FINANCING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINDMED’S GROWING PIPELINE OF PSYCHEDELIC INSPIRED MEDICINES AND EXPERIENTIAL THERAPIES
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TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2020 /CNW/ — Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NEO: MMED) (OTCQB: MMEDF) (“MindMed” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that further to its previously announced offering (the “Offering“), it has filed a final short form prospectus (the “Prospectus“) with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each province of Canada, other than Québec. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement with Canaccord Genuity Corp. (the “Underwriter“), the Underwriter has agreed to purchase, as sole bookrunner and underwriter, 23,810,000 units of the Company (the “Units“), on a “bought deal” basis, at a price per Unit of $1.05 CAD (the “Issue Price“) for gross proceeds of $25,000,500.
The Company has also granted the Underwriter an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Units at the Issue Price, exercisable in whole or in part, at any time on or prior to the date that is 30 days following the closing of the Offering. If this option is exercised in full, an additional $3,750,075 will be raised pursuant to the Offering and the aggregate proceeds of the Offering will be $28,750,575.
Each Unit will be comprised of one subordinate voting share of the Company (each, a “Subordinate Voting Share“) and one-half of one Subordinate Voting Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant“). Each Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Subordinate Voting Share at an exercise price of $1.40, for a period of 36 months following the closing of the Offering.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for investment in its research and clinical development initiatives, including its 18-MC addiction treatment program derived from the psychedelic ibogaine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) microdose program for Adult ADHD, Project Lucy focused on LSD experiential therapy for anxiety disorders, University Hospital Basel Liechti Lab research and development collaboration, NYU Langone Health Psychedelic Medicine Research Training Program, and for general working capital and corporate development purposes.
The Offering is scheduled to close on or about October 30, 2020 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals.
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 the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.
The Prospectus containing important information relating to these securities has been filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in each province of Canada, other than Québec and may be subject to amendment. A copy of the Prospectus can be obtained under the Company’s corporate profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About MindMed
MindMed is a psychedelic medicine biotech company that discovers, develops and deploys psychedelic inspired medicines and experiential therapies to address addiction and mental illness. The Company is assembling a compelling drug development pipeline of innovative treatments based on psychedelic substances including Psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, DMT and an Ibogaine derivative, 18-MC. The MindMed team brings extensive biopharmaceutical experience to the Company’s groundbreaking approach to developing the next generation of psychedelic inspired medicines and experiential therapies.
MindMed trades on the Canadian NEO Exchange under the symbol MMED. MindMed is also traded in the United Statesunder the symbol MMEDF and in Germany under the symbol MMQ. For more information: http://www.mindmed.co/
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release related to the Company are forward-looking statements and are prospective in nature. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe” or “continue”, or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the closing of the Offering, regulatory approvals and the intended use of proceeds of the Offering. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and MindMed’s plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by law, the Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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