On March 24, 2026 Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, reported that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with RA Capital Management for a private placement that is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $30 million before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses, and an additional approximately $44 million of gross proceeds if the accompanying warrants are exercised in full.
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In the private placement, the Company agreed to sell 1,030,354 shares of common stock at a price of $6.785 per share, 3,391,164 pre-funded warrants at a price of $6.7849 per pre-funded warrant, and accompanying warrants to purchase 4,421,518 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $10.00 per share. The pre-funded warrants will have an exercise price of $0.0001 per share of common stock, will be immediately exercisable and will not expire. The accompanying warrants will be immediately exercisable and will expire 30 days following the public announcement by the Company of topline results from the Phase 3 XPORT-EC-042 clinical trial of selinexor in patients with endometrial cancer.
The private placement is expected to close on or about March 26, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The private placement was priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The Company expects that the net proceeds of the private placement, together with its existing liquidity, including cash, cash equivalents and investments, as well as cash flow from net product revenue and license and other revenue, will enable it to fund its current operating plans into late Q3 2026.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the private placement for general corporate purposes, including to support the Company’s ongoing and planned clinical trial activities.
Jefferies and Piper Sandler acted as placement agents for the private placement.
The offer and sale of the shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants, warrants, or any other securities (including the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants and warrants) are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws. The shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants, warrants, or any other securities (including the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants and warrants) may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants, warrants, or any other securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants, warrants, or any other securities (including the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants and warrants) in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
(Press release, Karyopharm, MAR 24, 2026, View Source [SID1234663864])