Exhibit 99.1
5 June 2024
Immutep successfully completes institutional placement and institutional component of entitlement offer
Immutep Limited ACN 009 237 889 (ASX: IMM, NASDAQ: IMMP) (Immutep or the Company) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its institutional placement (Placement) and the institutional component (Institutional Entitlement Offer) of its 1 for 16 pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer (Entitlement Offer and, together with the Placement, the Offer) of new fully paid ordinary shares in Immutep (New Shares).
The Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer (together, the Institutional Offer) closed on 4 June 2024. The Institutional Offer had strong support from institutional investors, with a take-up rate from eligible institutional investors of approximately 100%.
The Institutional Offer raised gross proceeds of approximately A$89.6 million at an offer price of A$0.38 per New Share, consisting of approximately A$72.0 million under the Placement and approximately A$17.6 million under the Institutional Entitlement Offer.
Dr Russell Howard, Chairman of Immutep, said:
“Immutep has gone from strength to strength with the team working tirelessly to deliver our late-stage clinical program in three cancer areas: lung, breast, and head and neck cancer. As we traverse our path towards marketing authorisation in the US for efti, we’ve continued to report outstanding efficacy and safety data which has strengthened our belief that it has an exciting future, changing patient outcomes as part of a combination with other cancer therapeutics.
“We’re delighted to have such strong and unwavering support from our shareholders who share our belief in efti and have continued to invest in Immutep through this financing. I would also like to welcome our new institutional investors to our share register. There are many milestones ahead for Immutep and we will keep you updated as we progress.”
No shareholder approval is required in connection with the issue of New Shares under the Institutional Offer.
New Shares subscribed for under the Institutional Offer are expected to be settled on Tuesday, 11 June 2024 and to be issued on Wednesday, 12 June 2024. New Shares issued under the Institutional Offer will rank equally with existing fully paid ordinary shares in Immutep as at their date of issue.
The Offer is expected to raise approximately A$100.2 million, comprising the Institutional Offer of approximately A$89.6 million and Retail Entitlement Offer of approximately A$10.6 million.
Immutep expects ASX to lift its trading halt and for Immutep’s ordinary shares to recommence trading on ASX on an ex-entitlements basis from market open today.
Retail Entitlement Offer
The retail component of the fully underwritten Entitlement Offer (Retail Entitlement Offer) is expected to open at 9.00am on Friday, 7 June 2024 and close at 5.00pm (Sydney, Australia time) on Thursday, 20 June 2024. The despatch of the retail entitlement offer booklet for the Retail Entitlement Offer (Booklet) with personalised entitlement and acceptance forms for eligible retail shareholders is scheduled to occur on Friday, 7 June 2024.
Immutep Limited, Level 32, Australia Square, 264 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Phone: +61 2 8315 7003 Fax: +61 2 8569 1880
www.immutep.com ABN: 90 009 237 889
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