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At The Market

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At The Market
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
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At The Market

8. At The Market

 

On October 11, 2024, the Company entered into an At-the-Market Sales Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Dawson James Securities Inc. (“Dawson James” or the “Sales Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock (the “Shares”), depending on market demand, with the Sales Agent acting as the sales agent or principal (the “Offering”). Sales of the Shares may be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including, without limitation, sales made directly on or through the NYSE American. The Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares requested by the Company to be sold on its behalf, consistent with the Agent’s normal trading and sales practices, under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the ATM Agreement. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Shares. The Company may instruct the Agent not to sell the Shares if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price designated by the Company from time to time and the Company may at any time suspend sales pursuant to the ATM Agreement.

 

The Company will pay the Agent a commission of up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of Shares by the Agent under the ATM Agreement. The Company has also agreed to reimburse the Agent for the fees and disbursements of its counsel, payable upon execution of the Sales Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 in addition to certain ongoing disbursements of its legal counsel up to $2,500 per calendar quarter. In addition, the Company has agreed to provide customary indemnification rights to the Sales Agent.

 

Any sales of Shares under the ATM Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269225), including the related prospectus, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 13, 2023, and declared effective on January 25, 2023, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated October 11, 2024, and any applicable additional prospectus supplements related to the Offering that form a part of the Registration Statement.

 

The aggregate market value of Shares eligible for sale in the Offering and under the ATM Agreement will be subject to the limitations of General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, to the extent required under such instruction. The prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on October 11, 2024, is offering Shares having an aggregate offering price of $10,000,000. The Company will be required to file another prospectus supplement in the event it determines to offer more than $10,000,000 of Shares in accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, to the extent then permitted under General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.

 

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the continued development of its ONP-002 product candidate and for general corporate purposes and working capital. The precise amount and timing of the application of these proceeds will depend upon a number of factors, such as the timing and progress of our research and development efforts, our funding requirements and the availability and costs of other funds. As of November 13, 2024 there have been no shares sold under the ATM Agreement.

 

Previously, on August 8, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell through or to the Agent (the “ATM”) up to $10.0 million in shares of its common stock at-the-market. On October 9, 2024, the Company terminated the Sales Agreement with Ascendiant Capital. There were no shares sold under the Sales Agreement with Ascendiant Capital in the nine months ended September 30, 2024.