Fortress Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIO) (“Fortress” or “Company”), an
innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring and
advancing assets to enhance long-term value for shareholders
through product revenue, equity holdings and dividend and royalty
revenue, today announced that on September 19, 2024 it entered into
securities purchase agreements with healthcare focused
institutional investors for the issuance and sale of 3,939,394
shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof)
in a registered direct offering at a purchase price of $1.65 per
share. In a concurrent private placement, the Company also agreed
to issue to the same investors warrants to purchase up to 3,939,394
shares of common stock. The private placement warrants have an
exercise price of $1.84 per share, will be exercisable commencing
six months from the date of issuance, and will expire five and
one-half years following the date of issuance.
In a separate concurrent private placement, the
Chairman, CEO, and President of the Company (the “Insider”)
purchased 763,359 shares of common stock at a price of $1.84 per
share, which represents the consolidated closing bid price on
September 19, 2024, and warrants to purchase up to 763,359 shares
of common stock. These warrants were purchased at a price of $0.125
per warrant, have an exercise price of $1.84 per share, will be
exercisable commencing six months from the date of issuance, and
will expire five and one-half years following the date of
issuance.
The gross proceeds from the offerings, before
deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses,
are expected to be approximately $8 million. Fortress expects to
use the net proceeds from the offerings for its operations,
including, but not limited to, general corporate purposes, which
may include research and development expenditures, clinical trial
expenditures, license or acquisition of new products, and working
capital.
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as
sole placement agent for the offerings. The offerings are expected
to close on or about September 23, 2024, subject to the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The common stock offered to the healthcare
focused institutional investors described above are being offered
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-279516), which was declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 30, 2024. The offering is
being made only by means of a prospectus which is a part of the
effective registration statement. The warrants will be issued in a
concurrent private placement. A final prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus relating to the registered direct offering
will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, when available, electronic
copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus may be obtained from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners,
590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone
at (212) 624-2060, or by email at prospectus@allianceg.com.
The private placement of the common stock
offered to the Insider of the Company and the private placement of
the warrants and the shares underlying the warrants offered to the
healthcare focused institutional investors and the Insider will be
made in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D thereunder.
Accordingly, the securities issued in the concurrent private
placements may not be offered or sold 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.
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in this
offering, nor shall there by any sale of these securities in any
state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or other
jurisdiction.
About Fortress Biotech Fortress
Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”) is an innovative biopharmaceutical
company focused on acquiring and advancing assets to enhance
long-term value for shareholders through product revenue, equity
holdings and dividend and royalty revenue. The company has seven
marketed prescription pharmaceutical products and over 20 programs
in development at Fortress, at its majority-owned and
majority-controlled partners and subsidiaries and at partners and
subsidiaries it founded and in which it holds significant minority
ownership positions. Such product candidates span six large-market
areas, including oncology, rare diseases and gene therapy, which
allow it to create value for shareholders. Fortress advances its
diversified pipeline through a streamlined operating structure that
fosters efficient drug development. The Fortress model is focused
on leveraging its significant biopharmaceutical industry expertise
and network to further expand the company’s portfolio of product
opportunities. Fortress has established partnerships with some of
the world’s leading academic research institutions and
biopharmaceutical companies to maximize each opportunity to its
full potential, including AstraZeneca, City of Hope, Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and
Sentynl. For more information, visit www.fortressbiotech.com.
Forward-Looking
StatementsStatements in this press release that are not
descriptions of historical facts are “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
words “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,”
“potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of
these terms or other comparable terminology are generally intended
to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are based on management’s current expectations and are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our
business, operating results, financial condition and stock price.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those currently anticipated include risks relating to: our growth
strategy, financing and strategic agreements and relationships; the
ongoing UTRF litigation and our indemnification of Caelum in
connection therewith; our need for substantial additional funds and
uncertainties relating to financings; our ability to identify,
acquire, close and integrate product candidates successfully and on
a timely basis; our ability to attract, integrate and retain key
personnel; the early stage of products under development; the
results of research and development activities; uncertainties
relating to preclinical and clinical testing; our ability to obtain
regulatory approval for products under development; the ability to
successfully commercialize products for which we receive regulatory
approval or receive royalties or other distributions from third
parties; our ability to secure and maintain third-party
manufacturing, marketing and distribution of our and our partner
companies’ products and product candidates; government regulation;
patent and intellectual property matters; competition; as well as
other risks described in our SEC filings. We expressly disclaim any
obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based,
except as may be required by law, and we claim the protection of
the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The information
contained herein is intended to be reviewed in its totality, and
any stipulations, conditions or provisos that apply to a given
piece of information in one part of this press release should be
read as applying mutatis mutandis to every other instance of such
information appearing herein.
Company Contact:Jaclyn JaffeFortress Biotech,
Inc.(781) 652-4500ir@fortressbiotech.com
Media Relations Contact:Tony Plohoros6
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