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WILMETTE, Ill., Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: MNPR) (“Monopar Therapeutics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative treatments for patients with unmet medical needs, today announced the pricing of its best efforts public offering of shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $16.25 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $19.2 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The offering is expected to close on October 30, 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Janus Henderson Investors, RA Capital Management, L.P. and other notable growth and life science investors participated in the offering.
Rodman & Renshaw LLC is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
Monopar Therapeutics intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include research and development expenditures, clinical trial expenditures, manufacture and supply of product and working capital.
The securities are being offered and sold pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-268935), including a base prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 21, 2022, and declared effective on January 4, 2023. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on its website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering may also be obtained by contacting Rodman & Renshaw LLC at 600 Lexington Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by email at info@rodm.com, or by telephone at (212) 540-4414. The final terms of the offering will be disclosed in a final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the 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 jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Any offer, if at all, will be made only by means of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus forming a part of the effective registration statement.
About Monopar Therapeutics
Monopar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company with late-stage ALXN-1840 for Wilson disease, and radiopharma programs including Phase 1-stage MNPR-101-Zr for imaging advanced cancers, and Phase 1a-stage MNPR-101-Lu and late preclinical-stage MNPR-101-Ac225 for the treatment of advanced cancers. For more information, visit: www.monopartx.com.