Lorus Therapeutics Inc. Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option in Connection with Public Offering of Common Shares

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 22, 2014) -

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Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (LOR.TO) ("Lorus" or the "Company") announces that the underwriters have partially exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 6,500,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.50 per common share, in connection with the previously announced public offering of common shares of Lorus which was completed on April 10, 2014. As a result of the exercise of this over-allotment option, Lorus received additional gross proceeds of $3,250,000 and will have raised total gross proceeds of $28,250,000 from its public offering. The offering was led by RBC Capital Markets and including Roth Capital Partners and Cormark Securities Inc.

About Lorus

Lorus is a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a commitment to discovering and developing targeted therapies addressing unmet medical needs in oncology. We aim to develop therapeutics focused on novel cellular targets on the leading edge of cancer research coupled to companion diagnostics to identify the optimal patient population for our products. Our pipeline of cancer drug candidates includes small molecule products and immunotherapies providing additive or synergistic efficacy without leading to overlapping toxicities with existing anti-cancer regimens, facilitating the adoption of doublet or possibly triplet therapies. Lorus Therapeutics Inc. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LOR.

Forward-Looking Statements

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