OMER, Israel, July 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medigus Ltd. (“Medigus” or the “Company”)(NASDAQ:MDGS) (TASE:MDGS), a medical device company developing minimally invasive endosurgical tools and a leader in direct visualization technology, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 2,837,674 units at a price of $3.50 per unit. Each unit consists of (i) one American Depositary Share, or ADS (or ADS equivalents), and (ii) one Series C warrant to purchase one ADS. The ADSs (or ADS equivalents) and the accompanying Series C warrants included in the units were purchased together in the offering, but were issued separately and were immediately separable upon issuance. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $10 million.
The Series C warrants have a term of five years, are exercisable immediately and have an exercise price of $3.50 per ADS. The Series C warrants were listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MDGSW” and began trading on July 23, 2018.
In connection with the offering, Medigus has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 425,651 additional ADSs and/or 425,651 Series C warrants to purchase up to additional 425,651 ADSs. The underwriter partially exercised its option to purchase additional securities by purchasing 425,651 Series C warrants to purchase up to additional 425,651 ADSs, with such Series C warrants having been delivered at closing.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the sole book runner for this offering.
Medigus intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
A registration statement on Form F-1 relating to the public offering of the securities described above was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and was declared effective on July 18, 2018. The offering of these securities was made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. A final prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC on July 23, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus may also be obtained from H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by calling (646) 975-6996 or by emailing placements@hcwco.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Medigus
Medigus is a medical device company specializing in developing minimally invasive endosurgical tools and highly innovative imaging solutions. They are the pioneer developer of the MUSE™ system, an FDA cleared and CE marked endoscopic device to perform Transoral Fundoplication (TF) for the treatment of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), one of the most common chronic conditions in the world. In 2016, the CMS established the Category I CPT® Code of 43210 for TF procedures, such as the ones performed with MUSE, which establishes reimbursement values for physicians and hospitals. MUSE is gaining adoption in key markets around the world – it is available in world-leading healthcare institutions in the U.S., Europe and Israel. Medigus is also in the process of obtaining regulatory clearance in China. Medigus is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market and the TASE (Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.). To learn more about the company’s advanced technology, please visit www.medigus.com or www.RefluxHelp.com
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