On May 15, 2026 Silexion Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: SLXN) ("Silexion" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering RNA interference (RNAi) therapies for KRAS-driven cancers, reported the entry into definitive agreements for the immediate exercise of certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,995,092 of the Company’s ordinary shares originally issued in August 2025 and September 2025 having a reduced exercise price of $0.50 per share. The ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-290074) and an effective resale registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-291210). The gross proceeds to the Company from the exercise of the warrants are expected to be approximately $1 million, prior to deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on or about May 18, 2026, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering as working capital for general corporate purposes.

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H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.

In consideration for the immediate exercise of the warrants for cash, the Company will issue new unregistered Series C warrants to purchase up to 2,045,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares and new unregistered Series D warrants to purchase up to 1,945,184 of the Company’s ordinary shares. The new warrants will have an exercise price of $0.50 per share and will be exercisable upon the effective date of shareholder approval of the issuance of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the new warrants. The Series C new warrants will expire five years after the later of (i) the date of shareholder approval and (ii) the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement (as defined below) and the Series D new warrants will expire twenty-four months after the later of (x) the date of shareholder approval and (y) the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement.

The new warrants described above were offered in a private placement pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and, along with the ordinary shares issuable upon their exercise, have not been registered under the 1933 Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the new warrants (the "Resale Registration Statement").

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a 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 the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

(Press release, Silexion Therapeutics, MAY 15, 2026, View Source [SID1234665802])