On April 1, 2024 BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) (TASE: BLRX) ("BioLineRx" or the "Company"), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing life-changing therapies in oncology and rare diseases, reported that it has entered into definitive agreements with several institutional investors for the issuance and sale in a registered direct offering of 7,500,000 of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,500,000 ADSs, at a combined purchase price of $0.80 per ADS and accompanying warrant (Press release, BioLineRx, APR 1, 2024, View Source [SID1234641652]). Each ADS represents fifteen (15) ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.10 per share, of BioLineRx. The warrants will have an exercise price of $0.80 per ADS, will be exercisable at any time upon issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance. The offering is expected to close on or about April 1, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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The gross proceeds from the offering (without taking into account any proceeds from any future exercises of warrants), before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, are expected to be $6.0 million. BioLineRx intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to support the commercialization of APHEXDA (motixafortide) with an indication in the U.S. for stem cell mobilization for autologous transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma, advance its pancreatic cancer clinical development program and other pipeline programs, and for general corporate purposes.
"We believe that today’s equity transaction, when combined with the potential drawdown of an additional $20 million tranche from our existing debt facility at favorable interest rates, together with our existing cash, provides the Company with the financial resources to continue building our momentum with the APHEXDA launch and advancing key life cycle programs for long-term growth opportunities", said Philip Serlin, Chief Executive Officer of BioLineRx.
JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
The offering is being made by the Company pursuant to its shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-276323) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective by the SEC on January 5, 2024, and only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, by sending a request to: JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 325 Hudson Street New York, New York 10013; email: [email protected].
This press release shall 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 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.