Zomedica Corp. Announces Closing of $173.5 Million Bought Deal
11 Februar 2021 - 6:18PM
Zomedica Corp. (NYSE American: ZOM), (“Zomedica” or the “Company”),
a veterinary health company creating point-of-care diagnostics
products for dogs and cats, today announced that the closing of its
previously announced public offering of 91,315,790 common shares of
Zomedica, at a price to the public of $1.90 per share, less
underwriting discounts and commissions. As previously announced,
Zomedica also has granted to the underwriter a 30-day option to
purchase up to 13,697,368 additional common shares at the public
offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the sole
book-running manager for the offering.
The gross proceeds are approximately $173.5
million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions
and other offering expenses payable by Zomedica. Zomedica intends
to use the net proceeds from the offering for the continued
development of its diagnostic platforms, including making milestone
payments, if any, as they come due, under its existing license and
collaboration agreements, for strategic acquisitions if and when
they become available, and other general corporate and working
capital purposes and may use a portion of the net proceeds to
repurchase some or all of its outstanding Series 1 Preferred
Shares, although no agreement has been reached with respect to the
terms or conditions of any such repurchase.
A shelf registration statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-228926) relating to the securities being
offered was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and was declared effective on January 30, 2019. The
offering was made only by means of a prospectus supplement and
accompanying base prospectus. A final prospectus supplement and
accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering were filed
with the SEC and are available for free on the SEC's website
located at http://www.sec.gov. and may also be obtained by
contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, 430 Park Avenue, 3rd
Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (646) 975-6996, or by
email to placements@hcwco.com.
The common shares are not being offered to
residents of Canada or persons in Canada. The common shares were
sold on the basis of prospectus exemptions under applicable
Canadian securities laws.
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 jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. Any offer, if at all, will be made only by means of
the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus forming
a part of the effective registration statement.
About ZomedicaBased in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, Zomedica (NYSE American: ZOM) is a
veterinary health company creating products for dogs and cats by
focusing on the unmet needs of clinical veterinarians. Zomedica’s
product portfolio will include innovative diagnostics and medical
devices that emphasize patient health and practice health. It is
Zomedica’s mission to provide veterinarians the opportunity to
increase productivity and grow revenue while better serving the
animals in their care. For more information,
visit www.ZOMEDICA.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements Except for
statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain
"forward-looking information" or “forward-looking statements”
(collectively, “forward-looking information”) within the meaning of
applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is
frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect",
"project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other
similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions
"may" or "will" occur and include statements relating to Zomedica’s
expectations regarding the public offering. Although we believe
that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information
are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations
will prove to be correct. We cannot guarantee future results,
performance or achievements. Consequently, there is no
representation that the actual results achieved will be the same,
in whole or in part, as those set out in the forward-looking
information.
Forward-looking information is based on the
opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are
made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
information. Some of the risks and other factors that could cause
the results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: market
and other conditions and the intended use of net proceeds from the
public offering. There is uncertainty as to whether our strategies
and business plans will yield the expected benefits; uncertainty as
to the timing and results of development work and pilot and pivotal
studies, uncertainty as to the likelihood and timing of regulatory
approvals, availability and cost of capital; the ability to
identify and develop and achieve commercial success for new
products and technologies; veterinary acceptance of our products;
competition from related products; the level of expenditures
necessary to maintain and improve the quality of products and
services; changes in technology and changes in laws and
regulations; our ability to secure and maintain strategic
relationships; risks pertaining to permits and licensing,
intellectual property infringement risks, risks relating to future
clinical trials, regulatory approvals, safety and efficacy of our
products, the use of our product, intellectual property protection,
risks related to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”)
and its impact upon Zomedica’s business operations generally,
including Zomedica’s ability to develop its diagnostic products,
and the other risk factors disclosed in the prospectus supplement
and the accompanying base prospectus as well as our filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and under our profile on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that this list of
risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive.
The forward-looking information contained in
this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary
statement. We undertake no duty to update any of the
forward-looking information to conform such information to actual
results or to changes in our expectations except as otherwise
required by applicable securities legislation. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
information.
Investor Relations Contact: PCG AdvisoryKirin
Smith, Presidentksmith@pcgadvisory.com +1 646.863.6519
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