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Originally posted by PigRace:
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Hi stockrock,"We estimate thet the net proceeds[...] in this offering will be US$116.4 MN (or approximately US$134.3 MN if the underwriters'option to purchase additional ADSs is excercised in full). [...]We intent to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with our existing cash and cash equivalents, to advance the clinical development of OPT-302 for the treatment of wet AMD, including the initiation of and reporting of topline data from two pivotal Phase 3 trails." up to US$18 MN from this additional ADS's option did they actually raise?"The Company issued 7,493,600 pre-funded warrants for US$11,546,029 net of issue costs in respect of the US initial public offering. The pre-funded warrants[...] are exercisable to ADS's at an exercise price of US$0.00001 per pre-funded warrant on a one for one basis with no expiry date. During the year all pre-funded warrants were exercised, converting into ADS's." US$128 MN net proceeds rased in full existing cash and cash equivalents just before the IPO ?US$160 MN in total cash and cash equivalents available right after IPO on October 20th 2020. US$130-135 MN to advance the clinical development of OPT-302 for the tretament of wet AMD, including the initiation of and reporting of topline data from two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials. [...]The remaining proceeds for other R&D activities [...] and for working capital and general corporate purposes."US$160 MN vs US$130-135 MN. That might not look overly generous, rather tight but eventually doable. Particularly as you are left with only US$20-25 MN (plus future inflows from the R&D tax regime) for all "other R&D, working capital and generral corporate purposes" until data read-out. Meaning next two years. Assuming no delays on your timeline. slippage in timeline compared to original expectations at the time of IPO is somewhere between 6-9 months .raised less funds than hoped for plus the delays make it hard to imagine sufficient funding.
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excellent post although I think they may not be waiting until topline 2023 for corporate action because results will be widely known from the inside as more and more patients are recruited etc etc
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