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Source: J.J. Gouin / Shutterstock.comPaxMedica (NASDAQ:PXMD) stock is taking off on Friday after the biopharmaceutical company entered into an investment agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund.
According to a press release, this covers a purchase agreement and registration rights agreement for up to $20 million. That gives PaxMedica the right to sell as much as $20 million worth of PXMD stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund.
Investors will note that PaxMedica has no obligation to sell shares of PXMD stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund if it doesn’t want to. They should also keep in mind that this agreement covers a 30-month period.
The deal also has the price of share sales determined by market prices. There’s also no upper limit for how much shares of PXMD stock can cost during the sale. Lincoln Park Capital Fund also won’t take part in any short-selling of the company’s shares.
What’s Behind the Investment Agreement?
PaxMedica is using its deal with Lincoln Park Capital Fund to gain funds as it needs them. The company says it intends to use the money acquired from the shares sales for a couple of things. That includes general corporate purposes, as well as working capital.
PXMD investors are reacting positively to the news with heavy trading of the stock today. As of this writing, more than 13 million shares have changed hands. That’s well above the company’s daily average trading volume of about 3 million shares.
PXMD stock is up 51% as of Friday morning.
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On the date of publication, William White did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.
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