Reported Earlier, Tiziana Life Sciences Secures $5M in Direct Offering Of 5.3M Shares At $0.95/ Share for Immunotherapy Development
Tiziana Life Sciences plc TLSA | 0.90 | -3.94% |
Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (NASDAQ:TLSA) ("Tiziana" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for the purchase and sale of 5,263,158 common shares at a purchase price of $0.95 per share pursuant to a registered direct offering, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $5 million, before deducting placement agent commissions and other offering expenses. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about November 1, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
In addition, the Company has issued the investor an option to acquire up to an additional 5,263,158 common shares at a price of $0.95 per share until the date that is 75 days from the date of the closing of the offering, resulting in additional gross proceeds of up to approximately $5 million, at the election of the investor.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering towards (i) its Phase 2a clinical trial for the intranasal delivery of foralumab in patients with non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, (ii) expediting the clinical development of foralumab in Alzheimer's disease, (iii) developing foralumab for other indications, and (iv) for working capital and other general corporate purposes.