Aptevo Therapeutics prices 1.76M shares at $1.19 in registered direct offering

Aptevo Therapeutics (APVO) has entered into definitive securities purchase agreements for the purchase and sale of 1,764,710 shares of the Company’s common stock in a registered direct offering and warrants to purchase up to 3,529,420 shares of common stock in a concurrent private placement at a combined purchase price of $1.19 per share and accompanying warrant. The warrants issued pursuant to the concurrent private placement will have an exercise price of $1.19 per share, will be exercisable upon the receipt of shareholder approval following the date of issuance and will expire 5 years from the initial exercise date. The offering is expected to close on or about April 4, 2025 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Roth Capital Partners is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. Aptevo expects the gross proceeds from the offering to be approximately $2.1M, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. Aptevo intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering for the continued clinical development of its product candidates, working capital, and other general corporate purposes.