11/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/25/2024 15:31
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 22, 2024, BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Canaccord Genuity LLC, as underwriter (the "Underwriter"), in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company in a public offering of (i) 5,600,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), and accompanying warrants to purchase 5,600,000 shares of Common Stock, at a combined public offering price of $0.48 per share, and, in lieu thereof to certain investors, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and accompanying warrants to purchase 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock, at a combined public offering price of $0.479 per pre-funded warrant, which equals the public offering price per share of Common Stock and accompanying warrant less the $0.001 exercise price per share of the pre-funded warrants, less underwriting discounts and commissions, pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-275261) and a related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
Each of the warrants in the offering is subject to customary beneficial ownership limitations on exercisability, is exercisable at any time after the date of issuance of such warrant and, in the case of the accompanying warrants, will expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance. Each of the accompanying warrants will have an exercise price of $0.48 per underlying share of Common Stock.
The Company received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $6.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, excluding the proceeds, if any, from exercise of any of the warrants. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund the SERENITY At-Home trial, prepare for the initiation of the TRANQUILITY In-Care trial, working capital and general corporate purposes.The Company expects the net proceeds from this offering combined with existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund operations and service debt obligations into the first quarter of 2025. Our expectations regarding our anticipated cash runway into the first quarter of 2025 will be affected by many factors, our ability to execute our current business plan, the progress of our clinical trials and regulatory interactions. These expectations are based on estimates and the judgment of management. The Company's cash runway may not extend as far as forecasted and anticipated cash needs could be greater than expected.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement, the pre-funded warrants and the accompanying warrants are not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, the Form of Pre-funded Warrant and the Form of Warrant, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. An opinion of Honigman LLP regarding the validity of the shares to be issued and sold in the offering by the Company is filed as Exhibits 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
On November 21, 2024, the exercise price of warrants to purchase 8,545,398 shares of common stock previously issued in March 2024 was reduced to $0.571 per share.