COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTIONS ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER 2024 RELATING
TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONVERTIBLE BONDS SUBSCRIBED BY AN ENTITY
AFFILIATED TO HEIGHTS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. (“HEIGHTS”) AND THE
ISSUE OF A SECOND ASSIMILABLE TRANCHE
Press Release
Dijon, FRANCE, February 6, 2025 –0730h
(CET) – Crossject (ISIN: FR0011716265; Euronext Growth :
ALCJ), a specialty pharma company developing medicines harnessing
its unique, award-winning needle-free ZENEO® auto-injector to
deliver life-saving medicines in emergency situations, today
announces, in accordance with the agreement entered into with
Heights in December 2024, the completion of the amendments of the
terms and conditions of the bonds issued to an entity affiliated to
Heights (the "Investor") in February 2024, and the
issue to the Investor of a second tranche of a nominal value of
€2,496,400 at an issue price representing 90% of the nominal value
of the bonds, ie. €2,246,400 (the
“Transaction”).
Key characteristics of the
Transaction
Amendment of the terms of the first
tranche of the convertible bonds and issue of a second
tranche
In a press release dated February 27, 2024, the Company had
announced that it had obtained a financing from the Investor,
consisting of a first tranche of 70 bonds convertible into new
shares or redeemable in cash (the “OCAs”) for a
total amount of 7 million euros, and an optional second tranche for
an amount of 5 million euros, subject to the satisfaction of
certain conditions precedent, in particular the granting of
Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) by the U.S.
FDA for ZEPIZURE®, Crossject's lead product candidate, with a view
to delivering the first units to the Strategic National Stockpile,
as part of the collaboration between Crossject and its U.S.
sponsor.
The first tranche of these OCAs was issued on
February 28, 2024.
In connection with the capital increase and
share subscription warrant issue carried out in December 2024, the
Company undertook to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting no
later than January 31, 2025 to vote on the following
resolutions:
-
A resolution amending the terms and conditions of the OCAs issued
on February 28, 2024 (“OCA T&Cs”) in order to:
-
Extend the term of the OCAs from February 28, 2027 to December 28,
2027;
-
Reduce the amount of every two months staggered amortization per
OCA from 6,000 to 4,500 euros (with certain exceptions);
-
Modify the right of OCA holders to request an early redemption of
up to two redemption dates (which would no longer be subject to
payment by the Company of the final redemption date in
shares);
-
Change the current conversion price of the OCAs, which will be
equal to the lower of (i) 1.677 euros and (ii) 110% of the Market
Value on the issue date of the new tranche (which may not be less
than 1 euro);
-
Amend the period during which the conversion price may be adjusted
in the event of the issue of securities for a minimum gross amount
of 5 million euros to extend it to February 28, 2027 included.
- A resolution authorizing the issue,
without preferential subscription rights of the shareholders for
the benefit of the Investor, of a new tranche of OCAs in an
aggregate nominal amount of €2,496,400, which will be fungible with
the first tranche of OCAs from its issue date. The terms and
conditions of the issue of this new tranche are different from what
was initially envisaged, insofar as this issue represents a
principal amount of approximately 2.5 million euros and is not
subject to FDA EUA approval.
The Company's Extraordinary General Meeting held
on January 31, 2025 (in which the Investor did not participate)
passed these resolutions.
Following the adoption of these resolutions, on
February 5, 2025 , the Chairman of the Executive Board, acting on
the authority delegated by the Executive Board at its meeting of
February 3, 2025 and on the authorization of the Supervisory Board
at its meeting of February 3, 2025, amended the terms and
conditions of the first tranche of OCAs and issued the second
tranche of OCAs, in the principal amount of €2,496,000, immediately
assimilable to the first tranche and reserved for the Investor. The
conversion price of all the OCAs, in the event of conversion of the
OCAs at the initiative of the OCA holders, is equal to €1.677,
corresponding to the lower of (i) €1.677 and (ii) 110% of the
Market Value1on the issue date of the new tranche. This
price may be subject to adjustment in accordance with the law and
the terms and conditions of the OCAs (without being lower than the
minimum price of €1).
Key characteristics of the new second
tranche of OCAs
- Issuance, without preferential
subscription rights of the shareholders, for the benefit of a named
person (being the Investor), of 32 OCAs with a par value of 78,000
euros each, immediately fungible with the outstanding OCAs;
- Subscription by the Investor of the
32 OCAs at a price corresponding to 90% of their nominal value,
i.e. €2,246,400, bringing the total number of OCAs to 102;
- Settlement-delivery expected on
February 7, 2025, subject to satisfaction of customary
conditions.
- The total number of new shares that
may be issued upon conversion of all OCAs will be between 5,251,905
and 8,807,045:
- A maximum of 5,251,905 shares
maximum, in the event of conversion by the Investor of all 102 OCAs
at the conversion price of €1.677 (which is subject to adjustment),
or
- A maximum of 8,807,045 shares, in
the event that the Company opts to redeem the 102 OCAs in new
shares (at the minimum price of €1 and subject to the Investor
holding 9.99% of the Company's share capital).
Characteristics of all OCAs following
the modifications of the first tranche and the issue of the new
tranche
Maturity
The OCAs will mature on December 28, 2027.
Amortization and main
features
All OCAs will be subject to staggered amortization every two (2)
months, in a principal amount of 4,500 euros, payable at the
Company's discretion:
- either in cash, for an amount equal
to 102% of the principal amortization amount, or
- in newly issued ordinary shares,
the value of which is equal to 85% of the Market Value of the
shares (corresponding, on any reference date, to the lowest
volume-weighted average daily price of Crossject shares during the
Market Value Observation Period on that reference date, where
Market Value Observation Period means, for any reference date (a)
(if such reference date is a trading day) the period of six (6)
consecutive trading days ending on and including such reference
date, or (b) (if such reference date is not a trading day) the
period of five (5) consecutive trading days ending on and including
the trading day immediately preceding such reference date,) subject
to the floor price of €1.
It is specified that in the event that the
amortization price on any amortization date is lower than the floor
price, if the Company wishes to redeem in new shares, it will
deliver a number of shares calculated on the basis of the floor
price, and will pay each OCA holder the difference in cash
(calculated on the basis of the closing share price on the day
before the relevant amortization date).
It should be noted that Crossject's share of
share-based redemptions may not require the Investor to hold more
than 9.99% of Crossject's share capital (including accrued interest
paid in shares).
The Investor may request advance repayment of up
to two (2) installments under certain conditions. Subject to the
Company's consent, the Investor also has the option of requesting
the deferral of payment of an early redemption instalment.
In the event of any of the Company's usual
defaults or a change of control, the Investor may request early
redemption of the OCAs2.
Interests
The OCAs will bear interest at a rate of seven (7%) per annum.
Accrued interest will be settled at the same
time as amortization and payable at the Company's discretion:
- in cash in the event of amortization by the Company in cash,
- in newly-issued ordinary shares, in the event of amortization by
the Company in ordinary shares.
Conversion in newly-issued
shares
The OCAs may be converted into new ordinary shares of the Company
exclusively at the option of the holder of the OCAs at any time
after their issue.
The conversion price of all OCAs is €1.677. This
price may be adjusted in accordance with the law and the terms and
conditions of the OCAs (in particular in the event of the issue of
securities for a minimum gross amount of €5 million up to and
including February 28, 2027), but may not be less than the minimum
price of €1.
The conversion price of the OCAs may be adjusted
in the event of the occurrence of certain customary events as
detailed in the terms and conditions of the OCAs.
Crossject will periodically publish on its
website the number of new shares issued in accordance with the
terms of the OCAs.
Any new shares issued on conversion of the OCAs
will carry dividend rights. They will have the same rights as those
attached to the Company's existing ordinary shares, and will be
listed and admitted to trading on Euronext Growth in Paris on the
same quotation line (FR0011716265).
Listing on a stock
exchange
No application will be made for the OCAs to be admitted to trading
on a financial market at the time of issue.
The OCAs will be transferable only with the consent of Crossject
(with the exception of a transfer to an affiliate of the holder of
the OCAs).
Use of net proceeds from the issue
of the new second tranche
As announced last December, Crossject's ambition
to market ZEPIZURE® directly in the United States has entered a new
phase of development as a specialty pharmaceutical company.
Crossject's focus has been on preparing the application for
emergency use authorization for ZEPIZURE®. The Company's resources
were concentrated on this regulatory objective, while continuing to
invest in its manufacturing centers and in the development of other
product candidates.
In this context, the Company intends to use the
net proceeds from the issue of the second tranche of OCAs as
follows:
- Approximately 50% will be allocated
to the development of ZEPIZURE® and the related operating costs
incurred, in addition to the R&D costs reimbursed by its U.S.
sponsor;
- Approximately 20% will be allocated
to ongoing investment in its manufacturing centers, the priority
use of which will be to meet ZEPIZURE® development needs and
initial demand;
- The remainder, i.e. around 30%,
will be used to finance R&D for its other projects, ZENEO®
Hydrocortisone and ZENEO® Adrenaline, to repay certain financial
creditors, and to cover general and administrative expenses as well
as corporate development costs.
With the net proceeds of the second tranche
issue amounting to around 2.2 million euros, the Company estimates
that its net working capital would be sufficient to meet its
obligations until the end of the first half of 2025, enabling the
Company to meet its regulatory targets for emergency use
authorization for ZEPIZURE®. The Company is considering dilutive
and non-dilutive financing complements to extend its cash runway
until receipt of the first payments from its U.S. sponsor, expected
in the third quarter of 2025. The Company could also receive
additional funds from the exercise of the warrants issued on
December 11, 2024 to meet these additional financing needs, for a
maximum amount of around €10.2 million.
Impact of the Transaction
The impact of the OCAs issued on February 28, 2024 as amended and
through the issue of the new assimilable tranche is as follows:
Hypothesis |
Description |
CASE 1 |
In the event of conversion of all the OCAs (including the new
tranche) at the conversion price of 1.677 euros (subject to
adjustment). The Company does not redeem them in shares. |
CASE 2 |
The OCA holder chooses not to convert any OCAs into shares.
The Company chooses to redeem all the OCAs in shares, at the
minimum price of 1 euro (subject to the Investor holding not more
than 9.99% of the Company's capital). |
IMPACT OVER BOOK VALUE PER SHARE
For information purposes, the impact of the amendment of the
first tranche of OCAs and the issue of the new tranche assimilated
to the first, on the proportion of half-yearly shareholders' equity
per share (calculated on the basis of shareholders' equity at June
30, 2024 and on the basis of the share capital existing as of the
date hereof, divided into 45,539,227 shares) would be as
follows:
Book value per share (in euros) |
Non diluted basis |
Diluted basis(1) |
Prior to issue of new shares |
0,07 € |
0,26 € |
After issue of new shares - CASE 1 |
0,17 € |
0,34 € |
After issue of new shares - CASE 2 |
0,15 € |
0,30 € |
(1) As of 31 January
2025, apart from the OCAs, the rights (bonus shares)
and dilutive instruments (BSAs) in circulation may theoretically
give entitlement to a maximum of 5,897,993 new shares
IMPACT ON THE SITUATION OF THE SHAREHOLDER
For information purposes, the impact of the
modification of the first tranche of the OCAs and the issue of the
new tranche assimilated to the first, on the shareholding of a
shareholder holding 1.00% of the Company's share capital would be
as follows:
Shareholding of the1%
shareholder(2) |
Non diluted basis |
Diluted basis(1) |
Prior to issue of new shares |
1,00% |
0,89% |
After issue of new shares - CASE 1 |
0,90% |
0,80% |
After issue of new shares - CASE 2 |
0,84% |
0,76% |
(1) Based on a current total
number of shares comprising the share capital
of 45.539.227
(2) Equivalent to a shareholder owning
455 539 shares
(3) As of 31 January
2025, apart from the OCAs, the rights (bonus
shares) and dilutive instruments
(warrants) in circulation may
theoretically give entitlement to a maximum of 5,897,993 new
shares
Publicly available information and risk
factors
Risks related to the
Transaction
Crossject has set up an OCA financing plan for investors who, after
receiving the shares resulting from the conversion or amortization
of these instruments, do not intend to remain shareholders of the
Company.
after receiving the shares resulting from the conversion or
exercise of these instruments, does not intend to remain a
shareholder of the Company.
The shares resulting from the conversion or
amortization of the aforementioned securities may be sold on the
market at very short notice, which can create strong downward
pressure on the stock price.
The shares resulting from the conversion or
exercise of the above-mentioned securities will generally be sold
on the market at very short notice, which may create strong
downward pressure on the share price.
Shareholders may suffer a loss of their invested
capital due to a significant fall in the Company's share price, as
well as significant dilution due to the large number of securities
issued to the Investor.
Investors are advised to exercise extreme
caution before deciding to invest in the securities of companies
that carry out such dilutive financing transactions, particularly
when they are carried out successively.
Crossject wishes to point out that this is not
the first dilutive financing transaction it has undertaken.
In addition, the financing agreement with the Investor includes
early repayment clauses in the event of default or change of
control2.
General risks
Detailed information on the Company, including its operating
activities, financial information, results, outlook and risk
factors are presented in the 2023 Annual Report and the 2024
Half-Year Report, which are available on the Company's website
(www.crossject.com).
Investors are encouraged to read the risk
factors presented in the 2023 Annual Report.
Warning
The Amendments to the first tranche of OCAs and the issue of the
second tranche of OCAs will not give require the publication of a
prospectus pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European
Parliament and of the Council dated June 14, 2017 (the
“Prospectus Regulation”).
This press release does not constitute a
prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation or an
offer of securities to the public.
About Crossject
Crossject SA (Euronext: ALCJ;
www.crossject.com) is an emerging specialty pharma company. It is
in advanced regulatory development for ZEPIZURE®, an epileptic
rescue therapy, for which it has a $60 million contract with the
U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
(BARDA). ZEPIZURE® is based on the Company’s award-winning
needle-free autoinjector ZENEO®, designed to enable patients and
untrained caregivers to easily and instantly deliver emergency
medication via intramuscular injection on bare skin or even through
clothing. The Company’s other products in development include
rescue therapies for allergic shocks, adrenal insufficiencies,
opioid overdose and asthma attacks.
Contacts
Investors
Natasha Drapeau
Cohesion Bureau
+41 76 823 75 27
natasha.drapeau@cohesionbureau.com |
Media
Sophie Baumont
Cohesion Bureau
+33 6 27 74 74 49
Sophie.baumont@cohesionbureau.com |
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain certain
forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, all statements
other than statements of historical fact included in this press
release about future events are subject to, without limitation, (i)
change without notice, (ii) factors beyond the Company’s control,
(iii) clinical trial results, (iv) regulatory requirements, (v)
increased manufacturing costs, (vi) market access, (vii)
competition and (viii) potential claims on its products or
intellectual property. These statements may include, without
limitation, any statements preceded by, followed by or including
words such as “target,” “believe,” “expect,” “aim,” “intend,”
“may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “objective,” “project,”
“will,” “can have,” “likely,” “should,” “would,” “could” and other
words and terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof.
Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties beyond the Company’s control that could cause the
Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from the expected results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. A description of these risks, contingencies and
uncertainties can be found in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report.
Furthermore, these forward-looking statements, forecasts and
estimates are made only as of the date of this press release.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements, forecasts or estimates to
reflect any subsequent changes that the Company becomes aware of,
except as required by law.
This press release has been prepared in French
and English. In the event of any differences between the texts, the
French language version shall supersede.
DISCLAIMER
This press release and the information
contained herein do not constitute either an offer to sell or
purchase, or the solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase,
securities of Crossject.
No communication or information in respect
of the offering by the Company of its shares may be distributed to
the public in any jurisdiction where registration or approval is
required. No steps have been taken or will be taken in any
jurisdiction where such steps would be required. The offering or
subscription of shares may be subject to specific legal or
regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. The Company takes
no responsibility for any violation of any such restrictions by any
person.
This announcement does not, and shall not,
in any circumstances, constitute a public offering, a sale offer
nor an invitation to the public in connection with any offer. The
distribution of this document may be restricted by law in certain
jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this document comes
are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such
restrictions.
With respect to the Member States of the
European Economic Area (including France) (the “Member States”), no
action has been or will be undertaken to make an offer to the
public of the securities referred to herein requiring a publication
of a prospectus in any Member State. As a result, the securities of
the Company may not and will not be offered in any Member State
except in accordance with the exemptions set forth in Article 1(4)
of the Prospectus Regulation, or under any other circumstances
which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus
pursuant to Article 1 of the Prospectus Regulation and/or to
applicable regulations of that relevant Member State.
For the purposes of the provision above, the
expression “offer to the public” in relation to any shares of the
Company in any Member State means the communication in any form and
by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer
and any securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to
decide to purchase any securities, as the same may be varied in
that Member State. The expression “Prospectus Regulation” means
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended from time to time, and
includes any relevant implementing measure in the Member
State.
This document does not constitute an offer
to the public in France and the securities referred to in this
document can only be offered or sold in France pursuant to Article
L. 411-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire
et financier). In addition, in accordance with the authorisation
granted by the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting dated June 27,
2024, only the persons pertaining to the categories specified in
the 9th and
11th resolutions of such meeting may
subscribe to the offering.
This document does not constitute an offer
of securities for sale nor the solicitation of an offer to purchase
securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction where
such offer may be restricted. Securities may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”) or an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act. The securities of the Company have not been and
will not be registered under the Securities Act, and the Company
does not intend to make a public offering of its securities in the
United States.
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term shall include any form of communication) is restricted
pursuant to Section 21 (Restrictions on "financial promotion") of
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(the “Financial Promotion
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1 corresponding, on any reference
date, to the lowest volume-weighted average daily price of
Crossject shares during the Market Value Observation Period on that
reference date, where Market Value Observation Period means, for
any reference date (a) (if such reference date is a trading day)
the period of six (6) consecutive trading days ending on and
including such reference date, or (b) (if such reference date is
not a trading day) the period of five (5) consecutive trading days
ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding such
reference date.
2 At an amount equal to the greater
of (i) 120% of the outstanding principal amount of the convertible
bonds together with accrued but unpaid interest and (ii) the
greater of (A) the product of (x) the Market Price on the date and
(y) such number of shares per bond as would have been required to
be issued and delivered in respect of such bond had the conversion
right been exercised in respect thereof and (B) the product of (x)
the outstanding principal amount of each bond and (y) Parity
(fraction having as numerator the Market Price on this date and for
denominator 85% of the Market Price), it being specified that in
case of change of control, the company may deliver new shares
instead of cash.
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