SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.,
Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) today announced it has entered
into a securities purchase agreement with a single accredited
institutional investor to purchase approximately $2.1 million of its common stock (or pre-funded
warrants to purchase common stock in lieu thereof) in a registered
direct offering and warrants to purchase shares of common stock in
a concurrent private placement. The combined purchase price for one
share of common stock and each warrant will be $0.75.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Titan has agreed to
sell 2,852,314 shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants
to purchase common stock in lieu thereof). In a concurrent private
placement, Titan has agreed to issue warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 2,852,314 shares of common stock. The warrants
will be exercisable for a period of five years commencing six
months from the date of issuance and have an exercise price of
$1.07 per share.
The Company expects the net proceeds from the registered direct
offering and concurrent private placement to be approximately
$1.83 million after deducting the
placement agent's fees and other estimated offering expenses. The
registered direct offering and concurrent private placement is
expected to close on or about August 9,
2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions.
Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole placement agent in
connection with the offering.
The shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants are being
offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-230742), which was declared effective by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 24, 2019. The warrants issued in the
concurrent private placement and shares issuable upon exercise of
such warrants were offered in a private placement under Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and
Regulation D promulgated thereunder and have not been registered
under the Act or applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of
these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. A
prospectus supplement relating to the shares of common stock will
be filed by Titan with the SEC. When available, copies of the
prospectus supplement relating to the registered direct offering,
together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained at the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Maxim Group LLC, 405 Lexington
Avenue, New York, NY 10174,
Attention: Syndicate Department, or via email at
syndicate@maximgrp.com or telephone at (212) 895-3745.
About Titan Pharmaceuticals
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTNP), based in South San Francisco, CA, is a commercial stage
company developing proprietary therapeutics with its ProNeura™
long-term, continuous drug delivery technology. The company's lead
product is Probuphine® (buprenorphine) implant, a novel
and long-acting formulation of buprenorphine for the long-term
maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. Approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration in May
2016, Probuphine is the first and only commercialized
treatment of opioid dependence to provide continuous,
around-the-clock blood levels of buprenorphine for six months
following a single procedure. The ProNeura technology also has the
potential to be used in developing products for treating other
chronic conditions such as Parkinson's disease and hypothyroidism,
where maintaining consistent, around-the-clock blood levels of
medication may benefit the patient and improve medical outcomes.
For more information about Titan, please visit
www.titanpharm.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements
include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our
product development programs and any other statements that are not
historical facts. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties
that could negatively affect our business, operating results,
financial condition and stock price. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from management's current
expectations include those risks and uncertainties relating to the
commercialization of Probuphine, the regulatory approval process,
the development, testing, production and marketing of our drug
candidates, patent and intellectual property matters and strategic
agreements and relationships. We expressly disclaim any obligation
or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change
in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as
required by law.
CONTACTS:
Sunil Bhonsle
President & CEO
(650) 244-4990
Stephen Kilmer
Investor Relations
(650) 989-2215
skilmer@titanpharm.com
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