Adial Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADIL) (NASDAQ:ADILW), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of a therapeutic agent for the treatment of alcohol use disorder, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of units for gross proceeds of $7.32 million, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
The offering is comprised of 1,464,000 units, priced at a public offering price of $5.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a five-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $6.25 per share. The common stock and warrants are expected to begin trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market on July 27, 2018 under the ticker symbols “ADIL,” and “ADILW,” respectively. The shares of common stock and warrants comprising the units may be transferred separately immediately upon issuance. Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase at the initial public offering price up to an additional 219,600 shares of common stock and/or warrants to purchase up to 219,600 shares of common stock. The offering is expected to close on July 31, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.
Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering and Dawson James is acting as a co-manager for the offering.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Joseph Gunnar & Co, LLC, Prospectus Department, 30 Broad Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004, telephone 212-440-9600, email:
A registration statement (including a preliminary prospectus) relating to the securities has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 26, 2018. 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 Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Adial Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of a therapeutic agent for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (“AUD”) using our lead investigational new drug product, AD04. A Phase 2b University of Virginia investigator sponsored clinical trial of AD04 for the treatment of AUD showed promising results and no overt safety concerns (there were no statistically significant serious adverse events reported). The Company plans to commence a Phase 3 clinical trial using AD04 for the potential treatment of AUD in subjects with certain target genotypes.
Forward Looking Statements
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