On January 7, 2020 Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) reported it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited institutional investors to purchase approximately $2.2 million of its common stock in a registered direct offering and warrants to purchase shares of common stock in a concurrent private placement (Press release, Titan Pharmaceuticals, JAN 7, 2020, View Source [SID1234552787]). The combined purchase price for one share of common stock and each warrant will be $0.25.

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Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Titan has agreed to sell 8,700,000 shares of its common stock. In a concurrent private placement, Titan has agreed to issue warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 8,700,000 shares of common stock. The warrants will be exercisable commencing on the later of (i) six months from the date of issuance or (ii) the date that Titan’s stockholders approve a reverse stock split in an amount sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all of the warrants, will expire on the five year and six month anniversary of the issuance date and will have an exercise price of $0.25 per share.

Titan expects the gross proceeds from the registered direct offering and concurrent private placement to be approximately $1.9 million after deducting the placement agent’s fees and other estimated offering expenses. The registered direct offering and concurrent private placement is expected to close on or about January 9, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole placement agent in connection with the offering

The shares of common stock are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230742), which was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 24, 2019. The warrants issued in the concurrent private placement and shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants are being offered in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and have not been registered under the Act or applicable state securities laws.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. A prospectus supplement relating to the shares of common stock will be filed by Titan with the SEC. When available, copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the registered direct offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or from Maxim Group LLC, 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174, Attention: Syndicate Department, or via email at [email protected] or telephone at (212) 895-3745.