CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and NESS ZIONA, Israel, May 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BiomX Inc. (NYSE American: PHGE) (“BiomX” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage company advancing novel natural and engineered phage therapies that target specific pathogenic bacteria, today announced the second closing of its recently announced $7.5 million private placement (“PIPE”) investment.
On February 22, 2023, the Company announced that it entered into a securities purchase agreement (“SPA”) with a selected group of institutional and individual investors, including existing investors OrbiMed and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The financing was structured to close in two separate parts. The first closing occurred on February 27, 2023. The second closing announced today was contingent upon approval of the issuance of the additional securities under the SPA by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with NYSE American rules. Pursuant to the SPA, at the second closing, the Company issued 24,632,243 shares of common stock (or common stock equivalents, the “Securities”) for gross proceeds of approximately $6 million, at a price of $0.245 per share.
BiomX expects to use the aggregate net proceeds of approximately $7.2 million from the first and second closings of the PIPE, together with existing cash and cash equivalents, to fund clinical development of BX004 for the treatment of lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, the development of other programs, and research activities as well as working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The Securities issued and sold in the PIPE have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and 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. BiomX and the investors have also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which BiomX has agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registering the resale of the securities sold in the PIPE within 30 days following the second closing.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these Securities, 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 BiomX
BiomX is a clinical-stage company developing both natural and engineered phage cocktails designed to target and destroy bacteria in the treatment of chronic diseases. BiomX discovers and validates proprietary bacterial targets and customizes phage compositions against these targets. For more information, please visit www.biomx.com, the content of which does not form a part of this press release.
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BiomX Contacts
Investor Relations:
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
John Mullaly
(617)-698-9253
jmullaly@lifesciadvisors.com
BiomX, Inc.
Anat Primovich
Corporate Project Manager
+972 (50) 697-7228
anatp@biomx.com
Source: BiomX Inc.
