60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of $2.4 Million Public Offering
01 February 2024 - 3:15AM
60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (
NASDAQ: SXTP;
SXTPW) (“60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals” or the “Company”),
specialists in developing and marketing new medicines for the
treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, announced today
the closing of its public offering of 5,260,901 units (the “Units”)
at a price to the public of $0.385 per Unit and 999,076 pre-funded
units (the “Pre-Funded Units”) at a price to the public of $0.375
per Pre-Funded Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common
stock and one warrant exercisable for one share of common stock
(the “Warrant”). Each Warrant has an exercise price of $0.4235 per
share, is exercisable immediately upon issuance and expires five
years from the date of issuance. Each Pre-Funded Unit consists
of one pre-funded warrant exercisable for one share of common stock
(the “Pre-Funded Warrant”) and one warrant identical to the
Warrants included in the Units. The purchase price of
each Pre-Funded Unit is equal to the price per Unit being sold
to the public in the offering, minus $0.01, and the exercise price
of each Pre-Funded Warrant is $0.01 per share. The Pre-Funded
Warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any
time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full.
The underwriters were granted an option,
exercisable within 45 days after the closing of the offering, to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.385
per share and/or Warrants at a price of $0.01 per Warrant and/or
Pre-Funded Warrants at a price of $0.375 per Pre-Funded Warrant, or
any combination of additional shares of common stock, Warrants
and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, representing, in the aggregate, up to
15% of the number of Units sold in the offering, 15% of the
Warrants underlying the Units and Pre-Funded Units sold in the
offering and 15% of the Pre-Funded Warrants underlying the
Pre-Funded Units sold in the offering, in all cases less the
underwriting discount to cover over-allotments, if any. On January
31, 2024, WallachBeth Capital LLC partially exercised its
over-allotment option with respect to 818,177 Warrants.
WallachBeth Capital LLC is the Sole Bookrunner for the offering.
Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP is acting as legal counsel to the
Company and TroyGould PC, is acting as legal counsel to the
underwriters.
The gross proceeds to the Company from the
offering were approximately $2.4 million, before deducting
underwriter fees and other offering expenses payable by the
Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the
offering for working capital and general corporate purposes; the
relaunch of the Company’s FDA-approved ARAKODA®
(tafenoquine), for malaria prevention; and
research and development activities.
The offering was made pursuant to the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-276641) previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and
declared effective by the SEC on January 29, 2024. A final
prospectus relating to the offering was filed with the SEC on
January 31, 2024, and is available on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus relating to
the offering, when available, may be obtained from WallachBeth
Capital, LLC, via email: cap-mkts@wallachbeth.com, or by calling +1
(646) 237-8585, or by standard mail at WallachBeth Capital LLC,
Attn: Capital Markets, 185 Hudson St., Suite 1410, Jersey City, NJ
07311, USA.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities,
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or
other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc., founded in
2010, specializes in developing and marketing new medicines for the
treatment and prevention of infectious diseases that affect the
lives of millions of people. 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals
successfully achieved FDA approval of its lead product, ARAKODA®
(tafenoquine), for malaria prevention, in 2018. 60
Degrees Pharmaceuticals also collaborates with prominent research
organizations in the U.S., Australia and Singapore. 60 Degrees
Pharmaceuticals’ mission has been supported through in-kind funding
from the U.S. Department of Defense and private institutional
investors including Knight Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian-based
pan-American specialty pharmaceutical company. 60 Degrees
Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Washington D.C., with a
majority-owned subsidiary in Australia. Learn more at
www.60degreespharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current
views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Actual results, performance or events may differ
materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements. Factors or events that could cause our actual results
to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for
us to predict all of them. The statements expressed herein are
those only of 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals.
Forward-looking terminology, such as “may,”
“will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,”
“intend,” “continue” or “believe” or the negatives thereof, or
other variations thereon or comparable terminology, may discuss our
plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our
business, operating results, financial condition and other similar
matters. However, we are not able to predict accurately or control
these matters. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this
press release speaks only as of the date on which we make it. We
undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Media Contact:Sheila A. BurkeMethod Health
Communicationsmethodhealthcomms@gmail.com(484) 667-6330
Investor Contact:Patrick
Gaynespatrickgaynes@60degreespharma.com(310) 989-5666
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