Biophytis Announces Trading Resumption of its Ordinary Shares and Share Warrants on Euronext Growth
Biophytis announced the resumption of trading for its ordinary shares and share warrants on Euronext Growth, starting February 10, 2021, at 4 p.m. CET. Trading was suspended earlier that day to facilitate a public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market, ensuring smooth allocation confirmations for investors. The company focuses on developing therapeutics aimed at slowing degenerative processes linked to aging and improving outcomes for patients with age-related diseases, particularly severe respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients.
- Resumption of trading for ordinary shares and share warrants enhances liquidity for investors.
- Focus on therapeutics for age-related diseases, including COVID-19, positions Biophytis in a critical market segment.
- Trading was halted, indicating potential volatility during public offering.
- Inherent risks in product development and regulatory approvals remain a concern.
PARIS and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biophytis (Euronext Growth Paris: ALBPS) (“Biophytis” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutics that slow the degenerative processes associated with aging and improve functional outcomes for patients suffering from age-related diseases, including severe respiratory failure in patients suffering from COVID-19, announces the resumption of trading of its ordinary shares and share warrants on the regulated market of Euronext Growth as from 4 p.m. CET, subject to timing on Nasdaq capital Market.
Trading in the ordinary shares and share warrants of Biophytis was halted at the request of the Company on February 10, 2021 from 9 a.m. CET in connection with its previously announced public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market in order to allow for the confirmation of allocations to investors and for the commencement of trading of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (ADS) on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
About Biophytis
Biophytis SA is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialized in the development of therapeutics that slow the degenerative processes associated with aging and improve functional outcomes for patients suffering from age-related diseases, including severe respiratory failure in patients suffering from COVID-19.
The company is based in Paris, France, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company's ordinary shares are listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market (Ticker: ALBPS -ISIN: FR0012816825).
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No action has been taken or will be taken to permit a public offering of the securities referred to in this press release requiring the publication of a prospectus in any Member States of the European Economic Area, including France (the “Member States”). Therefore, such securities may not be and shall not be offered in any Member State other than in accordance with the exemptions of Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation or, otherwise, in cases not requiring the publication by Biophytis of a prospectus under Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation and/or the applicable regulations in such Member State.
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