On February 27, 2023 Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: APRE) ("Aprea", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel synthetic lethality-based cancer therapeutics targeting DNA damage response (DDR) pathways, reported the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 1,050,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $5.25 per share (Press release, Aprea, FEB 27, 2023, View Source [SID1234627736]). Gross proceeds from the offering before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses are approximately $5.5 million. In addition, Aprea has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 157,500 shares of common stock.
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The net proceeds received from the public offering will enable the Company to continue developing its clinical asset, ATRN-119, its pre-clinical asset ATRN-W1051 and for general corporate purposes.
Maxim Group LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the offering.
The public offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-250041), previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 12, 2020 and declared effective on November 30, 2020. The final terms of the offering are disclosed in the final prospectus supplement which has been filed with the SEC. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the public offering may also be obtained by contacting Maxim Group LLC, at 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by telephone at (212) 895-3745 or by email at [email protected].
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the 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.