Oragenics Announces Recent Capital Raise and Warrant Exercises Totaling $21.9 Million and the Redemption of Its Series C Preferred Stock
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oragenics, Inc. (NYSE American: OGEN) (“Oragenics” or the “Company”) announced it has raised approximately $20 million from the sale of common stock through a sales agreement with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners for an “at-the-market” facility. In addition, the Company also received approximately $1.9 million from the exercise of common stock warrants. In turn, Oragenics has given a notice for the redemption of all outstanding shares of the Company’s Series C, Non-Convertible, Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) to the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock.
Commenting on these developments, Alan Joslyn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oragenics, said, “We are delighted that we were able to raise capital to fund our operations through a number of anticipated key value-creating milestones towards the initiation of the Phase 2 clinical trial of our SARS CoV-2 vaccine, Terra CoV-2. In addition, we will be able to advance our lantibiotics program, which is directed at solving the problem of multidrug-resistant organisms. Importantly, the redemption of our Series C Preferred Stock in the amount of $5.6 million eliminates the accruing annual 20% preferred dividend payment.”
The redemption payment date of the Series C Preferred Stock will be March 15, 2021 (the “Redemption Payment Date”). The currently outstanding, 160.180 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to the stated value of $33,847.9874 per share of Series C Preferred Stock, and include accrued and unpaid dividends through March 13, 2021 (the “Redemption Price”). After payment of the Redemption Price, the Series C Preferred Stock will no longer be deemed outstanding and dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock will cease to accrue.
This press release does not constitute a Redemption Notice under the Certificate of Designation governing the Series C Preferred Stock and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Redemption Notice issued by or on behalf of the Company.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities of the Company nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification of such securities under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Oragenics, Inc.
Oragenics, Inc. is focused on the creation of the Terra CoV-2 vaccine candidate to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic and the further development of effective treatments for novel antibiotics against infectious diseases. The Company is dedicated to the development and commercialization of a vaccine candidate providing specific immunity from novel coronavirus. The Terra CoV-2 immunization leverages coronavirus spike protein research conducted by the National Institutes of Health. In addition, Oragenics has an exclusive worldwide channel collaboration with Eleszto Genetika, Inc. relating to the development of novel lantibiotics.
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