On July 6, 2023 Curis, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRIS), a biotechnology company focused on the development of emavusertib, a triple target inhibitor (IRAK4, FLT3 and CLK) for the treatment of hematologic malignancies, reported that it has entered into definitive agreements led by existing investors for the purchase of 18.4 million of its shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.82 per share in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules (Press release, Curis, JUL 6, 2023, View Source [SID1234633076]).
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Gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are expected to be approximately $15.1 million, before deducting the placement agents’ fees and other offering expenses payable by Curis. Curis intends to use the net proceeds from the offering on research, development, working capital, and other general corporate purposes. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about July 10, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as the placement agents for the offering.
The shares are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-254362) that was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 16, 2021, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 Registration Statement, each filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022. A prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. When available, electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may also be obtained from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, by email at [email protected] or from Truist Securities, Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 9th floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, by telephone at (800) 685-4786, or by email at [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 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.