On December 23, 2019 TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX), reported it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell approximately 5.4 million shares of registered common stock of the Company at $9.20 per share, to a single, biotechnology-focused, institutional investor as a registered direct public offering (Press release, TG Therapeutics, DEC 23, 2019, View Source [SID1234552584]). Proceeds from the sale are expected to be approximately $50.0 million. TG Therapeutics intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the ongoing development and commercialization of the Company’s lead assets, ublituximab and umbralisib, as well as for research and development activities of the Company’s pipeline, and for general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close on or about December 23, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Michael S. Weiss, the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the transaction, "We are excited to have completed this unsolicited financing with a premier biotechnology investor and believe it represents a major vote of confidence in our drug candidates and current pivotal programs. Following this financing, we expect to end 2019 with approximately $140 million in cash and cash equivalents, providing us a cash runway well into 2021, and importantly through our upcoming major milestones including the UNITY-NHL MZL NDA submission for umbralisib, as well as the data readouts for both the UNITY-CLL Phase 3 trial and the ULTIMATE I & II Phase 3 trials in Multiple Sclerosis."
The shares described above are being offered by TG Therapeutics pursuant to a registration statement previously filed with and subsequently declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). A prospectus supplement relating to the offering has also been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at View Source." target="_blank" title="View Source." rel="nofollow">View Source Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained at the SEC’s website at View Source or by contacting TG Therapeutics, Inc., 2 Gansevoort Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 212-554-4484.
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.