Kuros (SIX: KURN) announced today it has entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (“SEDA”) with a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LLC (“Yorkville”). Under the terms of the agreement, Yorkville has committed to provide up to CHF 30 million in equity financing over a 36-month period in individual tranches of up to CHF 1,000,000 each. In exchange for the funds to be provided, Yorkville will receive Kuros shares at a price, which will be determined anew each time a SEDA tranche is called. The shares will be placed at a 5% discount to the market price – which is in line with Swiss market practice for private placements. |
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| The SEDA has been established as part of the medium-term funding of Kuros’ operations. If Kuros were to utilize the SEDA in full, the cash runway would be extended by roughly two years. It remains at the sole discretion of Kuros to determine if and when to draw from the facility. In return for the 3-year investment commitment provided by Yorkville, Kuros will pay an initial upfront fee of CHF 300,000 in shares or cash at the full discretion of the Company. An additional installment of CHF 300,000 (in shares or cash at the full discretion of the Company) will be due when the amount drawn from the facility crosses CHF 10 million and an additional installment of CHF 200’000 (in shares or cash at the full discretion of the Company) will be due when the amount drawn from the facility crosses CHF 20 million.
For share to be delivered to Yorkville under the SEDA agreement, Kuros is contemplating to create treasury shares out of existing and to be approved authorized capital. At the current share price (CHF 13.35), the total commitment of CHF 30 million represents a maximum of approximately 2.3 million shares. At the date of this release, the number of Kuros shares issued is 8.2 million. The pricing of the shares will be determined as 95% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average share price of the five trading days following the date on which Kuros shall have sent to Yorkville the relevant advance notice. Further, should the daily volume-weighted average share price on any of the five trading days following the date of advance notice fall below a certain minimum price, the number of shares pursuant to the relevant advance notice may be reduced, and such price shall not count in the corresponding determination. Yorkville can at no point in time hold more than 9.9% of the number of outstanding shares. Yorkville is committed not to short sell or enter into any hedging transactions related to Kuros stock. Harry Welten, Chief Financial Officer of Kuros, commented, “This type of equity financing is customary for biotech companies and has been used successfully in the past to provide the companies with financial flexibility, a key success factor. Further, it has a reasonable pricing, limiting dilution for our current shareholders.” |
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For further information, please contact: Kuros Biosciences Ltd Harry Welten, MBA Chief Financial Officer Tel +41 79 750 15 64 |
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About Kuros Biosciences AG Kuros Biosciences is focused on the development of innovative products for tissue repair and regeneration and is located in Schlieren (Zurich), Switzerland and Bilthoven, The Netherlands. The Company is listed according to the International Financial Reporting Standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol KURN. Visit www.kurosbio.com for additional information on Kuros, its science and product pipeline. |
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Forward Looking Statements This media release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You are urged to consider statements that include the words “will” or “expect” or the negative of those words or other similar words to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements include scientific, business, economic and financial factors, Against the background of these uncertainties, readers should not rely on forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no responsibility for updating forward-looking statements or adapting them to future events or developments.
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| Kuros Biosciences Ltd, Wagistrasse 25, CH-8952 Schlieren |
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