They are taking cuts until all is said and done. I reckon we may not have long for all this to play out (years end) and maybe even the company to be as it was if at all after the review, as they said in the details:
"possible sale of the Company, a strategic partnership with one or more parties or the licensing of some of the Company’s proprietary technologies"
Unilife Announces Additional Financing of up to $10 Million from OrbiMed and Implements an Additional Cost Reduction Initiative
YORK, Pa., Oct. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Unilife Corporation ("Unilife" or "Company") (NASDAQ: UNIS, ASX: UNS) today announced the signing of an agreement with an affiliate of OrbiMed for the provision of up to an additional $10 million in debt financing. The material terms are described in a Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC today.
In addition, Unilife this week implemented an additional cost reduction initiative, including a significant decrease in executive compensation, to further reduce the Company's operating expenses in order to maximize shareholder value in connection with the continuing review of strategic alternatives, for which Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is engaged as its financial advisor, and to improve the Company's liquidity position.
In September, Unilife initiated a cost reduction and business alignment plan that included a reduction in its workforce of approximately 17%. This week, the Company implemented additional measures, including a further reduction to its workforce of approximately 20 employees, or 8% of its workforce.
Additionally, the Company will decrease its compensation to certain executive officers and some other senior management through the end of this calendar year. Alan Shortall, Unilife Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has agreed to a 100% reduction of his base salary and the elimination of perquisites, through December 31, 2015. David Hastings, Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Ramin Mojdeh, President and Chief Operating Officer, John Ryan, General Counsel and Secretary, and Dennis Pyers, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, have agreed to a 50% reduction in their base salaries and the elimination of perquisites, through December 31, 2015. Various other senior employees of Unilife have also agreed to a reduction in their base salaries through December 31, 2015.
Together, the most recent additional cost reduction measures and the decreases to executive compensation described above and more fully in the Form 8-K referenced above are expected to reduce the Company's expenses, net of severance costs, by $0.7 million through December 31, 2015.
They are taking cuts until all is said and done. I reckon we may...
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