On December 20, 2024 Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: MNPR) ("Monopar" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative treatments for patients with unmet medical needs, reported the pricing of an underwritten registered offering of 798,655 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $23.79 per share (Press release, Monopar Therapeutics, DEC 20, 2024, View Source [SID1234649240]). In addition to the shares sold in the registered offering, Monopar announced the concurrent pricing of a private placement of pre-funded warrants to purchase 882,761 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $23.789 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share offering price for the common stock less the $0.001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant. The gross proceeds to Monopar from the registered offering and private placement, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be $40 million. The offering is expected to close on or about December 23, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Monopar intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include research and development expenditures, clinical trial expenditures, manufacture and supply of product, and working capital.
RA Capital Management, Janus Henderson Investors, Adage Capital Partners LP and ADAR1 Capital Management participated in the offering.
Piper Sandler & Co. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering.
The securities in the registered offering are being offered and sold pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-268935), including a base prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 21, 2022, and declared effective on January 4, 2023. A prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the registered offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on its website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the registered offering, when available, may also be obtained by contacting Piper Sandler & Co. by mail at Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by telephone at (800) 747-3924 or by email at [email protected].
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the 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 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.