VBI Vaccines Announces Closing of $2 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

VBI Vaccines Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIV) (VBI), a biopharmaceutical company driven by immunology in the pursuit of powerful prevention and treatment of disease, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules of 2,272,728 of its common shares and warrants to purchase up to 2,272,728 common shares, at an offering price of $0.88 per common share and associated warrant. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.76 per share, are exercisable on the date of issuance, and will expire five years following the date of issuance.

H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.

The gross proceeds to VBI from this offering were approximately $2 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses. VBI intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.

A “shelf” registration statement (File Number 333-267109) relating to the securities described above was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 26, 2022 and was declared effective on September 6, 2022. The offering of the securities in the registered direct offering was made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of an effective registration statement. A prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the registered direct offering have been filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by phone at [phone] or e-mail at [e-mail].

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

About VBI Vaccines Inc.

VBI Vaccines Inc. (“VBI”) is a biopharmaceutical company driven by immunology in the pursuit of powerful prevention and treatment of disease. Through its innovative approach to virus-like particles (“VLPs”), including a proprietary enveloped VLP (“eVLP”) platform technology and a proprietary mRNA-launched eVLP (“MLE”) platform technology, VBI develops vaccine candidates that mimic the natural presentation of viruses, designed to elicit the innate power of the human immune system. VBI is committed to targeting and overcoming significant infectious diseases, including hepatitis B, coronaviruses, and cytomegalovirus (CMV), as well as aggressive cancers including glioblastoma (GBM). VBI is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with research operations in Ottawa, Canada, and a research and manufacturing site in Rehovot, Israel.