Therapix Biosciences Ltd. Announces Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option
TEL-AVIV, Israel, April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —
Therapix Biosciences Ltd. (NASDAQ: TRPX, TASE: TRPX), a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of cannabinoid-based drugs, today announced that the underwriters of its previously announced public offering of 2,000,000 American Depository Shares (ADSs), each ADS representing 40 ordinary shares of the Company, have exercised their option to purchase an additional 300,000 ADSs, at the public offering price of $6.00 per ADS to cover over allotments, bringing total gross proceeds from the offering to $13,800,000, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and offering-related expenses payable by the Company. The public offering previously closed on March 27, 2017. This exercise of the over-allotment closed on April 3, 2017.
Therapix plans to use the net proceeds from this offering to advance the formulation and clinical development efforts for its two lead product candidates, including Phase II clinical trials, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Therapix’s ADSs are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol TRPX.
Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. is acting as sole book running manager for the offering.
The final prospectus relating to this offering was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 22, 2017. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd., 546 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10036, telephone 212-953-4917, email: syndicate@laidlawltd.com. Investors may also obtain these documents at no cost by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and other documents the Company has filed or will file with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Therapix Biosciences Ltd.
Therapix Biosciences Ltd. is a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical company led by an experienced team of senior executives and scientists, focused on creating and enhancing a portfolio of technologies and assets based on cannabinoid pharmaceuticals. With this focus, the company has initiated two internal drug development programs based on repurposing a U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved synthetic cannabinoid (dronabinol): Joint Pharma developing THX-TS01 targeted to the treatment of Tourette Syndrome, and BrainBright Pharma developing THX-ULD01 targeted to the high value and under-served market of mild cognitive impairments.
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