Theratechnologies Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Shares and Concurrent Private Placement
25 Oktober 2023 - 10:13PM
Theratechnologies Inc. (“Theratechnologies” or the “Company”)
(Nasdaq: THTX; TSX: TH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and commercialization of innovative therapies, today
announced the launch of a marketed public offering (the “Public
Offering”) of common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”).
The Company intends to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to
purchase up to an additional 15% of the number of Common Shares to
be sold pursuant to the Public Offering (the “Option”).
In connection with the Public Offering, the
Company intends to enter into a subscription agreement with
Investissement Québec for a concurrent private placement of Common
Shares (and Common Share equivalents in the form of pre-funded,
non-voting subscription receipts, exchangeable into Common Shares
on a one-for-one basis (the “Exchangeable Subscription Receipts”)
in lieu of Common Shares), for up to US$12.5 million aggregate
gross proceeds (the “Concurrent Private Placement”). As part of the
Concurrent Private Placement, it is expected that Investissement
Québec will be granted rights to nominate one director to the
Company’s board of directors. The consummation of the Concurrent
Private Placement will be contingent upon the closing of the Public
Offering.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is acting as
the underwriter for the Public Offering.
A preliminary prospectus supplement (the
“Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s short form base shelf
prospectus dated December 14, 2021 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”)
was filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the
provinces of Canada as well as with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as part of its registration
statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) under
the U.S.-Canada multijurisdictional disclosure system (“MJDS”). The
Public Offering will be made in Canada only pursuant to the
Prospectus Supplement and Base Shelf Prospectus and in the United
States only pursuant to the Registration Statement, containing the
Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf Prospectus, filed with the
SEC under the MJDS. Copies of the Prospectus Supplement and the
Base Shelf Prospectus are available on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and a copy of
the Registration Statement is available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Copies may also be obtained from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.,
Attention: Capital Markets, 110 East 59th Street, 6th
Floor, New York, New York 10022, or by e-mail
at prospectus@cantor.com.
Completion of the Public Offering and Concurrent
Private Placement will be subject to customary closing conditions,
including the listing of the Common Shares and the Common Shares
underlying the Exchangeable Subscription Receipts on the Toronto
Stock Exchange and the submission of notice to the Nasdaq Global
Market.
Prospective investors should read the Prospectus
Supplement, Base Shelf Prospectus and Registration Statement before
making an investment decision.
No securities regulatory authority has either
approved or disapproved the contents of this news release. This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any province, state or jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
province, state or jurisdiction.
About Theratechnologies
Theratechnologies (Nasdaq: THTX) (TSX: TH) is a biopharmaceutical
company focused on the development and commercialization of
innovative therapies addressing unmet medical needs. Further
information about Theratechnologies is available on the Company's
website at www.theratech.com, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on
EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Forward-Looking InformationThis
press release contains forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information (collectively, the “Forward-Looking
Statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities laws, that
are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on
information currently available to it. You can identify
forward-looking statements by terms such as “may”, “will”,
“should”, “could”, “promising”, “would”, “outlook”, “believe”,
“plan”, “envisage”, “anticipate”, “expect” and “estimate”, or the
negatives of these terms, or variations of them. The
Forward-Looking Statements contained in this press release include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding the sale of Common
Shares and the Exchangeable Subscription Receipts; the Public
Offering, including its size, price and the closing thereof; the
underwriting agreement; the granting to the underwriter of the
Option; the Concurrent Private Placement, including its size, price
and the closing thereof; and the subscription agreement.
Although the Forward-Looking Statements
contained in this press release are based upon what the Company
believes are reasonable assumptions in light of the information
currently available, investors are cautioned against placing undue
reliance on these statements since actual results may vary from the
Forward-Looking Statements. Forward-Looking Statements assumptions
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which
are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by
such Forward-Looking Statements. These, as well as other, risks and
uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled “Risk
Factors” of the preliminary Prospectus Supplement and of the Base
Shelf Prospectus in connection with the Public Offering as well as
other public filings made by the Company available on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The reader is
cautioned to consider these and other risks and uncertainties
carefully and not to put undue reliance on Forward-Looking
Statements.
Forward-Looking Statements reflect current
expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date
of this press release and represent the Company’s expectations as
of that date. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or
revise the information contained in this press release, whether as
a result of new information, future events or circumstances or
otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
Contacts:
Investor inquiries:Philippe DubucSenior Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officerpdubuc@theratech.com1-438-315-6608
Media inquiries:Julie SchneidermanSenior
Director, Communications & Corporate
Affairscommunications@theratech.com 1-514-336-7800
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