UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: July 27, 2018
(Date of earliest event reported)
CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-36598 | 04-3321804 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
3301 Agriculture Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53716
(Address of principal executive offices)
(608) 441-8120
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On July 27, 2018, Cellectar Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “Representative”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to the Representative 815,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), 1,114 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) convertible into 2,785,000 shares of Common Stock and Series E warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase 3,600,000 shares of Common Stock. The public offering price of a share of Common Stock together with a Warrant to purchase one share of common stock was $4.00. The public offering price of a share of Series C Preferred Stock, each of which is convertible into 2,500 shares of Common Stock, together with a Warrant to purchase 2,500 shares of common stock was $10,000. The Warrants have an exercise price of $4.00 per share, and are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance.
In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Representative a 45 day option to purchase up to 540,000 additional shares of Common Stock and Warrants to purchase up to 540,000 shares of Common Stock. The option was exercised in full on July 30, 2018. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company will be approximately $15 million.
The Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Warrants were offered by the Company pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on June 15, 2018 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) (File No. 333-225675), and an additional registration statement filed on July 26, 2018 pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act (File No. 333-226374).
The Underwriting Agreement also contains representations, warranties, indemnification and other provisions customary for transactions of this nature. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company and its directors and officers agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, issue or sell any shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of common stock for a period of ninety (90) days following July 31, 2018 without the prior written consent of the Representative.
The foregoing summaries of the Underwriting Agreement, Series C Preferred Stock and Warrants do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, such documents, which are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
In connection with the closing of the offering on July 31, 2018 discussed in Item 1.01 above, on July 27, 2018, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series C Preferred (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
With certain exceptions, as described in the Certificate of Designation, the shares of Series C Preferred Stock have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Certificate of Designation provides that the Company shall not, without the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series C Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, (b) amend our certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, (c) increase the number of authorized shares of Series C Preferred Stock or (d) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On July 31, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of its underwritten public offering. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Based on information from our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, following the completion of the offering, as of 4:00 p.m. New York City time on July 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding 3,402,825 shares of Common Stock (which includes 247,500 shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of shares of the Series C Preferred Stock) and 1,015 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| * | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: July 31, 2018 | CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Brian Posner | ||
| Name: | Brian Posner | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Cellectar Biosciences Announces Closing of $16.56 Million Underwritten Public Offering and Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
MADISON, Wis. (July 31, 2018) – Cellectar Biosciences (Nasdaq: CLRB), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer, today announced the closing of an underwritten public offering for gross proceeds of $16.56 million, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of common stock and warrants, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
The offering was comprised of 1,355,000 shares of common stock at a combined public offering purchase price of $4.00 per fixed combination of a share of common stock and a Series E warrant to purchase one share of common stock (and the shares issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Series E warrants). The shares and Series E warrants were separately issued, but the shares and Series E warrants were issued and sold to purchasers in the ratio of one to one. Each Series E Warrant has an exercise price of $4.00 per share and is exercisable for five years from the date of issuance.
Cellectar also issued 1,114 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock, convertible at any time at the holder’s option into a number of shares of common stock equal to $10,000 divided by $4.00 (or 2,500 shares of common stock for each share of Series C Preferred Stock converted), at a price of $10,000 per fixed combination of a share of Series C Preferred Stock and a Series E Warrant to purchase 2,500 shares of common stock (and the shares issuable from time to time upon exercise of the warrants and conversion of the preferred stock). The preferred stock issued in this transaction includes a beneficial ownership blocker, but has no dividend rights (except to the extent that dividends are also paid on the common stock), liquidation preference or other preferences over common stock, and subject to limited exceptions, has no voting rights. The securities are being sold in fixed combinations, but are immediately separable and will be issued separately.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE American:LTS), was the sole book-running manager in connection with the offering and CIM Securities, LLC acted as a co-manager.
The Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Warrants were offered by the Company pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) (File No. 333-225675), which was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2018, and an additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act (File No. 333-226374).
About Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.
Cellectar Biosciences is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer. The company plans to develop proprietary drugs independently and through research and development (R&D) collaborations. The core drug development strategy is to leverage our PDC platform to develop therapeutics that specifically target treatment to cancer cells. Through R&D collaborations, the company’s strategy is to generate near-term capital, supplement internal resources, gain access to novel molecules or payloads, accelerate product candidate development and broaden our proprietary and partnered product pipelines.
The company's lead PDC therapeutic, CLR 131, is in a Phase 1 clinical study in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) MM and a Phase 2 clinical study in R/R MM and a range of B-cell malignancies. The company is currently initiating a Phase 1 study with CLR 131 in pediatric solid tumors and lymphoma, and is planning a second Phase 1 study in combination with external beam radiation for head and neck cancer. The company’s product pipeline also includes two preclinical PDC chemotherapeutic programs (CLR 1700 and 1900) and partnered assets include PDCs from multiple R&D collaborations.
For more information please visit www.cellectar.com.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This news release contains forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by our use of words such as "may," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "estimate," "continue," "plans," or their negatives or cognates. These statements are only estimates and predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future experience and results to differ materially from the statements made. These statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations as to such future outcomes. Drug discovery and development involve a high degree of risk. Factors that might cause such a material difference include, among others, uncertainties related to the ability to raise additional capital, uncertainties related to the ability to attract and retain partners for our technologies, the identification of lead compounds, the successful preclinical development thereof, the completion of clinical trials, the FDA review process and other government regulation, the volatile market for priority review vouchers, our pharmaceutical collaborators' ability to successfully develop and commercialize drug candidates, competition from other pharmaceutical companies, product pricing and third-party reimbursement. A complete description of risks and uncertainties related to our business is contained in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
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