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Exhibit 99.1
RXi Pharmaceuticals Announces Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants
WORCESTER, Mass., April 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq:
RXII), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative
therapies addressing major unmet medical needs using immunotherapy and RNA-targeted technologies,
today announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock and common stock purchase
warrants in an underwritten public offering. ROTH Capital Partners, LLC is acting as the sole
manager for the offering.
All of the securities in the offering are to be sold by RXi. The offering is subject to market
conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or
as to the actual size or terms of the offering. RXi intends to use the net proceeds of the
offering for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, clinical and pre-clinical trial expenditures, commercial
expenditures, acquisitions of new technologies or businesses that are complementary to its current
technologies or business focus, and investments.
The securities described above are being offered by RXi Pharmaceuticals pursuant to a shelf
registration statement on Form S-3 including a base prospectus, previously filed and declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The securities may be offered only by
means of a prospectus. A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed
with the SEC. Electronic copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, when available, may be
obtained by either contacting the underwriter (as set forth below) or by accessing the SECs
website, www.sec.gov.
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
Attn: Syndicate Department
24 Corporate Plaza
Attn: Syndicate Department
24 Corporate Plaza
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (800) 678-9147
Email: Rothecm@roth.com
Phone: (800) 678-9147
Email: Rothecm@roth.com
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities of RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in
any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq: RXII), a biotechnology company focused on discovering,
developing and commercializing innovative therapies addressing major unmet medical needs using
RNA-targeted and immunotherapy technologies. For more information, visit www.rxipharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
the Apthera acquisition, future expectations, plan and future development of RXis and Aptheras
products and technologies. These forward-looking statements about future expectations, plans and
prospects of the development of RXis and Aptheras products and technologies involve significant
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risk that the development of NeuVax or our
RNAi-based therapeutics may be delayed or may not proceed as planned and we may not be able to
complete development of any RNAi-based product, the risk that the reduction in our early stage RNAi
research and development activities may adversely affect our ability to effectively develop our
RNAi technologies, to develop existing or new RNAi product candidates or to enter into or
effectively continue collaborations or strategic alliances in this field, the risk that the FDA
approval process may be delayed for any drugs that
we develop, risks related to development and commercialization of products by our competitors,
risks related to our ability to control the timing and terms of collaborations with third parties
and the possibility that other companies or organizations may assert patent rights that prevent us
from
developing our products. Actual results may differ materially from those RXi contemplated by
these forward-looking statements. RXi does not undertake to update any of these forward-looking
statements to reflect a change in its views or events or circumstances that occur after the date of
this release.
Contacts
RXi Pharmaceuticals
Tamara McGrillen, 508-929-3615
ir@rxipharma.com
Tamara McGrillen, 508-929-3615
ir@rxipharma.com
or
Investors
S. A. Noonan Communications
Susan Noonan, 212-966-3650
susan@sanoonan.com
S. A. Noonan Communications
Susan Noonan, 212-966-3650
susan@sanoonan.com
or
Media
Rx Communications Group
Eric Goldman, 917-322-2563
egoldman@rxir.com
Rx Communications Group
Eric Goldman, 917-322-2563
egoldman@rxir.com