Profound Medical Corp. is pleased to announce the pricing of an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 2,758,621 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”), at a price of US$14.50 per Common Share (the “Offering Price”).
The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company are expected to be US$40,000,005. The Company has also granted the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 413,793 Common Shares at the Offering Price, exercisable in whole or in part at any time up to 30 days from the closing.
Jefferies, Cowen and Raymond James are acting as joint book-running managers for the Offering.
The Offering is being made pursuant to a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated October 17, 2019 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”), which the Company will file with the securities commissions or other security regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada, other than Québec. The Prospectus Supplement will also be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as part of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) previously filed under the multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and in the United States. Copies of the Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf Prospectus will be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and a copy of the Registration Statement will be found on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
The Offering is expected to close on July 21, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of a number of customary conditions including, but not limited to, the listing of the Common Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and any required approvals of that exchange. Profound has notified the NASDAQ in accordance with the rules of that exchange.
The net proceeds of the Offering are expected to be used: (i) to fund the commercial launch of TULSA-PRO® in the United States and the continued development and commercialization of TULSA-PRO® and SONALLEVE® globally; and (ii) for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Copies of the Prospectus Supplement, the Base Shelf Prospectus and the Registration Statement may also be obtained in the United States from Jefferies LLC, attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at 877-821-7388 or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com, or Cowen and Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, attention: Prospectus Department, by email at PostSaleManualRequests@broadridge.com or by telephone at 833-297-2926, and in Canada from Jefferies Securities, Inc., attention: Steven Latimer, 161 Bay Street, Suite 2700 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, by telephone at 416-572-2215, or Raymond James Ltd. at Raymond James Syndication, 416-777-7000, 5400-40 King St West, Toronto Ontario, M5H 3Y2.
No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. This news release shall not in any circumstances constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the applicable securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Profound Medical Corp.
Profound is a commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue.
Profound is commercializing TULSA-PRO®, a technology that combines real-time MRI, robotically-driven transurethral ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback control. TULSA-PRO® is designed to provide customizable and predictable radiation-free ablation of a surgeon-defined prostate volume while actively protecting the urethra and rectum to help preserve the patient’s natural functional abilities. TULSA-PRO® has the potential to be a flexible technology in customizable prostate ablation, including intermediate stage cancer, localized radio-recurrent cancer, retention and hematuria palliation in locally advanced prostate cancer, and the transition zone in large volume benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). TULSA-PRO® is CE marked, Health Canada approved and 510(k) cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Profound is also commercializing SONALLEVE®, an innovative therapeutic platform that is CE marked for the treatment of uterine fibroids and palliative pain treatment of bone metastases. SONALLEVE® has also been approved by the China National Medical Products Administration for the non-invasive treatment of uterine fibroids. The Company is in the early stages of exploring additional potential treatment markets for SONALLEVE® where the technology has been shown to have clinical application, such as non-invasive ablation of abdominal cancers and hyperthermia for cancer therapy.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Kilmer
Investor Relations
skilmer@profoundmedical.com
T: 647.872.4849
Contact Information:
Stephen Kilmer
Investor Relations
skilmer@profoundmedical.com
T: 647.872.4849
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Contact Information:
Stephen Kilmer
Investor Relations
skilmer@profoundmedical.com
T: 647.872.4849
