Aptose Announces Pricing of $8.4 Million Public Offering and a Concurrent $4 Million Private Placement with Hanmi Pharmaceutical
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:APTO, TSX:APS), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing highly differentiated targeted agents to treat hematologic malignancies, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering (the “Public Offering”) of 4,912,280 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”) at a public offering price of US $1.71 per share. Each Common Share will also include a warrant to purchase a Common Share (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of $1.71 per Warrant Share. Gross proceeds from the Public Offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by Aptose, are expected to be approximately US $8.4 million. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 736,842 Common Shares and/or 736,842 Warrants in the Public Offering, under the same terms and conditions.