Altamira Therapeutics Announces Closing of up to $12.0 Million Public Offering
19 Setembro 2024 - 5:01PM
- $4 million upfront with up to an
additional $8 million of aggregate gross proceeds upon the exercise
in full for cash of milestone-linked warrants
Altamira Therapeutics Ltd. (“Altamira” or the
“Company”) (Nasdaq:CYTO), a company dedicated to developing and
commercializing RNA delivery technology for targets beyond the
liver, today announced the closing of its previously announced
public offering of an aggregate of 5,555,556 common shares (or
pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) accompanied by Series A-1
common warrants to purchase up to 5,555,556 common shares and
Series A-2 common warrants to purchase up to 5,555,556 common
shares, at a combined public offering price of $0.72 per
share (or per pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying
Series A-1 common warrant and Series A-2 common warrant. The Series
A-1 common warrants have an exercise price of $0.72 per
share, are immediately exercisable upon issuance and expire on
the earlier of the eighteen-month anniversary of the initial
issuance date or 60 days following the date the Company publicly
announces positive biodistribution data for AM-401 or AM-411
nanoparticles. The Series A-2 common warrants have an exercise
price of $0.72 per share, are immediately exercisable
upon issuance and expire on the earlier of the five-year
anniversary of the initial issuance date or six months following
the date the Company publicly announces the entry into one or more
agreements relating to the further development and
commercialization for AM-401 or AM-411, provided at least one such
agreement covers a territory that includes all or a part of the
European Union or the United States.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement
agent for the offering.
The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from
this offering were approximately $4.0 million, before
deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses
payable by the Company. The potential additional gross proceeds to
the Company from the Series A-1 common warrants and Series A-2
common warrants, if fully exercised on a cash basis, will be
approximately $8.0 million. No assurance can be given that any of
the Series A-1 common warrants or Series A-2 common warrants will
be exercised. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this
offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The securities described above were offered
pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No.
333-281724), as amended, originally filed on August 22, 2024 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared
effective by the SEC on September 17, 2024. The offering was made
only by means of a prospectus which forms a part of the effective
registration statement relating to the offering. Electronic copies
of the final prospectus may be obtained on the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov and 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 Company also agreed to amend certain
existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 555,556 common
shares that were previously issued in July 2023 at an exercise
price of $9.00 per common share and an expiration date of July 10,
2028. Effective upon the closing of the offering, the amended
warrants have a reduced exercise price of $0.72 per common share
and expire five years following the closing of the offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities
described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an 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 Altamira Therapeutics
Altamira Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CYTO) is
developing and supplying peptide-based nanoparticle technologies
for efficient RNA delivery to extrahepatic tissues (OligoPhore™ /
SemaPhore™ platforms). The Company currently has two flagship siRNA
programs using its proprietary delivery technology: AM-401 for KRAS
driven cancer and AM-411 for rheumatoid arthritis, both in
preclinical development beyond in vivo proof of concept. The
versatile delivery platform is also suited for mRNA and other RNA
modalities and made available to pharma or biotech companies
through out-licensing. In addition, Altamira holds a 49% stake
(with additional economic rights) in Altamira Medica AG, which
holds its commercial-stage legacy asset Bentrio®, an OTC nasal
spray for allergic rhinitis. Further, the Company is in the process
of partnering / divesting its inner ear legacy assets. Founded in
2003, Altamira is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with its main
operations in Basel, Switzerland. For more information, visit:
https://altamiratherapeutics.com/
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain statements that
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical
facts and may include statements that address future operating,
financial or business performance or Altamira’s strategies or
expectations and statements regarding the anticipated use of
proceeds from the offering, the ability of the Company to achieve
certain milestone events, and the exercise of the Series A-1 common
warrants and Series A-2 common warrants upon the achievement of
such milestone events or otherwise prior to their expiration. In
some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking
words such as "may", "might", "will", "should", "expects", "plans",
"anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "projects",
"potential", "outlook" or "continue", or the negative of these
terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements
are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and
involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results, developments and business decisions to differ materially
from those contemplated by these statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market and other
conditions, the clinical utility of Altamira’s product candidates,
the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals,
Altamira’s intellectual property position and Altamira’s financial
position. These risks and uncertainties also include, but are not
limited to, those described under the caption "Risk Factors" in
Altamira’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2023, and in Altamira’s other filings with the SEC, which are
available free of charge on the SEC’s website at: www.sec.gov.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may
vary materially from those indicated. All forward-looking
statements and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking
statements attributable to Altamira or to persons acting on behalf
of Altamira are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference
to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made, and Altamira does not
undertake any obligation to update them in light of new
information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be
required under applicable law.
CONTACT:
Hear@altamiratherapeutics.com
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