"Just weeks ago we received clearance from the US Treasury Department to extend our US clinical program for nimotuzumab, permitting us to conduct trials in any cancer indication. Obtaining this clearance will be a transformative event for nimotuzumab and highlights the significant efforts made by YM staff in fiscal 2009 to advance our lead drug in an aligned effort with our licensees," said David Allan, Chairman and CEO of YM BioSciences. "Although encouraging data was presented at ASCO 2009 describing the efficacy of nimotuzumab but without advanced toxicities, we anticipate that, once a broader group of key US oncologists gain experience investigating nimotuzumab in their patients, the benefits of our drug and its potential for best-in-class status will be more fully appreciated by this community, as well as by potential partners and investors."

Nimotuzumab is being advanced globally on multiple fronts supported by a network of cooperative relationships. In total, 32 Phase II and III clinical trials are currently ongoing, 11 of which are being conducted by YM's majority owned subsidiary, CIMYM BioSciences Inc., or its licensees.

- Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., CIMYM's licensee for nimotuzumab in Japan,

and YM's licensee in Korea, Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co., are currently

collaborating on a Phase II randomized, open-label trial they are

conducting that is evaluating nimotuzumab plus irinotecan compared to

irinotecan alone in patients with advanced or recurrent gastric

cancer refractory to 5-FU-containing regimens which is designed to

complete recruitment in calendar 2009. Daiichi has also launched a

Phase II trial in first-line NSCLC bringing to three the number of

NSCLC indications being investigated by our direct consortium.

- Randomized, Phase II, double-blind trials in brain metastases from

non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in NSCLC patients ineligible

for radical chemotherapy were initiated in Canada; recruitment

commenced in March 2009 for NSCLC and in September for the brain

metastases trial. A Phase II, second-line, single-arm trial in

children with progressive diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is

ongoing at multiple sites in the US, Canada, and Israel.

- Oncoscience AG (OSAG), CIMYM's licensee for Europe, reports that it

continues to recruit for a Phase III trial in adult glioma and a

Phase II/III trial in pancreatic cancer.

- Innogene Kalbiotech PTE Ltd. (IGK), a subsidiary of Kalbe Farma, the

largest public Southeast Asian pharmaceutical company and a CIMYM

licensee, reported marketing approval in the Philippines and

Indonesia, bringing to 21 the number of countries that are now

reported as having approved the drug for sale in specific

indications. In January 2009, the National Cancer Centre of Singapore

announced that it was launching a worldwide Phase III, 710- patient

trial of nimotuzumab in the adjuvant setting in head and neck cancer

in cooperation with IGK. This trial is in addition to the on- going

investigator-initiated Phase II trial in locally advanced head and

neck cancer and the initiation of a Phase II trial in cervical

cancer.

- Subsequent to the end of the fiscal year, YM received a license from

the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control

(OFAC) to further develop its lead product, nimotuzumab, for patients

in the United States. YM's first priority is discussion with the FDA

on its two IND submissions to include US citizens in the randomized,

double-blind Phase II trial of nimotuzumab in NSCLC patients

ineligible for radical chemotherapy and the parallel Phase II trial

in patients with brain metastases from NSCLC, both of which YM

initiated in Canada during the 2009 fiscal year. Development plans

may also include extending one of the Phase III trials being

conducted worldwide into the US, such as the multinational

710-patient Phase III trial of nimotuzumab in the adjuvant setting in

head and neck cancer.

YM continues to prepare its second late-stage product, AeroLEF(R), for further development internationally. After consulting with regulatory bodies in Europe and Canada, the Company is now determining the optimal clinical path forward and conducting discussions with prospective partners around the Phase III strategy.

The Company continues to evaluate opportunities to amplify and diversify its development portfolio through potential licensing, acquisition or M&A activity. YM filed and received clearance for a "shelf" prospectus in Canada and the USA subsequent to the end of the fiscal year. A "shelf" facilitates financing by a company, reduces the time period during which a company must otherwise wait for a prospectus to be cleared, permits the sale to investors of shares without a "hold period" (thus significantly reducing the cost of capital) and permits the use of freely traded shares in the case of another acquisition by YM, again significantly reducing the prospective cost of capital. The "shelf" registration covers any financing during the forthcoming 25 months.

Cancellation of AIM Listing

YM also announces that trading of the Company's Common Shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") will be cancelled on October 26, 2009. YM shares have traded on AIM since 2002, however the majority of its shareholder base and liquidity now result from its Canadian and US listings. Therefore YM has concluded that the additional costs associated with maintaining a listing on AIM were not justifiable given its North American focused shareholder base. The cancellation of trading of its common shares on AIM will be effective from 7:00 a.m. (GMT) on Monday, October 26, 2009 (the "Cancellation Date").

Following the cancellation of the Company's Common Shares on AIM, shareholders may continue to hold their shares and continue to trade such shares on either the TSX under the symbol 'YM' or the NYSE Amex under the symbol 'YMI'. YM does not expect the liquidity or marketability of its common shares to be materially affected by the AIM delisting.

Financial Results (CDN dollars)

Total revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 was $5.6 million compared with $7.4 million for fiscal 2008. Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 was $0.8 million compared with $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Revenue from out- licensing was $4.5 million for fiscal 2009 compared with $4.9 million for fiscal 2008. The decrease is mainly attributable to the 12 month extension of the revenue recognition period for the initial payment from Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, as a result of a revision to the estimated period of the collaboration. The majority of YM's out-licensing revenue comes from five out-licensing agreements with third party licensees. YM also began receiving royalty payments from a limited sales program in Europe in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.