Aptose Biosciences prices 4.9M shares at $1.71 in underwritten public offering

Aptose Biosciences announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,912,280 common shares of the Company at a public offering price of $1.71 per share. Each Common Share will also include a warrant to purchase a Common Share at a price of $1.71 per Warrant Share. Gross proceeds from the Public Offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by Aptose, are expected to be approximately $8.4 million. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 736,842 Common Shares and/or 736,842 Warrants in the Public Offering, under the same terms and conditions. Aptose also announced the pricing of a concurrent $4 million private placement of Common Shares with Hanmi Pharmaceutical, Seoul, South Korea, representing ownership of 19.97% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company following the Private Placement. Under the terms of the strategic investment, Hanmi will purchase each Common Share at a price of $1.90, representing an 11% premium over the price of the Common Shares issued in the Public Offering. The Company will also issue Hanmi Warrants to purchase Common Shares at a price of $1.71 per Warrant Share. Upon the closing of the Private Placement, Hanmi will have satisfied its remaining investment obligations under the existing subscription agreement and investor rights agreement between Aptose and Hanmi. The Public Offering is expected to close on or about January 30, 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Private Placement is expected to close on or about January 31, 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Aptose intends to use the net proceeds of the Public Offering and Private Placement to support clinical trials for tuspetinib; support manufacture of tuspetinib clinical supplies; and for working capital and general corporate purposes. Newbridge Securities Corporation is acting as the sole book-running manager for the Public Offering and as placement agent for the Private Placement.