Lyra Therapeutics Announces Closing of $100.5 Million Private Placement
Private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules
Proceeds to support Lyra's ongoing clinical development of LYR-210 and LYR-220
Proceeds, combined with existing cash and expected milestone payments, supports extension of cash runway into mid-2024
In the private placement, investors had the option to purchase either (a) shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $4.22 per share, or (b) in lieu thereof, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, with an exercise price of $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $4.219 per share (for aggregate consideration equating to $4.22 per share). Accordingly, pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, (i) certain investors purchased an aggregate of 18,815,159 shares of common stock at the purchase price described in the foregoing sentence and (ii) certain investors purchased pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of common stock, with the exercise price and at the purchase, in each case, described in the foregoing sentence. Each pre-funded warrant is exercisable immediately.
"This financing represents a strong endorsement of Lyra's drug candidates addressing the millions of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) that fail medical management each year. After conducting substantial diligence to understand our technology, data, ongoing clinical programs and the commercial outlook for our product candidates, we are pleased to welcome many new leading healthcare investors to our shareholder base, and we are appreciative of the continued support of our existing investors," said Maria Palasis, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Lyra ended 2021 with cash and cash equivalents of $45.7 million. Combined with the net proceeds from the private placement and expected collaboration milestone payments, the Company anticipates that it will have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund current planned operations into mid-2024.
"This significant financing is an important indication of investor enthusiasm for Lyra's product candidates and management team," said
The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the
The securities sold in this private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our pipeline of product candidates, the enrollment and success of the ENLIGHTEN II Phase 3 study, the enrollment and success of the Phase 2 BEACON study, the success of the XTreo™ platform, presentation of additional clinical data at COSM, and our ability to capture market share. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the fact that the company has incurred significant losses since inception and expects to incur losses for the foreseeable future; the company's need for additional funding, which may not be available; the company's limited operating history; the fact that the company has no approved products; the fact that the company's product candidates are in various stages of development; or the fact that the company may not be successful in its efforts to identify and successfully commercialize its product candidates; the fact that clinical trials required for the company's product candidates are expensive and time-consuming, and their outcome is uncertain; the fact that the FDA may not conclude that certain of the company's product candidates satisfy the requirements for the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathway; the company's inability to obtain required regulatory approvals; effects of recently enacted and future legislation; the possibility of system failures or security breaches; effects of significant competition; the fact that the successful commercialization of the company's product candidates will depend in part on the extent to which governmental authorities and health insurers establish coverage, adequate reimbursement levels and pricing policies; failure to achieve market acceptance; product liability lawsuits; the fact that the company relies on third parties for the manufacture of materials for its research programs, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials; the company's reliance on third parties to conduct its preclinical studies and clinical trials; the company's inability to succeed in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships; the company's reliance on certain suppliers critical to its production; failure to obtain and maintain or adequately protect the company's intellectual property rights; failure to retain key personnel or to recruit qualified personnel; difficulties in managing the company's growth; effects of natural disasters, terrorism and wars (including the developing conflict between
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