| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On June 24, 2023, ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the purchasers named therein (the “Purchasers”), for the private placement (the “Private Placement”) of (i) 9,285,710 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at $7.00 per Share, and (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase 2,857,142 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares” and together with the Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Securities”), at a purchase price of $6.9999 per Pre-Funded Warrant. The Pre-Funded Warrants will have an exercise price of $0.0001 per share of Common Stock, be immediately exercisable and remain exercisable until exercised in full. The holders of Pre-Funded Warrants may not exercise a Pre-Funded Warrant if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. The holders of Pre-Funded Warrants may increase or decrease such percentages not in excess of 19.99% by providing at least 61 days’ prior notice to the Company. The aggregate gross proceeds for the Private Placement will be approximately $85 million, before deducting offering expenses, and the Private Placement is expected to close on June 27, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed financing to fund the research and development of the Company’s clinical-stage product candidates and research programs and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers agreed not to sell or transfer the Securities, and the Company’s executive officers and directors agreed not to sell or transfer any Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, until the earlier of (i) the Company’s public release of the initial data readout of the Phase 1b clinical trial of ORIC-114 following the date hereof and (ii) December 31, 2023, subject to certain exceptions, including sales pursuant to any previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or before January 31, 2024 (subject to certain exceptions) for purposes of registering the resale of the Shares (including the Warrant Shares), to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective within the time period set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and to keep such registration statement effective for up to two years.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Purchasers, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and other obligations of the parties. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement were made only for purposes of such Purchase Agreement and are made as of specific dates; are solely for the benefit of the parties (except as specifically set forth therein); may be subject to qualifications and limitations agreed upon by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms of the Purchase Agreement, instead of establishing matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality and knowledge applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to the investors generally. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company.
The Private Placement is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to the exemption for transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The Purchasers represented that they were accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and were acquiring the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities were offered without any general solicitation by the Company or its representatives. The securities sold and issued in the Private Placement will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the SEC or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
