On April 12, 2021 Advaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADXS) (the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of immunotherapy products, reported it has entered into definitive agreements with two healthcare-focused, institutional investors for the purchase of (i) 17,577,400 shares of common stock , (ii) 7,671,937 pre-funded warrants (the "Pre-Funded Warrants") to purchase 7,671,937 shares of common stock and (iii) registered common share purchase warrants to purchase 11,244,135 shares of common stock (Press release, Advaxis, APR 12, 2021, View Source [SID1234577897]). The Company has also agreed to issue to the investors, in a concurrent private placement, unregistered common share purchase warrants to purchase 14,005,202 shares of the Company’s common stock. Each share of common stock and accompanying common share purchase warrant are being sold together at a combined offering price of $0.7921, and each Pre-funded Warrant and accompanying common warrant are being sold together at a combined offering price of $0.7911, pursuant to a registered direct offering, priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.001, and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The registered common share purchase warrants will have an exercise price of $0.70 per share, will be immediately exercisable, and will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance. The unregistered common share purchase warrants will have an exercise price of $0.70 per share, will be exercisable fourteen days after the Company increases its authorized share capital, and will expire five (5) years from their initial exercise date (collectively, the "Offering").
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The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund its continued research and development initiatives in connection with expanding its product pipeline including, but not limited to, investment in its ADXS-HOT program and for general corporate purposes. The Company may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in other businesses, products and technologies.
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as sole placement agent for the Offering.
The Offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-226988) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and an additional registration statement on Form S-3 filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, which became effective upon filing on August 30, 2018. A prospectus supplement describing the terms of the proposed offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained, when available, from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022 or via telephone at 212-624-2060 or email: [email protected]. Before investing in this offering, interested parties should read in their entirety the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in such prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, which provide more information about the Company and such offering. Copies of the Supplement, the Base Shelf Prospectus and the Registration Statement may also be obtained from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022 or via telephone at 212-624-2060 or email: [email protected].
No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this press release. This press release is for information purposes only and 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 state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.