Biora Therapeutics prices 5.45M shares at $1.10 in registered direct offering

Biora Therapeutics has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of 5,454,548 shares of the Company’s common stock at an offering price of $1.10 per share of common stock in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In addition, in a concurrent private placement, the Company will issue unregistered warrants to purchase up to 5,454,548 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.10 per share, will be exercisable beginning on the effective date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and will expire five years from the date of stockholder approval. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about April 3, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. The gross proceeds to Biora from this offering are expected to be approximately $6 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses. Biora intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to support its operations, complete its ongoing BT-600 clinical trial, make further investments in the development of its oral biotherapeutics platforms, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.