UNITY Biotechnology Announces Exercise of Warrants for $4.38 Million in Gross Proceeds
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY” or the “Company”) [Nasdaq: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced the entry into a definitive agreement for the immediate exercise of certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,143,000 shares of common stock, having an exercise price of $8.50 per share, issued by UNITY on August 22, 2022, at a reduced exercise price of $2.045 per share. The shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-263574). The gross proceeds to UNITY from the exercise of the warrants are expected to be approximately $4.38 million, prior to deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about November 14, 2023, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company believes that together with these proceeds, the Company’s current cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are sufficient to fund operations into the second quarter of 2025.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
In consideration for the immediate exercise of the warrants for cash, UNITY will issue new unregistered warrants to purchase up to 2,143,000 shares of common stock. The new warrants will have an exercise price of $1.92 per share, will be exercisable immediately upon issuance and have a term equal to five years from the date of issuance.
UNITY intends to use the net proceeds of this offering for working capital, operating expenses to include clinical trial progression, and general corporate purposes.
The new warrants described above were offered in a private placement pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and, along with the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise, have not been registered under the 1933 Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. UNITY has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the new warrants.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in this offering, 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.
