On December 15, 2020 Scopus BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: SCPS) reported the pricing of its initial public offering (Press release, Scopus BioPharma, DEC 15, 2020, View Source(Nasdaq%3A%20SCPS)%20today%20announced,price%20of%20%245.50%20per%20share [SID1234572871]).

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The company’s common stock is set to begin trading Wednesday, December 16, 2020 on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol "SCPS".

The company is offering 500,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $5.50 per share.

The Benchmark Company, LLC acted as Sole Bookrunning Manager and Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC acted as Co-Manager for the offering.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is acting as counsel to the company. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is acting as counsel to the underwriters.

An offering statement relating to the shares of common stock was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and became qualified on December 14, 2020. The offering is being made only by means of an offering circular, copies of which may be obtained, when available, by contacting: The Benchmark Company, LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 150 E. 58th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10155, by calling (212) 312-6700 or by e-mail at [email protected]; or Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 30 Broad Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004, by calling (212) 440-9600 or by email at [email protected]. The offering circular is also available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

Scopus BioPharma intends to use the proceeds of the offering principally to further development of the company’s lead drug candidate, a novel, targeted immuno-oncology gene therapy for the treatment of multiple cancers.

This press 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 state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these securities under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.