REPL - Replimune Announces $100 Million Private Placement Financing | Benzinga
- Led by a life-sciences focused institutional investor, with participation from Redmile Group, RTW Investments, Boxer Capital and other institutional investors -
- Financing follows strong primary analysis data from the RP1 IGNYTE clinical trial in anti-PD1 failed melanoma; BLA filing expected in 2H 2024 -
- Proceeds enable full commercial scale up to support a potential launch in 2H 2025 -
WOBURN, Mass., June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Replimune Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:REPL), a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a novel class of oncolytic immunotherapies, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a private investment in public equity ("PIPE") that is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $100 million to the Company before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses. The financing was led by a life-sciences focused institutional investor, with participation from Redmile Group, RTW Investments, Boxer Capital and other institutional investors, including a leading mutual fund.
Pursuant to the terms of the securities purchase agreement, Replimune will issue and sell to the investors an aggregate of 5,668,937 shares of its common stock ("Common Stock") at a price of $8.82 per share of Common Stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 5,669,578 shares of Common Stock at a price of $8.819 per pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The financing is expected to close on or about June 14, 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Company intends to use the proceeds of the PIPE financing to fully scale up for the commercialization of RP1 in skin cancers thereby creating a potential path to profitability, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Leerink Partners acted as sole placement agent for the PIPE financing.
The offer and ...