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Aptevo Therapeutics $2.1 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
SEATTLE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / April 3, 2025 / Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:APVO) ("Aptevo" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel immune-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary ADAPTIR™ and ...
About this update from Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"SEATTLE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / April 3, 2025 / Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:APVO) ("Aptevo" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel immune-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary ADAPTIR™ and ADAPTIR-FLEX™ platform technologies, announced today that it has entered into definitive securities purchase agreements for the purchase and sale of 1,764,710 shares of the Company's common stock in a registered direct offering and warrants to purchase up to 3,529,420 shares of common stock in a concurrent private placement (together with the registered direct offering, the "offering") at a combined purchase price of $1.19 per share and accompanying warrant. The warrants issued pursuant to the concurrent private placement will have an exercise price of $1.19 per share, will be exercisable upon the receipt of shareholder approval following the date of issuance and will expire 5 years from the initial exercise date. The offering is expected to close on or about April 4, 2025 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.","length":1128,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Roth Capital Partners is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.","length":82,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Aptevo expects the gross proceeds from the offering to be approximately $2.1 million, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. Aptevo intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering for the continued clinical development of its product candidates, working capital, and other general corporate purposes.","length":382,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-284969) relating to the shares of common stock (and common stock equivalents) to be issued in the registered direct offering was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and is currently effective. The registered direct offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement, relating to the registered direct offering that will be filed with the SEC. The warrants will be issued in a concurrent private placement. Electro...