Exhibit 99.1
Athenex Announces $100 Million Private Placement
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 6, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athenex, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, today announced that it has directly entered into an agreement for the sale of its common stock in a private placement with three institutional investors, namely Perceptive Advisors, Avoro Capital Advisors (formerly known as venBio Select Advisor) and OrbiMed. The transaction is expected to result in gross proceeds to Athenex of approximately $100 million, before deducting offering expenses. Net proceeds from the transaction are expected to be used to fund clinical development and regulatory activities of Oraxol (oral paclitaxel and encequidar (also known as HM30181A)); clinical regulatory activities ofKX2-391 ointment for the treatment of actinic keratosis; commercialization activities, includingpre-launch activities for Oraxol; manufacturing infrastructure; and working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Company will issue 10 million shares of common stock for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $100 million. The closing of the private placement is expected to occur on or about May 7, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.
“We are extremely delighted by the support from these leading healthcare investment firms,” saidDr. Johnson Lau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Athenex. “We believe the financing from this private placement will position us well to further advance our Phase 3 clinical programs for Oraxol andKX2-391 ointment and support ourpre-launch and commercialization efforts.”
The offering of shares of common stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws, and the shares are being offered pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and similar exemptions under applicable state securities laws. At the closing of the offering, the Company will enter into a registration rights agreement with the investors, pursuant to which the Company will agree to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering for resale the shares issued in this private placement.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer or 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 Athenex, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Athenex, Inc. is a global clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to becoming a leader in the discovery, development and commercialization of next generation drugs for the treatment of cancer. Athenex is organized around three platforms, including an Oncology Innovation Platform, a Commercial Platform and a Global Supply Chain Platform. The Company’s current clinical pipeline is derived from four different platform technologies: (1) Orascovery, based onnon-absorbedP-glycoprotein inhibitor, (2) Src kinase inhibition,(3) T-cell receptor-engineeredT-cells(TCR-T), and (4) Arginine deprivation therapy. Athenex’s employees worldwide are dedicated to improving the lives of cancer patients by creating more active and tolerable treatments. Athenex has offices in Buffalo and Clarence, New York; Cranford, New Jersey; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Hong Kong; Taipei, Taiwan; and multiple locations in Chongqing, China. For more information, please visit www.athenex.com.
