RedHill Biopharma Announces $1.25 Million Registered Direct Offering at a Premium to Market Price

TEL AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, N.C., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) ("RedHill" or the "Company"), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with private investors for the purchase and sale, at a premium, of 2,144,487 of the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each ADS representing four hundred (400) ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share, of the Company, and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,144,487ADSs, at a purchase price of $0.58289 per ADS and accompanying warrant, in a registered direct offering. The price per ADS and accompanying warrant represents a premium of 10% over $0.5299, the closing price of the ADSs as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 28, 2024. The warrants will have an exercise price of $0.75 per ADS, will be immediately exercisable upon issuance and have a term of five years following the issuance date. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about April 3, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. 

No placement agent was used in connection with the offering.

The gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are expected to be $1.25 million, before deducting offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes and working capital. The Company also announces that it plans to file its 2023 20-F on or about April 8, 2024.

The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-258259) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 29, 2021, and declared effective by the SEC on August 9, 2021. The offering of the securities is made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the securities being offered will be filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About RedHill Biopharma  

RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on gastrointestinal and infectious diseases. RedHill promotes the gastrointestinal drugs Talicia^®, for the treatment of infection in adults^[1], and Aemcolo^®, for the treatment of travelers' diarrhea in adults^[2]. RedHill's key clinical late-stage development programs include: (i) opaganib (ABC294640), a first-in-class oral broad-acting, host-directed SPHK2 selective inhibitor with potential for pandemic preparedness, targeting multiple indications with a U.S. government collaboration for development for Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS), a Phase 2/3 program for hospitalized COVID-19, and a Phase 2 program in oncology; (ii) RHB-107 (upamostat), an oral broad-acting, host-directed, serine protease inhibitor with potential for pandemic preparedness is in late-stage development as a treatment for non-hospitalized symptomatic COVID-19, with non-dilutive external funding covering the entirety of the RHB-107 arm of the 300-patient Phase 2 adaptive platform trial, and is also targeting multiple other cancer and inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases; (iii) RHB-102, with potential UK submission for chemotherapy and radiotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, positive results from a Phase 3 study for acute gastroenteritis and gastritis and positive results from a Phase 2 study for IBS-D; (iv) RHB-104, with positive results from a first Phase 3 study for Crohn's disease; and (v) RHB-204, a Phase 3-stage program for pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease.

More information about the Company is available at www.redhillbio.com / twitter.com/RedHillBio. 

Forward Looking Statements

Company contact:

Adi Frish
Chief Corporate & Business Development Officer
RedHill Biopharma
+972-54-6543-112
[email protected]

Category: Financials

[1] Talicia^® (omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin and rifabutin) is indicated for the treatment of infection in adults. For full prescribing information see: www.Talicia.com.

[2] Aemcolo^® (rifamycin) is indicated for the treatment of travelers' diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of in adults. For full prescribing information see: www.aemcolo.com.

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