BOSTON, Oct. 1, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (Nasdaq: NRBO), a clinical-stage biotechnology
company focused on developing and commercializing multimodal,
disease-modifying therapies for viral, neuropathic and
neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that it has entered
into a definitive agreement with several institutional investors
for the purchase and sale in a registered direct offering of
4,307,693 shares of the Company's common stock, at a purchase price
of $3.25 per share. In a concurrent private placement, the
Company agreed to issue to the investors in the registered direct
offering unregistered warrants to purchase up to 4,307,693 shares
of the Company's common stock. The closing of the offering is
expected to occur on or about October 5, 2021, subject to the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive
placement agent for the offering.
The warrants have an exercise price of $3.75 per share, will be exercisable commencing
six months following the date of issuance for a period of three and
one-half years from the date of issuance.
The gross proceeds to NeuroBo from this offering are expected to
be approximately $14 million,
before deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering
expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this
offering for working capital, capital expenditures and general
corporate purposes.
The shares of common stock (but not the warrants or the shares
of common stock underlying the warrants) are being offered by
NeuroBo pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-256135) previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 14, 2021 and
declared effective by the SEC on May 26, 2021.
The offering of the shares of common stock will be made only
by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement,
forming a part of the effective registration statement. A final
prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the
shares of common stock being offered will be filed with the
SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, on
the SEC's website at http://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 warrants described above 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, along with
the shares of common stock underlying the warrants, have not been
registered under the Act, or applicable state securities laws.
Accordingly, the warrants and underlying shares of common stock may
not be offered or sold in the United
States except pursuant to an effective registration
statement or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Act and such applicable state securities
laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
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 NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals
NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology
company focused on developing and commercializing multi-modal
disease-modifying therapies for viral, neuropathic, and
neurodegenerative diseases, has a current portfolio of four drug
candidates. The company's recently acquired ANA001 candidate is a
proprietary oral niclosamide formulation in development as a
treatment for patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 (patients
not requiring ventilators). Niclosamide is a potential oral
antiviral and anti-inflammatory agent with a long history of use
and a well-understood safety profile in humans. ANA001 is currently
being studied in a 60-subject Phase 2/3 clinical trial conducted at
up to 20 clinical sites in the U.S. Niclosamide has demonstrated
both antiviral and immunomodulatory activity with possible
downstream effects on coagulation abnormalities observed in
COVID-19. The company's NB-01 candidate has been shown in a Phase 2
study to significantly reduce pain symptoms associated with painful
diabetic neuropathy (PDN), with a superior safety profile when
compared to currently available treatments. Due to the global
COVID-19 crisis, a planned Phase 3 study of NB-01 was postponed. In
the interim, NeuroBo is exploring a potential orphan drug
indication targeting chronic pain for NB-01. NeuroBo's NB-02 drug
candidate is focused on the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and
neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological
dysfunction of tau proteins in the brain. The company's fourth
program, Gemcabene, was previously being developed for the
treatment of dyslipidemia, a serious medical condition that
increases the risk of life-threatening cardiovascular disease.
Gemcabene is currently being assessed as an acute treatment for
COVID-19.
For more information,
visit: https://www.neurobopharma.com/.
Forward Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release that are not statements of
historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These statements include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding the completion of the registered direct
offering, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related
to the registered direct offering and the intended use of net
proceeds from the registered direct offering as well as the
development of NeuroBo's product candidates and the therapeutic
potential, timing and nature of clinical trials and potential
regulatory approval of NeuroBo's clinical programs and pipeline.
Forward-looking statements are usually identified by the use of
words, such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends,"
"plans," "may," "potential," "will," "could" and similar
expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by forward-looking statements as a result of various
important factors and risks. These factors, risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: the failure to obtain all of the
benefits or recognize all of the synergies anticipated from the ANA
acquisition; the integration of ANA potentially diverting
management resources from operational matters and other strategic
opportunities; the effect of future milestone payments and
royalties specified in the ANA acquisition agreement on the results
of operations and financial position of NeuroBo; the occurrence of
health epidemics or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, and
potential effects on NeuroBo's business, clinical trial sites,
supply chain and manufacturing facilities; NeuroBo's ability to
continue as a going concern; the timing of completion of NeuroBo's
planned clinical trials, including with respect to ANA001 and
Gemcabene; the timing of the availability of data from NeuroBo's
clinical trials, including with respect to ANA001 and
Gemcabene; NeuroBo's plans to research, develop and
commercialize its current and future product candidates, including
the potential alternative pathways for NB-01; NeuroBo's ability to
successfully collaborate with existing collaborators or enter into
new collaborations and to fulfill its obligations under any such
collaboration agreements; the clinical utility, potential benefits
and market acceptance of NeuroBo's product candidates, including
ANA001 and Gemcabene; the impact of government laws and
regulations; NeuroBo's ability to protect its intellectual property
position; and NeuroBo's need for additional financing to fulfill
its stated goals; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors"
section of NeuroBo's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof. In
addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press
release represent NeuroBo's views as of the date hereof. NeuroBo
anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its
views to change. However, while NeuroBo may elect to update these
forward-looking statements at some point in the future, NeuroBo
specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as required
by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon
as representing NeuroBo's views as of any date subsequent to the
date hereof.
Contact:
Rx Communications Group
Michael
Miller
+1-917-633-6086
mmiller@rxir.com
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