABG Medical, Inc.
CONTACT: Manny Villafana, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or John
L. Babitt, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
both of CABG Medical, Inc., +1-763-258-8005
Web site: http://www.cabgmedical.com/