The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 22, 2022
PROSPECTUS
Up to Units Each Consisting of One Share of Common Stock and a Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock
Up to Pre-Funded Units Each Consisting of a Pre-Funded Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock and a Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock
Up to Shares of Common Stock Underlying Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants
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BIOLASE, Inc.
We are offering units (“Units”), each consisting of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock (each, a “Warrant”). The Units have no stand-alone rights and will not be certificated or issued as stand-alone securities. The common stock and Warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering. The Warrants offered hereby will be immediately exercisable on the date of issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance.
We are also offering to those purchasers, if any, whose purchase of Units in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase, if they so choose, up to pre-funded units (“Pre-Funded Units”) in lieu of the Units that would otherwise result in ownership in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock, with each Pre-Funded Unit consisting of a pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of our common stock (each, a “Pre-Funded Warrant”), and a Warrant. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Unit will equal the price per Unit, minus $0.01, and the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant included in the Pre-Funded Unit will be $0.01 per share of our common stock. The Pre-Funded Units have no stand-alone rights and will not be certificated or issued as stand-alone securities. The Pre-Funded Warrants and Warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering. There can be no assurance that we will sell any of the Pre-Funded Units being offered. The Pre-Funded Warrants offered hereby will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until exercised in full.
For each Pre-Funded Unit we sell, the number of Units we are offering will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. Because we will issue a Warrant as part of each Unit or Pre-Funded Unit, the number of Warrants sold in this offering will not change as a result of a change in the mix of the Units and Pre-Funded Units sold.
This offering also includes the common stock issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants.
We refer to the shares of our common stock, the Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrants and the shares of our common stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants, collectively, as the securities.
Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BIOL.” On November 21, 2022, the last reported sale price for our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market was $1.66 per share. We do not intend to apply to list the Pre-Funded Warrants or the Warrants on any securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system.
Investing in our common stock involves substantial risks. Please read carefully the section entitled “Risk Factors ” beginning on page 9 of this prospectus, as well as the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before buying any of our securities.
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| | Per Unit | | | Per Pre-Funded Unit | | | Total(3) | |
Public offering price | | $ | | | | $ | | | | $ | | |
Underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid by us(1) | | $ | | | | $ | | | | $ | | |
Proceeds, before expenses, to us(2) | | $ | | | | $ | | | | $ | | |
(1) | We will reimburse the underwriters for certain expenses. See the section of this prospectus entitled “Underwriting” for additional disclosure regarding underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses. |
(2) | The amount of offering proceeds to us presented in this table does not give effect to any exercise of the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants. |
(3) | Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option described below. |
We have granted the underwriter an option to purchase from us, at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, up to an additional shares of our common stock, Pre-Funded Warrants and/or up to an additional Warrants within 30 days from the date of this prospectus solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriter may exercise the over-allotment option with respect to shares of our common stock only, Pre-Funded Warrants only, Warrants only, or any combination thereof. The aggregate amount of shares of our common stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, and Warrants sold pursuant to the underwriter’s option may not exceed 15% of the total shares of our common stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, and Warrants sold in the offering. The purchase price to be paid per additional share of common stock or Pre-Funded Warrant will be equal to the public offering price of one Unit or Pre-Funded Unit (less the purchase price allocated to the Warrant, $0.125 per Warrant), as applicable, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, and the purchase price to be paid per additional Warrant will be $0.125. If the underwriter exercises the option in full for shares of common stock only or Pre-Funded Warrants only, the total underwriting discounts and commissions payable will be $ and the total proceeds to us, before expenses, will be $ . No underwriting discounts and commissions will be payable by us if the underwriter exercises the option for Warrants only, and the total additional proceeds to us, before expenses, if the underwriter exercises the option in full for Warrants only, will be $ .
Delivery of the securities is expected to be made on or about , 2022.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Sole Book Running Manager LAKE STREET |
The date of this prospectus is , 2022.