CytRx Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option

CytRx Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CytRx Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTR) , a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, announced today the sale of an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with CytRx's recently announced public offering of 8,000,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $2.50 per share. The gross proceeds to CytRx from the offering, including the exercise of the over-allotment option, will be $23 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by CytRx. The offering is expected to close on October 23, 2012, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering.

Roth Capital Partners is acting as the co-lead manager for the offering.

CytRx is offering the shares described above pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus, that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and that is effective. The securities may be offered only by means of a prospectus. A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering was filed with the SEC on October 17, 2012 and a final prospectus supplement related to the offering was filed with the SEC on October 19, 2012. Electronic copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the final prospectus supplement, as well as the accompanying base prospectus may be obtained by either contacting the representative of the underwriters (as set forth below) or by accessing the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

Aegis Capital Corp.
Prospectus Department
810 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: 212-813-1010
E-mail: prospectus@aegiscap.com

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About CytRx Corporation

CytRx Corporation is a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology. The CytRx oncology pipeline includes two programs in clinical development for cancer indications: aldoxorubicin (formerly known as INNO-206) and tamibarotene. With its tumor-targeted doxorubicin conjugate aldoxorubicin, CytRx has initiated an international Phase 2b clinical trial as a treatment for soft tissue sarcomas, has completed its Phase 1b/2 clinical trial primarily in the same indication, recently initiated both a Phase 2 trial for patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas and a Phase 1b study of aldoxorubicin in combination with doxorubicin in patients with advanced solid tumors, and plans to meet with the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2012 to discuss a potential Phase 3 pivotal trial as a therapy for patients with soft tissue sarcomas whose tumors have progressed following treatment with chemotherapy. Tamibarotene is being tested in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, international Phase 2b clinical trial in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, and is in a Phase 2 clinical trial as a treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). The Company completed its evaluation of a third drug candidate, bafetinib, in the ENABLE Phase 2 clinical trial in high-risk B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL), and plans to seek a partner for further development of bafetinib. For more information about CytRx Corporation, visit www.cytrx.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements relating to the offering that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, such as the risk that the conditions to the closing of the offering will not be satisfied. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to CytRx on the date the statements are first published. CytRx undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Relations
Legend Securities, Inc.
Thomas Wagner
800-385-5790 x152
718-233-2600 x152
twagner@legendsecuritiesinc.com

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