On January 25, 2021 Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a biotechnology company developing the next generation of immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (INTASYL) therapeutic platform, reported the closing of its previously announced private placement of 4,560,928 shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,420,696 shares of common stock, at purchase price of $3.07 per share and associated warrant, that was priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $14.0 million before the deduction of placement agent fees and expenses and offering expenses payable by the Company (Press release, Phio Pharmaceuticals, JAN 25, 2021, View Source [SID1234574263]).
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H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
The warrants have an exercise price of $3.00 per share, are exercisable immediately and have a term of five and one-half years.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the development of its immuno-oncology programs, other research and development activities and for general working capital needs.
The offer and sale of the foregoing securities were made in a transaction not involving a public offering and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be reoffered or resold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.
Under an agreement with the investors, the Company is required to file an initial registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares of common stock to be issued to the investors no later than February 1, 2021 and to use its best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as promptly as practical thereafter, and in any event no later than April 21, 2021 in the event of a "full review" by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.