Post by icemandios on Apr 20, 2023 18:27:37 GMT
Phio Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of $2 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass. , April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a clinical stage biotechnology company whose proprietary INTASYL™ RNAi platform technology is designed to make immune cells more effective in killing tumor cells, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering of 353,983 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $5.65 per share, priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In a concurrent private placement, Phio also issued to the investors unregistered Series A warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 353,983 shares of common stock and unregistered Series B warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 353,983 shares of common stock.
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H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
Each series of warrants has an exercise price of $5.40 per share and are exercisable immediately. The Series A warrants have a term of five and one-half years from the date of issuance and the Series B warrants have a term of eighteen months from the date of issuance.
Gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are approximately $2 .0 million, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses payable by Phio. Phio intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the development of its immuno-oncology programs, working capital and general corporate purposes.
The shares of common stock (but excluding the unregistered warrants issued in the concurrent private placement and the shares of common stock underlying such unregistered warrants) were offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-256100), including a base prospectus, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 13, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on May 21, 2021 . A final prospectus supplement and an accompanying base prospectus relating to the shares of common stock were filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov . Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may also be obtained 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 unregistered warrants described above were offered in a transaction not involving a public offering and have not been registered under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and, along with the shares of common stock underlying such unregistered warrants, have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the unregistered warrants and underlying shares of common stock may not be reoffered or resold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.
In connection with the offering, the Company amended certain existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 191,619 shares of the Company's common stock that were previously issued in April 2018 through January 2021 at exercise prices ranging from $26.52 to $2,079.00 , such that each of the amended warrants have an exercise price of $5.40 per share, at an additional offering price of $0.125 per amended warrant.
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 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 jurisdiction.
About Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO) is a clinical stage biotechnology company whose proprietary INTASYL™ RNAi technology is designed to make immune cells more effective in killing tumor cells. Phio believes that INTASYL is the only self-delivering RNAi technology focused on immuno-oncology therapeutics. INTASYL drugs precisely target specific proteins that reduce the body's ability to fight cancer, without the need for specialized formulations or drug delivery systems.
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass. , April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a clinical stage biotechnology company whose proprietary INTASYL™ RNAi platform technology is designed to make immune cells more effective in killing tumor cells, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering of 353,983 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $5.65 per share, priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In a concurrent private placement, Phio also issued to the investors unregistered Series A warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 353,983 shares of common stock and unregistered Series B warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 353,983 shares of common stock.
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H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
Each series of warrants has an exercise price of $5.40 per share and are exercisable immediately. The Series A warrants have a term of five and one-half years from the date of issuance and the Series B warrants have a term of eighteen months from the date of issuance.
Gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are approximately $2 .0 million, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses payable by Phio. Phio intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the development of its immuno-oncology programs, working capital and general corporate purposes.
The shares of common stock (but excluding the unregistered warrants issued in the concurrent private placement and the shares of common stock underlying such unregistered warrants) were offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-256100), including a base prospectus, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 13, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on May 21, 2021 . A final prospectus supplement and an accompanying base prospectus relating to the shares of common stock were filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov . Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may also be obtained 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 unregistered warrants described above were offered in a transaction not involving a public offering and have not been registered under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and, along with the shares of common stock underlying such unregistered warrants, have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the unregistered warrants and underlying shares of common stock may not be reoffered or resold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.
In connection with the offering, the Company amended certain existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 191,619 shares of the Company's common stock that were previously issued in April 2018 through January 2021 at exercise prices ranging from $26.52 to $2,079.00 , such that each of the amended warrants have an exercise price of $5.40 per share, at an additional offering price of $0.125 per amended warrant.
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 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 jurisdiction.
About Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO) is a clinical stage biotechnology company whose proprietary INTASYL™ RNAi technology is designed to make immune cells more effective in killing tumor cells. Phio believes that INTASYL is the only self-delivering RNAi technology focused on immuno-oncology therapeutics. INTASYL drugs precisely target specific proteins that reduce the body's ability to fight cancer, without the need for specialized formulations or drug delivery systems.
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