First Wave BioPharma, Inc., (NASDAQ:FWBI), ("First Wave BioPharma" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, announced today that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with a certain institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 366,000 shares of the Company's common stock (or common stock equivalents) at a price of $2.95 per share in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules.
In addition, in a concurrent private placement, the Company will issue to the investor warrants to purchase up to 732,000 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.70 per share, will be exercisable immediately following the date of issuance and will have a term of six years following the date of issuance.
Roth Capital Partners is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.