EyeGate Announces $11.25 Million Public Offering

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:EYEG) a clinical-stage, specialty pharmaceutical company with two proprietary platform technologies for treating diseases and disorders of the eye, announced today the pricing of a public offering of an aggregate of 35,156,250 shares of common stock (or common stock equivalents) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 35,156,250 shares of common stock with expected total gross proceeds of $11.25 million. The offering is expected to close on or about April 17, 2018, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

As quoted in the press release:

H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as exclusive placement agent for the offering.

The offering was priced at $0.32 per share of common stock (or common stock equivalent) and related warrant, with each share of common stock (or common stock equivalent) sold with one five-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock, at an exercise price of $0.32 per share.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to support its operations, including for clinical trials, for working capital and for other general corporate purposes, which will include the pursuit of the Company’s other research and development efforts and could also include the acquisition or in-license of other products, product candidates or technologies candidates or technologies.

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