SEC Form 424B3 filed by Biodexa Pharmaceuticals plc American Depositary Shs
Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No.: 333-270353
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT No. 17
(To the Prospectus dated May 2, 2024)
BIODEXA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
8,203,200 Ordinary Shares Representing 20,508 American Depositary Shares
This prospectus supplement No. 17 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) amends and supplements our prospectus contained in our Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-1, effective as of May 2, 2024 (the “Prospectus”), related to the resale by the selling shareholders identified in the Prospectus of up to an aggregate of 8,203,200 of our ordinary shares, nominal value £0.001 per share, represented by 20,508 American Depositary Shares (the “Depositary Shares”).
This Prospectus Supplement is being filed in order to incorporate into and include in the Prospectus the information contained in our attached Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2024.
This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and is qualified by reference to the Prospectus except to the extent that the information in this Prospectus Supplement supersedes the information contained therein.
Our Depositary Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BDRX.” The last reported closing price of Depositary Shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market on November 11, 2024 was $5.15.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of the Prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to purchase these securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is November 12, 2024.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2024
Commission File Number 001-37652
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1 Caspian Point,
Caspian Way
Cardiff, CF10 4DQ, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
On November 7, 2024, Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC (the “Company”) was formally notified that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) determined that the Company has regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
As previously disclosed, the Company received notice from Nasdaq on August 27, 2024, informing the Company that it was not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On October 14, 2024, the Panel granted the Company’s request for an exception to demonstrate compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement for continued listing through October 31, 2024. The Company remains subject to a discretionary panel monitor through February 24, 2025, and is required to provide prompt notification during this exception period of any significant events that occur during this time that may affect the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq requirements.
The information included in this report on Form 6-K under the heading “Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement” of this report shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 (File Number 333-209365) and Form F-3 (File Number 333-267932) of the Company (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
Press Release
On November 12, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had regained compliance with the Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise set forth herein or as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
SUBMITTED HEREWITH
Attached to the Registrant’s Form 6-K filing for the month of November 2024, and incorporated by reference herein, is:
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release dated November 12, 2024. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC | ||
Date: November 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ Stephen Stamp |
Stephen Stamp | ||
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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November 12, 2024
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC (“Biodexa” or the “Company”)
Regains Compliance For Continued Listing on Nasdaq
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC, (Nasdaq: BDRX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of innovative products for the treatment of diseases with unmet medical needs announces that the Company has been formally notified that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) determined that the Company has regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
As previously disclosed, the Company received notice from Nasdaq on August 27, 2024, informing the Company that it was not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On October 14, 2024, the Panel granted the Company’s request for an exception to demonstrate compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement for continued listing through October 31, 2024. The Company remains subject to a discretionary panel monitor through February 24, 2025, and is required to provide prompt notification during this exception period of any significant events that occur during this time that may affect the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq requirements.
About Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC (listed on NASDAQ: BDRX) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of innovative products for the treatment of diseases with unmet medical needs. The Company’s lead development programs include eRapa, under development for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Non-Muscle Invasive Blader Cancer; tolimidone, under development for the treatment of type 1 diabetes; and MTX110, which is being studied in aggressive rare/orphan brain cancer indications.
eRapa is a proprietary oral tablet formulation of rapamycin, also known as sirolimus. Rapamycin is an mTOR (mammalian Target Of Rapamycin) inhibitor. mTOR has been shown to have a significant role in the signalling pathway that regulates cellular metabolism, growth and proliferation and is activated during tumorigenesis.
Tolimidone is an orally delivered, potent and selective inhibitor of Lyn kinase. Lyn is a member of the Src family of protein tyrosine kinases, which is mainly expressed in hematopoietic cells, in neural tissues, liver, and adipose tissue. Tolimidone demonstrates glycaemic control via insulin sensitization in animal models of diabetes and has the potential to become a first in class blood glucose modulating agent.
MTX110 is a solubilized formulation of the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, panobinostat. This proprietary formulation enables delivery of the product via convection-enhanced delivery (CED) at chemotherapeutic doses directly to the site of the tumor, by-passing the blood-brain barrier and potentially avoiding systemic toxicity.
Biodexa is supported by three proprietary drug delivery technologies focused on improving the bio-delivery and bio-distribution of medicines. Biodexa’s headquarters and R&D facility is in Cardiff, UK. For more information visit www.biodexapharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this announcement may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of legislation in the United Kingdom and/or United States. Such statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on management’s belief or interpretation. All statements contained in this announcement that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved.” Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of the Company to control or predict, that may cause their actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out herein.
Reference should be made to those documents that Biodexa shall file from time to time or announcements that may be made by Biodexa in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any projections or forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or concerning Biodexa are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as may be required under relevant laws in the United States, Biodexa does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or events otherwise arising.