Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOR), the biotech company that
is reimagining therapeutic delivery, today announced that it has
entered into a definitive agreement with institutional investors
for the purchase and sale, in a registered direct offering, of
32,506,250 shares of the Company's common stock (or pre-funded
warrants in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to 32,506,250
shares of common stock at a combined offering price of $0.30 per
share of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) and
accompanying warrant. The warrants have an exercise price of
$0.3288 per share, will become exercisable commencing six months
following the date of issuance, and will expire five years
following the initial exercise date. The closing of the offering is
expected to occur on or about November 9, 2022, subject to the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement
agent for the offering.
The gross proceeds to Biora from this offering are expected to
be approximately $9.75 million, before deducting the placement
agent's fees and other offering expenses. Biora intends to use the
net proceeds from this offering to support its operations, invest
in research and development with respect to its oral
biotherapeutics platform, and for working capital and general
corporate purposes. Approximately $3.75 million of the gross
proceeds are being received by Biora as an in-kind payment. Such
in-kind payment will be made in the form of a waiver of Biora’s
cash interest payment obligation of approximately $3.75 million due
on certain Convertible Senior Notes held by affiliates of Athyrium
Capital Management, LP for the payment date occurring on December
1, 2022.
A shelf registration statement relating to the offered
securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) on July 30, 2021 and was declared effective on August 6,
2021. The offering of the securities is being made only by means of
a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of
an effective registration statement. A prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with
the SEC. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, on the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting H.C. Wainwright &
Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by
phone at (212) 856-5711 or e-mail at placements@hcwco.com.
The Company also has agreed that certain existing warrants held
by the investors in the offering to purchase up to an aggregate of
12,719,543 shares of the Company’s common stock that were
previously issued to investors in February 2021 and June 2021, with
exercise prices ranging from $2.84 to $6.86 per share and
expiration dates ranging from February 2026 to June 2026, will be
amended effective upon the closing of the offering so that the
amended warrants will have a reduced exercise price of $0.3288 per
share, will not be exercisable until six months following the
closing of the offering and will expire five and one-half years
following the closing of the offering.
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 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 Biora TherapeuticsBiora Therapeutics is
the biotech company that is reimagining therapeutic delivery. By
creating innovative smart pills designed for targeted drug delivery
to the GI tract, and systemic, needle-free delivery of
biotherapeutics, the company is developing therapies to improve
patients’ lives. Biora envisions a world where patients have access
to needle-free drug delivery and better therapeutic outcomes.
For more information, visit bioratherapeutics.com or follow the
company on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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statements that describe our plans, strategies, intentions,
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that are not historical facts are also forward-looking statements.
For such statements, we claim the protection of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers of this press
release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
press release. These forward-looking statements are based largely
on our expectations and projections about future events and future
trends affecting our business, and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, including
statements regarding the consummation of the offering, the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the
offering and the use of proceeds in the offering. Such risks,
uncertainties, and other factors include, among others, risks and
uncertainties related to market and other conditions that may
affect the timing, terms or conditions of the proposed offering,
the Company’s ability to consummate the offering on the anticipated
terms or at all, the Company’s ability to innovate in the field of
precision medicine, risks related to the supply and manufacturing
of and complexity of components in the Company’s devices, the
Company’s ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval or
clearance of its products on expected timelines or at all, the
Company’s plans to research, develop, and commercialize new
products, the unpredictable relationship between preclinical study
results and clinical study results, the Company’s expectations
regarding future revenue generating opportunities with current or
future pharmaceutical collaborators, the Company’s ability to raise
sufficient capital to achieve its business objectives, the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic, competition from other companies, and those
risks described in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2021 filed with the SEC and other subsequent documents,
including Quarterly Reports, that the Company files with the
SEC.
Biora Therapeutics expressly disclaims any obligation to update
any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
Investor ContactChuck PadalaManaging Director,
LifeSci AdvisorsIR@bioratherapeutics.com(646) 627-8390
Media Contactmedia@bioratherapeutics.com
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