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Purple Biotech Ltd. 6-K Filing: January 2025 Market Update and Fundraising Insights

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Form 6-K
Filed on: 2025-01-06
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Purple Biotech Ltd. 6-K Filing: January 2025 Market Update and Fundraising Insights

Key Information from Purple Biotech Ltd. 6-K Filing

  1. Company Overview:
  • Name: Purple Biotech Ltd.
  • Address: 4 Oppenheimer Street, Science Park, Rehovot 7670104, Israel.
  • SEC File Number: 001-37643.
  • Report Date: For the month of January 2025.
  1. Open Market Sale Agreement (ATM Agreement):
  • Date of Agreement: June 9, 2021.
  • Agent: Jefferies LLC.
  • Type of Offering: American Depositary Shares (ADSs), where each ADS represents two hundred ordinary shares.
  • Initial Offering Price: Up to $12.0 million of Shares.
  • Current Status:
    • As of the report date, approximately $4.0 million of Shares have been sold under the initial ATM agreement.
    • The amount available for sale was reduced to $3.0 million as per the prospectus supplement filed on October 17, 2023.
    • An additional $1,330,000 has been made available for sale starting January 6, 2025.
  1. Use of Proceeds:
  • Proceeds from the sales will primarily be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
  • The exact allocation of net proceeds for specific purposes has not been determined, providing management discretion on expenditure.
  1. Legal Opinions:
  • The report includes legal opinions on the validity of the Shares underlying the ADSs, filed with the registration statement on Form F-3.
  1. Disclaimer:
  • The report states that it does not constitute an offer to sell or solicit offers to buy the ADSs in jurisdictions where it would be unlawful.
  1. Signatory:
  • The report is signed by Gil Efron, Chief Executive Officer of Purple Biotech Ltd., on January 6, 2025.

Insights:

  • Purple Biotech is actively managing its capital through an ATM Agreement to raise funds, indicating a strategy to access capital markets flexibly.
  • The change in the available amount for sale reflects a cautious approach to capital raising, likely in response to market conditions or internal assessments of funding needs.
  • The flexibility in the use of proceeds suggests that the company is focused on operational flexibility, which can be crucial for biotech firms that often face unpredictable challenges in research and development.