Biora Therapeutics Announces $3 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

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Biora Therapeutics (Nasdaq: BIOR) has announced a $3 million registered direct offering of 745,342 common stock shares at $4.025 per share, priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The company will also issue unregistered warrants to purchase up to 745,342 shares with a $3.90 exercise price, exercisable upon issuance and expiring in five years. Additionally, Biora will amend existing warrants for 531,162 shares, reducing their exercise price from $11.00 to $3.90 per share. The proceeds will support operations, development of oral biotherapeutics platforms, and working capital. H.C. Wainwright & Co. serves as the exclusive placement agent.

Positive

• Secured $3 million in immediate funding through stock offering
• Warrants provide potential for additional future funding

Negative

• Share dilution through issuance of 745,342 new shares
• Additional potential dilution from warrant exercises
• Reduction of existing warrant exercise price from $11.00 to $3.90 indicates potential pricing pressure

Insights

Financial Analyst

This $3 million registered direct offering reflects significant dilution for existing shareholders, with shares priced at $4.025 and warrants at $3.90. The concurrent amendment of existing warrants from $11.00 to $3.90 exercise price further increases potential dilution. With a market cap of just $15.2 million, this financing represents approximately 20% of the company's value.

The offering structure, combining registered shares with unregistered warrants, suggests challenging market conditions for raising capital. The at-market pricing and warrant sweeteners indicate investor interest. While the funding provides near-term operational runway, the dilutive impact and warrant overhang may pressure the stock price. The company's need for frequent capital raises raises concerns about long-term sustainability.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOR), the biotech company reimagining therapeutic delivery, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of 745,342 shares of the Company’s common stock at an offering price of $4.025 per share of common stock in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In addition, in a concurrent private placement, the Company will issue unregistered warrants to purchase up to 745,342 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $3.90 per share, will be exercisable upon issuance, and will expire five years following issuance. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about October 29, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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

The gross proceeds to Biora from this offering are expected to be approximately $3 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses. Biora intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to support its operations, make further investments in the development of its oral biotherapeutics platforms, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The shares of common stock (but not the warrants issued in the private placement or the shares of common stock underlying the warrants) are being offered by the Company pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-279539) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 20, 2024 and was declared effective on May 31, 2024. The offering of the shares of common stock is being made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of an effective registration statement. A prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering of the shares of common stock will be filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by phone at (212) 856-5711 or e-mail at placements@hcwco.com.

The Company also has agreed to amend certain existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 531,162 shares of the Company’s common stock that were previously issued to investors on dates ranging from November 2022 to April 2024, each with an exercise price of $11.00 per share, for $0.125 per amended warrant, effective upon the closing of the offering, such that the amended warrants will have a reduced exercise price of $3.90 per share and will expire five years from the date of closing of the offering.

The warrants described above are being issued in a concurrent private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and, along with the shares of common stock underlying the warrants, have not been registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the warrants and underlying shares of common stock may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, 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.

About Biora Therapeutics
Biora Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company developing two smart pill-based therapeutics platforms: the NaviCap™ platform for colon-targeted treatment of IBD, designed to improve patient outcomes through treatment at the site of disease in the gastrointestinal tract, and the BioJet™ platform for oral delivery of large molecules, designed to replace injection with needle-free, oral delivery.

For more information, visit bioratherapeutics.com or follow the company on LinkedIn or X.

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Biora Therapeutics expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Contact
Chuck Padala
Managing Director, LifeSci Advisors
IR@bioratherapeutics.com
(646) 627-8390

Media Contact
Liz Robinson
CG Life
lrobinson@cglife.com

FAQ

What is the size and price of Biora Therapeutics' (BIOR) October 2024 offering?

Biora Therapeutics is offering 745,342 shares at $4.025 per share, totaling approximately $3 million in gross proceeds.

What are the terms of BIOR's warrants issued in October 2024?

The warrants allow purchase of up to 745,342 shares at $3.90 per share, are exercisable upon issuance, and expire in five years.

How will Biora Therapeutics (BIOR) use the proceeds from its October 2024 offering?

The proceeds will support operations, development of oral biotherapeutics platforms, working capital, and general corporate purposes.