SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oragenics, Inc. (NYSE American: OGEN), a company focused on developing unique, intranasal pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological disorders, today announced the closing of its previously announced offering of 3,078,378 shares of its common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 5,028,206 shares of common stock at an offering price of $0.55 per share and $0.549 per pre-funded warrant. Immediately after the closing of the offering, the Company has 8,659,071 shares of common stock outstanding and pre-funded warrants to acquire up to 5,028,206 shares of common stock outstanding. The exercise price of each pre-funded warrant is $0.001.

The gross proceeds of the offering are approximately $4.45 million before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering to fund the continued development of its ONP-002 product candidate and for general corporate purposes and working capital.

Dawson James Securities, Inc. acted as the sole placement agent for the offering.

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, represented the Company in connection with the offering, and ArentFox Schiff LLP, Washington, DC, represented the placement agent.

The offering was made pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-281618), including a base prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 16, 2024, and declared effective on September 3, 2024.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Oragenics

Oragenics is a development-stage biotechnology company focused on nasal delivery of pharmaceutical medications in neurology and fighting infectious diseases, including drug candidates for treating mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as concussion, and for treating Niemann Pick Disease Type C (NPC), as well as proprietary powder formulation and an intranasal delivery device. For more information, please visit www.oragenics.com.

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