On July 27, 2022 MAIA Biotechnology, Inc., (NYSE American: MAIA) ("MAIA", the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer, reported the pricing of its initial public offering of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $5.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000 prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses (Press release, MAIA Biotechnology, JUL 27, 2022, View Source [SID1234617029]). In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 300,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments.

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The shares of common stock are expected to begin trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol "MAIA" on July 28, 2022. The offering is expected to close on August 1, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the initial public offering to fund the first part of the Phase 2 trials of the Company’s product candidate THIO, pre-clinical development of second-generation of telomere targeting compounds and other research and development activities, as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

ThinkEquity is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering.

The registration statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-264225) relating to the shares being sold in this offering has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and became effective on July 27, 2022. A final prospectus related to the proposed offering will be filed and made available on the SEC’s website at View Source The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Electronic copies of the final prospectus may be obtained, when available, from ThinkEquity, 17 State Street, 41st Floor, New York, New York 10004, by telephone at (877) 436-3673 and by email at [email protected].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, 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.