Scienture Holdings, Inc. Announces Private Placement of $3 Million of 10% Secured Convertible Debentures as Initial Tranche of $12 Million Offering and Entry into $50 Million Equity Line of Credit Agreement
27 November 2024 - 8:05AM
Scienture Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCNX) (the “Company” or
“Scienture”), a pharmaceutical company with strategic capabilities
across R&D, manufacturing, sales & marketing, and
commercial operations, today announced it has entered into a
securities purchase agreement to issue 10% secured convertible
debentures in an aggregate principal amount of up to $12,222,222
million to certain affiliates of Arena Investors, LP (“Arena”) in
three separate tranches that are subject to certain closing
conditions.
The closing of the first tranche was consummated
on November 25, 2024 and the Company issued debentures in an
aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.33 million.
Dawson James Securities, Inc. acted as the sole
placement agent for the private placement of the debentures.
Concurrent with the debenture offering,
Scienture also entered into an agreement with Arena Business
Solutions (“ABS”), an affiliate of Arena, for a $50 million equity
line of credit (ELOC). Under the terms of the agreement, the
Company will have the right, but not the obligation, to issue and
sell to ABS up to $50 million of shares of common stock over a
period of 36 months, subject to customary conditions. The Company
has no immediate plans to draw upon the ELOC.
Scienture intends to use the proceeds from this
strategic financing for working capital and other general corporate
purposes. Scienture will determine the allocation of funds
according to the Company’s strategic needs.
Further information regarding the Securities
Purchase Agreement and the ELOC Agreement are provided in the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
About Arena Investors, LP
Arena is an institutional asset manager founded
in partnership with The Westaim Corporation. With $3.5 billion
invested and committed assets under management as of June 30,
2024, and a team of over 180 employees in offices globally, Arena
provides investment capital to a broad range of industries,
including healthcare. The firm brings individuals with decades of
experience, a track record of comfort with industry complexity, the
ability to deliver within time constraints, and the flexibility to
engage in transactions that cannot be addressed by banks and other
conventional financial institutions. Arena Business Solutions, an
affiliate of Arena, provides equity capital markets solutions for
emerging public companies. For more information, please
visit www.arenaco.com.
About Scienture
Scienture Holdings, Inc. is a NY based
pharmaceutical company. We are a highly experienced team of
industry professionals who are passionate about developing unique
specialty product concepts and solutions that bring enhanced value
to patients and healthcare systems. Our assets in development are
across therapeutics areas, indications and cater to different
market segments. Scienture is a fully fitted company with strategic
capabilities across R&D, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing and
Commercial Operations. For more information, visit Scienture’s
website at www.scienture.com.
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This press release contains certain statements
that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the
federal securities laws, including the safe harbor provisions under
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements
that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements relate to future events or our future performance or
future financial condition. These forward-looking statements are
not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about our company, our industry, our
beliefs and our assumptions. Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our
management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or
strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that
refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of
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are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties (some of which
are beyond our control) that may cause actual results or
performance to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers
should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
These risks include risks relating to agreements with third
parties; our ability to raise funding in the future, as needed, and
the terms of such funding, including potential dilution caused
thereby; our ability to continue as a going concern; security
interests under certain of our credit arrangements; our ability to
maintain the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital
Market; claims relating to alleged violations of intellectual
property rights of others; the outcome of any current legal
proceedings or future legal proceedings that may be instituted
against us; unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to
our business plan; and those risks detailed in our most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the
SEC.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise that occur after that
date, except as otherwise provided by law.
Contacts:
Scienture Holdings, Inc.6308 Benjamin Rd, Suite
708Tampa, Florida 33634Phone: (866) 468-6535Email:
IR@Rxintegra.com
Arena Investors, LPParag ShahEmail:
ir@arenaco.com
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