Information on the Total Number of Voting Rights and Shares (Article 15 of the Law of 2 May 2007)
Celyad Oncology (CYAD) announced a capital increase of 306,800 new shares on June 30, 2021, through Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC and Jefferies LLC. This transaction raises the company's share capital to 53,912,224.33 EUR, now represented by 15,493,956 shares. The number of shares with single voting rights totals 13,125,931, while shares with double voting rights amount to 2,368,025. The total of diluted shares is 17,416,379. This disclosure complies with Belgian law regarding the transparency of major participations in trading companies.
- Increase in share capital to 53,912,224.33 EUR.
- Issuance of new shares valued at market demand.
- Dilution of existing shareholders due to capital increase.
MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celyad Oncology SA (Euronext & Nasdaq: CYAD), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapies for cancer, announced on June 30, 2021, a capital increase of 306,800 new shares of the Company through Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC”), a Chicago-based institutional investor, and its Open Market Sale AgreementSM with Jefferies LLC. As a result, the Company’s share capital is increased to 53,912,224.33 EUR and is represented by 15,493,956 shares.
This information is published in accordance with Article 15 of the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major participations in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and regarding miscellaneous provisions.
Figures – Modified on 30 June 2021 following the Capital Increase:
| Total amount of share capital (EUR) | 53,912,224.33 |
| Total Number of shares with single voting rights | 13,125,931 |
| Total Number of shares with double voting rights | 2,368,025 |
| Total Number of Shares | 15,493,956 |
| Total of voting rights | 17,861,981 |
| Total number of attributed warrants | 1,922,423 |
| Total number of shares with voting rights that could be created following the exercise of the attributed warrants | 1,922,423 |
| Total number of diluted shares (Outstanding shares + Warrants) | 17,416,379 |
| Total number of diluted shares with voting rights | 19,784,404 |
Contact person for regulated information (financial, transparency)
By law, any transparency declaration must be sent to our Company by email to the attention of Filippo Petti, Chief Executive Officer (CEO): investors@celyad.com.
Further questions about the content of this release can be sent to investors@celyad.com.
About Celyad Oncology
Celyad Oncology is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapies for cancer. The Company is developing a pipeline of allogeneic (off-the-shelf) and autologous (personalized) CAR T cell therapy candidates for the treatment of both hematological malignancies and solid tumors. Celyad Oncology was founded in 2007 and is based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium and New York, NY. The Company has received funding from the Walloon Region (Belgium) to support the advancement of its CAR T cell therapy programs. For more information, please visit www.celyad.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This release may contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include statements regarding: the safety and clinical activity of Celyad Oncology’s pipelines and financial condition, results of operation and business outlook. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which might cause actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of Celyad Oncology to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risk and uncertainty includes the expected date of the Phase 1 trial results in the first half of 2021, our development of additional shRNA-based allogenic candidates from our CYAD-200 series towards clinical trial, our financial and operating results and the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and government measures implemented in response thereto. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in Celyad Oncology’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and reports, including in its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 24, 2021 and subsequent filings and reports by Celyad Oncology. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of publication of this document and Celyad Oncology’s actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Celyad Oncology expressly disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements in this document to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, unless required by law or regulation.
Investor and Media Contacts:
| Sara Zelkovic | Daniel Ferry |
| Communications & Investor Relations Director | Managing Director |
| Celyad Oncology | LifeSci Advisors, LLC |
| investors@celyad.com | daniel@lifesciadvisors.com |
Source: Celyad Oncology SA
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