Antares Pharma Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

Antares Pharma

today announced a public offering of shares of its common stock. This offering, which is subject to market and other conditions, is being made pursuant to its existing shelf registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Oppenheimer and Co. Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Antares intends to grant the underwriters of the offering an option to purchase additional shares of common stock. Antares plans to use the proceeds from the offering for further development of the Company's proprietary VIBEX™ methotrexate (MTX) Medi-Jet™ injection system for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, development of the Company's proprietary VIBEX™ QS T product for male testosterone deficiency and general corporate purposes. The securities described above are being offered by Antares pursuant to a “shelf” registration statement previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 21, 2010. A prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering. Once filed, the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained by sending a request to Jefferies & Company, Inc., Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at 877-547-6340, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com or by sending a request to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Attention: Syndicate Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY, 10004, by telephone at 212-667-8563, or by email at EquityProspectus@opco.com. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, the registration statement, and the other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. Investors may obtain these documents for free by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.