On December 1, 2020 Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs (the "Company" or "Regulus"), reported that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement in connection with a private placement to existing institutional and other accredited investors as well as new institutional investors (Press release, Regulus, DEC 1, 2020, View Source [SID1234572020]). Upon the closing of the financing, which is anticipated to occur on December 3, 2020, the Company expects to receive gross proceeds of approximately $19.4 million, not including any proceeds that may be received upon exercise of warrants. The closing of the financing is subject to customary closing conditions. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the financing.
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Under the securities purchase agreement, the investors have agreed to purchase approximately 24.3 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock ("Common Stock") and accompanying warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 18.2 million shares of Common Stock, at a combined purchase price of $0.7158 per share and accompanying warrant to purchase 0.75 of a share of Common Stock, except that the price per share for executive officers and directors participating as investors in the financing is $0.7239 per share and accompanying warrant to purchase 0.75 of a share of Common Stock. Certain investors have also agreed to purchase, in lieu of shares of Common Stock, an aggregate of approximately 272,970 shares of non-voting Class A-3 convertible preferred stock at a price of $6.22 per share, and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to approximately 2.0 million shares of Common Stock at a price of $0.125 for each share of Common Stock underlying the warrants. Each share of non-voting Class A-3 convertible preferred stock will be convertible into 10 shares of Common Stock, subject to certain beneficial ownership conversion limitations. The warrants will be exercisable for a period of five years following the date of issuance and will have an exercise price of $0.7464 per share, subject to proportional adjustments in the event of stock splits or combinations or similar events. The closing is expected to occur on December 3, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
The offer and sale of the foregoing securities are being made in a transaction not involving a public offering and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities 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.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.