Dermata Therapeutics Announces $3.5 Million Private Placement Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2024 / Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRMA)(NASDAQ:DRMAW) ("Dermata," or the "Company"), a late-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of medical and aesthetic skin diseases and conditions, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 1,912,569 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying series A warrants to purchase up to 1,912,569 shares of common stock and short-term series B warrants to purchase up to 1,912,569 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.83 per share of common stock (or per pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying series warrants in a private placement priced at-the-market under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The series A warrants and series B warrants will have an exercise price of $1.58 per share and will be exercisable immediately upon issuance. The series A warrants will expire five and one-half years from the issuance date and the series B warrants will expire eighteen months from the issuance date. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about September 17, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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

The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $3.5 million, prior to deducting placement agent's fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes which includes, without limitation, ongoing research and pre-clinical studies, clinical trials, the development of new biological and pharmaceutical technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are synergistic with or complementary to the Company's technologies, licensing activities related to the Company's current and future product candidates, and to the development of emerging technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are developing emerging technologies, licensing activities, or the acquisition of other businesses and working capital.