Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 9, 2020, Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") entered
into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Piper Sandler
& Co., as representative of the several underwriters party thereto (the
"Underwriters"), relating to the offering, issuance and sale of 32,260,000
shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 (the
"Common Stock"), at a price to the public of $1.55 per share (the "Offering").
The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering are expected to be
approximately $46.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and
commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The
Offering is expected to close on or about January 14, 2020, subject to customary
closing conditions. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters
have a 30-day option to purchase up to 4,839,000 additional shares of Common
Stock on the same terms as the Underwriters are purchasing the base number of
shares.
The Offering is being made pursuant to the Company's effective registration
statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-217106) previously filed with and declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and a prospectus
supplement and accompanying base prospectus filed with the SEC.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and
agreements by the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of
the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination
provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the
Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of
specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement,
and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is not complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting
Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report and is
incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the opinion of Lowenstein Sandler
LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of Shares in the Offering
is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this report.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 9, 2020, the Company issued a press release regarding the launch of
the Offering. On January 10, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing
that it had priced the Offering. Copies of the press releases are furnished
hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this report and incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The preliminary prospectus supplement used by the Company in connection with the
Offering includes the information in the following paragraph.
At December 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $28.6 million in cash and
cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted cash. This amount is
preliminary, unaudited and subject to the completion of the audit of the
Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2019 (the "Audited 2019 Financial Statements"). As a result, this
amount may differ from the amount that will be reflected in the Audited 2019
Financial Statements. Additional information and disclosures are required for a
more complete understanding of the Company's financial position and results of
operations as of December 31, 2019.
Statements contained in this report regarding matters that are not historical
facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may involve risks and
uncertainties, such as statements related to the anticipated closing of the
Offering and the amount of proceeds expected from the Offering. The risks and
uncertainties involved include the Company's ability to satisfy certain
conditions to closing on a timely basis or at all, as well as other risks
detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including in its annual
filing on Form 10-K, as amended filed with the SEC on April 1, 2019, the
preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on January 9, 2020, and the
final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description.
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated January 9, 2020, by and between
Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. and Piper Sandler & Co., as
representative.
5.1 Opinion of Lowenstein Sandler LLP.
23.1 Consent of Lowenstein Sandler LLP (included in the opinion of
Lowenstein Sandler LLP filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
99.1 Press Release dated January 9, 2020.
99.2 Press Release dated January 10, 2020.
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