PainReform Announces Closing of $4 Million Public Offering

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PainReform, a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company, announced the closing of a $4 million public offering, issuing 5,000,000 ordinary shares and warrants. The offering price was $0.80 per share with warrants exercisable immediately at the same price, expiring in five years. H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent. The net proceeds will be used for advancing clinical studies and general corporate purposes. The company also amended existing warrants to reduce the exercise price to $0.80 per share.

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PainReform Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRFX) (“PainReform” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the reformulation of established therapeutics, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of an aggregate of 5,000,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares (or ordinary share equivalents) and warrants to purchase up to 5,000,000 ordinary shares at a combined public offering price of $0.80 per share (or per ordinary share equivalent) and accompanying warrant. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.80 per share, are exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance.

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

The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses, were $4 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to advance the Company’s clinical studies, and for general corporate purposes.

The securities described above were offered pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-277594), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 15, 2024. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement relating to the offering. A final prospectus relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus may be obtained on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained 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 935,792 ordinary shares that were previously issued in December 2023 and have an exercise price of $2.85 per ordinary share, such that the amended warrants have a reduced exercise price of $0.80 per ordinary share and will expire five years from the date of closing of the offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other 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 other jurisdiction.

About PainReform

PainReform is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the reformulation of established therapeutics. PRF-110, the Company's lead product, is based on the local anesthetic ropivacaine, targeting the postoperative pain relief market. PRF-110 is an oil-based, viscous, clear solution that is deposited directly into the surgical wound bed prior to closure to provide localized and extended postoperative analgesia. The Company's proprietary extended-release drug-delivery system is designed to provide an extended period of post-surgical pain relief without the need for repeated dose administration while reducing the potential need for the use of opiates. For more information, please visit www.painreform.com.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements about our expectations, beliefs and intentions including with respect to objectives, plans and strategies and expected timing of results. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe", "expect", "intend", "plan", "may", "should", "could", "might", "seek", "target", "will", "project", "forecast", "continue" or "anticipate" or their negatives or variations of these words or other comparable words or by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical matters. For example, the Company is using forward-looking statements when it discusses the intended use of proceeds from the offering. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and assessments made in light of management's experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: our ability to continue as a going concern, our history of significant losses, our need to raise additional capital and our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all; our dependence on the success of our initial product candidate, PRF-110; the outcomes of preclinical studies, clinical trials and other research regarding PRF-110 and future product candidates; our limited experience managing clinical trials; our ability to retain key personnel and recruit additional employees; our reliance on third parties for the conduct of clinical trials, product manufacturing and development; the impact of competition and new technologies; our ability to comply with regulatory requirements relating to the development and marketing of our product candidates; commercial success and market acceptance of our product candidates; our ability to establish sales and marketing capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties and our reliance on third party distributors and resellers; our ability to establish and maintain strategic partnerships and other corporate collaborations; the implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business and product candidates; the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights and our ability to operate our business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others; the overall global economic environment; our ability to develop an active trading market for our ordinary shares and whether the market price of our ordinary shares is volatile; and statements as to the impact of the political and security situation in Israel on our business, including due to the current war between Israel and Hamas. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting us is contained under the heading "Risk Factors" included in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and in other filings that we have made and may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future.

Contact:
Crescendo Communications, LLC
Tel: 212-671-1021
Email: prfx@crescendo-ir.com

Ilan Hadar
Chief Executive Officer
PainReform Ltd.
Tel: +972-54-5331725
Email: ihadar@painreform.com

FAQ

What is PainReform's ticker symbol?

PainReform's ticker symbol is PRFX.

How much was raised in PainReform's public offering?

PainReform raised $4 million in its public offering.

What was the price per share in PainReform's public offering?

The price per share in PainReform's public offering was $0.80.

Who acted as the exclusive placement agent for PainReform's offering?

H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for PainReform's offering.

What will PainReform use the net proceeds from the offering for?

PainReform intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to advance its clinical studies and for general corporate purposes.