Profound Medical Corp. (TSX: PRN; NASDAQ: PROF) (“Profound” or the
“Company”) today announced the closing of its previously announced
underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of common shares (the
“Common Shares”) at a public offering price of US$7.50 per Common
Share. The underwriters elected to exercise the over-allotment
option in full, resulting in an aggregate of 5,366,705 Common
Shares being issued today for aggregate gross proceeds, before
deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other
offering expenses payable by Profound, of approximately US$40.25
million.
The net proceeds of the Offering are expected to
be used: (i) to fund the continued commercialization of the
TULSA-PRO® system in the United States, (ii) to fund the continued
development and commercialization of the TULSA-PRO® system and the
Sonalleve® system globally, and (iii) for working capital and
general corporate purposes.
Raymond James Ltd. and Lake Street Capital
Markets acted as co-lead underwriters and joint bookrunners, for
the Offering. Titan Partners Group, a division of American Capital
Partners, acted as lead manager for the Offering. Stifel, Nicolaus
& Company, Incorporated acted as an advisor to the Company. The
Offering took place in each of the provinces and territories of
Canada, except the province of Québec, and in the United
States.
In connection with the Offering, the Company
filed a final prospectus supplement (the “Final Prospectus
Supplement”) to its short form base shelf prospectus dated July 10,
2024 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”) in each of the provinces and
territories of Canada relating to the proposed Offering. The Final
Prospectus Supplement was also filed in the United States with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as part of the
Company’s effective registration statement on Form F-10 (File no.
333-280236), as amended, previously filed under the
multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States.
A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Offering was
filed in each of the provinces and territories of Canada and in the
United States with the SEC on December 5, 2024.
Access to the Base Shelf Prospectus, the Final
Prospectus Supplement, and any amendments to the documents have
been provided in accordance with securities legislation relating to
procedures for providing access to a shelf prospectus supplement, a
base shelf prospectus and any amendment. The Base Shelf Prospectus
and the Final Prospectus Supplement are accessible on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The Common Shares
are offered under the Final Prospectus Supplement. An electronic or
paper copy of the Base Shelf Prospectus, the Final Prospectus
Supplement, and any amendment to the documents may be obtained
without charge, from Raymond James Ltd., Scotia Plaza, 40 King St.
W., 54th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y2, Canada, or by telephone
at 416-777-7000 or by email at ECM-Syndication@raymondjames.ca by
providing the contact with an email address or address, as
applicable. Copies of the Final Prospectus Supplement and the Base
Shelf Prospectus are available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov or may be
obtained without charge from Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
Attention: Equity Syndicate, 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg,
Florida 33716, by telephone at (800) 248-8863, or by email at
prospectus@raymondjames.com, and from Lake Street Capital Markets,
LLC, 920 2nd Ave S - Ste 700, Minneapolis, MN 55402,
prospectus@lakestreetcm.com, (612) 326-1305. The Base Shelf
Prospectus and Final Prospectus Supplement contain important,
detailed information about the Company and the Offering.
No securities regulatory authority has either
approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. This
news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any province, territory, state or jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of
any such province, territory, state or jurisdiction.
In connection with the Offering, Tom Tamberrino,
the Chief Commercial Officer of the Company, purchased 13,333
Common Shares. Mr. Tamberrino is a related party (within the
meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority
Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”)) and such
issuance is considered a “related party transaction” for the
purposes of MI 61-101. Such related party transaction is exempt
from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval
requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the
Common Shares issued to the related party, nor the consideration
paid by the related party exceeds 25% of the Company's market
capitalization. The purchasers of the Common Shares and the extent
of such participation were not finalized until shortly prior to the
completion of the Offering. Accordingly, it was not possible to
publicly disclose details of the nature and extent of related party
participation in the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to a
material change report filed at least 21 days prior to the
completion of such transactions.
About Profound Medical
Corp.
Profound is a commercial-stage medical device
company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free
therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue.
Profound is commercializing TULSA-PRO®, a
technology that combines real-time MRI, robotically-driven
transurethral ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback
control. Profound is also commercializing Sonalleve®, an innovative
therapeutic platform that is CE marked for the treatment of uterine
fibroids and palliative pain treatment of bone metastases.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements
regarding Profound and its business which may include, but is not
limited to, the use of proceeds for the Offering; and the
expectations regarding the efficacy and commercialization of
Profound’s technology. Often, but not always, forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans",
"is expected", "expects", "scheduled", "intends", "contemplates",
"anticipates", "believes", "proposes" or variations (including
negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that
certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might"
or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements are based
on the current expectations of the management of Profound. The
forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release,
may not occur by certain specified dates or at all and could differ
materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and
uncertainties affecting the Company, including risks regarding the
medical device industry, regulatory approvals, reimbursement,
economic factors, the equity markets generally and risks associated
with growth and competition. Although Profound has attempted to
identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events
or results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated,
estimated or intended. No forward-looking statement can be
guaranteed. Additional information about the risks and
uncertainties of forward-looking statements and the assumptions
upon which they are based is contained in the Company’s filings
with securities regulators, which are available electronically
through SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and
Profound undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise, other than as required by law.
For further information, please
contact:
Stephen KilmerInvestor
Relationsskilmer@profoundmedical.comT: 647.872.4849
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