On January 20, 2021 BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) (TASE: BLRX), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, reported that due to demand, the underwriter has agreed to increase the size of the previously announced offering and purchase on a firm commitment basis 12,500,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of the Company, at a price to the public of $2.40 per ADS, less underwriting discounts and commissions (Press release, BioLineRx, JAN 20, 2021, View Source [SID1234574112]). Each ADS represents fifteen ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.10 per share, of the Company. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about January 22, 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering.
The Company also has granted to the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to additional 1,875,000 ADSs at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The gross proceeds to BioLineRx, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses and assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional ADSs, are expected to be approximately $30 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include but are not limited to working capital and funding clinical trials.
The securities described above are being offered by BioLineRx pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-251857) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 31, 2020 and declared effective by the SEC on January 11, 2021. The offering of the securities is being made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the securities being offered have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website at View Source." target="_blank" title="View Source." rel="nofollow">View Source A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and, upon filing, may be obtained on the SEC’s website at View Source or by contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by phone at (646) 975-6996 or e-mail at [email protected].
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 other 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 other jurisdiction.