This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated December 16, 2021 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated December 14, 2021. |
MONTREAL, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. ("Theratechnologies" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:THTX, TSX:TH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies, today announced that it has closed its previously announced public offering (the "Public Offering") of 12,500,000 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") at a public offering price of US$1.00 per Common Share (the "Offering Price"). The gross proceeds of the Public Offering are US$12,500,000, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement dated October 25, 2023, the Company has also granted the underwriter a 30-day option (the "Option") to purchase up to 1,875,000 Common Shares at the Offering Price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. acted as sole bookrunner for the Public Offering.
In connection with the Public Offering, the Company has also closed its concurrent private placement with Investissement Québec (the "Concurrent Private Placement") of 9,118,184 Common Shares and 3,381,816 fully-funded, non-voting subscription receipts, exchangeable into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis (the "Exchangeable Subscription Receipts") in lieu of Common Shares, in each case, at the Offering Price, for US$12,500,000 aggregate gross proceeds, less a capital commitment fee of 1.5% payable to Investissement Québec and Investissement Québec's legal fees. The component of the Concurrent Private Placement in the form of Exchangeable Subscription Receipts is designed to ensure that, following completion of the Public Offering and the Concurrent Private Placement, Investissement Québec does not have beneficial ownership or control over more than 19.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares and therefore is not a "control person" within ...