Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, has closed on its registered direct offering. The offering, which was priced in accordance with NASDAQ guidelines, iincluded the sale and issuance of 1,542,112 shares of common stock (or prefunded warrants in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to 1,542,112 shares of common stock. Pricing was $4.215 per share of common stock (or prefunded warrant) and accompanying warrant, resulting in approximately $6.5 million before deducting typical fees and offering expenses. According to the announcement, the warrants have an exercise price of $4.09 per share and are exercisable on the date of issuance; they will expire five years following the date of issuance. Genprex plans to use the funds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. In addition, the company amended certain existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 194,248 shares of GNPX common stock that were previously issued to investors in March 2023 and July 2023. H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
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About Genprex Inc.
Genprex is a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes. Genprex’s technologies are designed to administer disease-fighting genes to provide new therapies for large patient populations with cancer and diabetes that currently have limited treatment options. Genprex works with world-class institutions and collaborators to develop drug candidates to further its pipeline of gene therapies in order to provide novel treatment approaches. Genprex’s oncology program utilizes its proprietary, nonviral Oncoprex(R) Delivery System, which encapsulates the gene-expressing plasmids using lipid nanoparticles. The resultant product is administered intravenously, where it is taken up by tumor cells that then express tumor suppressor proteins that are deficient in the tumor. The company’s lead product candidate, Reqorsa(R) Immunogene Therapy (quaratusugene ozeplasmid), is being evaluated in three clinical trials as a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) and small cell lung cancer (“SCLC”). Each of Genprex’s three lung cancer clinical programs has received a fast-track designation from the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of that patient population, and Genprex’s SCLC program has received an FDA Orphan Drug Designation. Genprex’s diabetes gene therapy approach is comprised of a novel infusion process that uses an adeno-associated virus (“AAV”) vector to deliver Pdx1 (“Pdx1”) and MafA (“MafA”) genes directly to the pancreas. In models of type 1 diabetes, GPX-002 transforms alpha cells in the pancreas into functional beta-like cells, which can produce insulin but may be distinct enough from beta cells to evade the body’s immune system. In a similar approach, GPX-003 for type 2 diabetes, where autoimmunity is not at play, is believed to rejuvenate and replenish exhausted beta cells. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.Genprex.com.
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