Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading diagnostic solutions
company with a focus in lung disease, today announced the pricing
of its underwritten offering of 17,391,832 shares of its common
stock at a price to the public of $1.15 per share. In addition,
Biodesix has entered into securities purchase agreements for a
concurrent private placement of 760,857 shares of its Series A
Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $46.00 per
share. Subject to Biodesix stockholder approval, each share of
Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically
convert to 40 shares of common stock for an aggregate of 30,434,280
shares of common stock. The gross proceeds to Biodesix from the
underwritten offering and concurrent private placement, before
deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, placement agent
fees and other offering expenses payable by Biodesix, and following
the receipt of stockholder approval, are expected to be $55.0
million.
Certain members of management, certain of our directors and
funds affiliated with these directors are participating in the
concurrent private placement.
TD Cowen, William Blair and Canaccord Genuity are acting as
joint bookrunning managers for the underwritten offering and
placement agents for the concurrent private placement. Lake Street
Capital Markets is acting as lead manager for the underwritten
offering and placement agent for the concurrent private
placement.
The underwritten offering and concurrent private placement are
expected to close on or about April 9, 2024, subject to the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions and, in the case of
the investment by certain of our directors and funds affiliated
with our directors, stockholder approval. The transactions are not
contingent on each other.
The shares in the underwritten offering are being offered by
Biodesix pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3
that was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) on November 15, 2021 and declared effective by
the SEC on November 29, 2021. The underwritten offering is being
made by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus that form part of the registration statement. When
available, a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus
relating to, and describing the terms of, the underwritten offering
will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov.
The shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock
proposed to be issued in the concurrent private placement and the
common stock underlying such shares of Series A Non-Voting
Convertible Preferred Stock have not been registered under the
Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or other
jurisdiction in the United States, and may not be offered, pledged,
sold, delivered or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly,
in the United States except as pursuant to registration under the
Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and, in each case, in compliance
with applicable other securities laws. Concurrently with the
execution of the securities purchase agreement, Biodesix and the
investors entered into a registration rights agreement pursuant to
which the Company has agreed to file a registration statement with
the SEC registering the sale of the shares of common stock
underlying the shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred
Stock sold in the concurrent private placement.
Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus relating to the underwritten offering can be obtained by
contacting: TD Securities (USA) LLC, 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York,
NY 10017, by telephone at (855) 495-9846 or by email at
TD.ECM_Prospectus@tdsecurities.com; William Blair & Company,
L.L.C., Attention: Prospectus Department, 150 North Riverside
Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, by telephone at (800) 621-0687, or by
email at prospectus@williamblair.com; or Canaccord Genuity LLC, One
Post Office Square, Suite 3000, Boston, MA 02109, Attn: Syndicate
Department, by telephone at (617) 371-3900, or by email at
prospectus@cgf.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, 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 Biodesix
Biodesix is a leading diagnostic solutions and services company
with a focus in lung disease. The Company develops diagnostic tests
addressing important clinical questions by combining multi-omics
through the power of artificial intelligence. Biodesix offers five
Medicare-covered tests for patients with lung diseases. The blood
based Nodify Lung® Nodule Risk Assessment testing strategy,
consisting of the Nodify XL2® and the Nodify CDT® tests, evaluates
the risk of malignancy in incidental pulmonary nodules, enabling
physicians to better triage patients to the most appropriate course
of action. The blood based IQLung™ strategy for lung cancer
patients integrates the GeneStrat® targeted ddPCR™ test, the
GeneStrat NGS® test and the VeriStrat® test to support treatment
decisions across all stages of lung cancer with results in an
average of two to three business days, expediting the time to
treatment. Biodesix also leverages the proprietary and advanced
Diagnostic Cortex® AI (Artificial Intelligence) platform, to
collaborate with many of the world’s leading biotechnology and
pharmaceutical companies to solve complex diagnostic challenges in
lung disease.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the
safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other
than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements.
The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,”
“opportunity,” “goals,” or “should,” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
are based on management’s current expectations and involve risks
and uncertainties. Actual results and performance could differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements
as a result of many factors. Biodesix has based these
forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and
projections about future events and trends. These forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and
assumptions. Forward-looking statements may include information
concerning the impact of backlog and the timing and assumptions
regarding collection of revenues on projections, availability of
funds and future capital including under the term loan facility,
expectations regarding revenue and margin growth and its impact on
profitability, and the impact of a pandemic, epidemic, or outbreak,
including the COVID-19 pandemic, on Biodesix and its operations and
financial performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently
subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be
predicted or quantified. The Company's ability to continue as a
going concern could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in this press release and additionally, other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in this press release can be found in the Risk
Factors section of Biodesix most recent annual report on Form 10-K,
filed March 1, 2024. Biodesix undertakes no obligation to revise or
publicly release the results of any revision to such
forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these
risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
statement.
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Media: Natalie St. Denis Director, Corporate
Communications natalie.stdenis@biodesix.com (720) 925-9285
Investors: Chris Brinzey chris.brinzey@westwicke.com
(339) 970-2843
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