Cannasat Therapeutics Completes First Tranche of Prospectus Offering
Marketwire, August 6, 2021
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TORONTO – Cannasat Therapeutics Inc. (“Cannasat”) (TSX-V: CTH) is pleased to announce that it has completed a first tranche of its previously announced short form prospectus offering of units. Cannasat has issued and sold 7,509,500 units at a price of $0.10 per unit raising gross proceeds of $750,950. Each unit consists of one common share of Cannasat and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.15 per share for a period of two years from the date of issue. Cannasat expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund working capital and for general corporate purposes, including further research and development of its Relivar and Modulyn drug candidates.
Sandfire Securities Inc. acted as Cannasat's agent in connection with the sale of the units. Cannasat paid cash commissions of $60,067, a corporate finance fee of $25,000, and issued 750,950 non-transferable compensation options, each exercisable to purchase one Cannasat common share at a price of $0.10 per share for a period of two years from the date of issue, on the closing of the first tranche of the offering. The units are continuing to be marketed with a view to completing further tranches up to the aggregate maximum offering of 25,000,000 units.
The units were offered by way of a short form prospectus in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
This press release does not constitute an offer of the securities described herein in any jurisdiction. The securities described herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an exemption from registration.
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About Cannasat Therapeutics
Cannasat is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing products to treat neurological disorders such as neuropathic pain and schizophrenia. Cannasat currently has two new drugs in its pipeline: Relivar and Modulyn. Over the next 12 months Cannasat plans to advance Relivar and Modulyn with further clinical testing and is positioning itself to enter marketing agreements with select Pharma partners. Pharma collaborations will create a pathway towards the future commercialization, as well as provide important new investment to develop a pipeline of additional CNS/neurology product candidates. More information about Cannasat (CTH: TSXV) is available at www.cannasat.com.
Contact Information
Cannasat Therapeutics Inc.
Andrew Williams
COO & CFO
W: (416) 703-2449 (Ext. 253)
F: (416) 703-8752
[email protected]
www.cannasat.com
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