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MAIA Biotechnology (MAIA) Prices 1.08M Share Offering at $2.259/sh

October 29, 2024 5:59 AM EDT

MAIA Biotechnology, Inc., (NYSE American: MAIA) (“MAIA”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,079,784 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.259 per share, in a private placement to accredited investors and certain Company directors. Each share of common stock is being offered together with a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.51 per share, which price represents the greater of the book or market value of the stock on the date the definitive agreements were executed (subject to customary adjustments as set forth in the warrants). The warrants are exercisable commencing six months following issuance and have a term of five years from the initial exercise date. The securities being sold to the Company director participating in the offering are being issued pursuant to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The private placement is expected to close on or about October 30, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $2.44 million, prior to offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund manufacturing of THIO to be used in the Phase 2 THIO-101 trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and as working capital.

The securities described above are being offered in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder and, along with the shares of common stock underlying the warrants, have not been registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the warrants and underlying shares of common stock may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About MAIA Biotechnology, Inc.

MAIA is a targeted therapy, immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of potential first-in-class drugs with novel mechanisms of action that are intended to meaningfully improve and extend the lives of people with cancer. Our lead program is THIO, a potential first-in-class cancer telomere targeting agent in clinical development for the treatment of NSCLC patients with telomerase-positive cancer cells. For more information, please visit www.maiabiotech.com.



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