Clearside to sell 11.11M shares at $1.35 in registered direct offering

Clearside Biomedical entered into a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors and an existing stockholder, providing for the purchase and sale of 11,111,111 shares of common stock and accompanying warrant to purchase up to 11,111,111 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering. The offer price for one share of common stock and accompanying warrant to purchase one share of common stock will be $1.35. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.62 per share, will be exercisable six months from the issuance date and will have a term of five years from the initial exercise date. The offering is expected to close on or about February 9, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Citizens JMP Securities, LLC is acting as the sole placement agent for the offering. The gross proceeds to Clearside from this offering are expected to be approximately $15.0 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by Clearside. Clearside intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. Clearside believes that the net proceeds from this offering, together with its current cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, will be sufficient to enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into the third quarter of 2025.