NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:NURO) (the "Company" or "NURO"), a medical device company focused on the diagnosis and treatment of the neurological complications of diabetes, today announced that it entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor providing for the issuance of $5,000,000 of shares of Series A-1 and Series A-2 convertible preferred stock (convertible into a combined total of 2,386,635 shares of common stock) and five year warrants to purchase up to 2,386,635 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. Subject to certain ownership limitations, the Series A-1 and Series A-2 convertible preferred stock is convertible at any time into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of $2.095 per share (which represents a price above the closing price of the common stock on the previous trading day). The preferred stock is not entitled to dividends and will not have any preferences over the Company's common stock, including liquidation rights.
Dawson James Securities, Inc. acted as the exclusive placement agent for this transaction.
The closing of the sale of the securities is expected to take place on or about June 7, 2013, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The shares of Series A-1 preferred stock described above were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-186855), which was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 15, 2013. The shares of Series A-2 preferred stock and warrants described above have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the SEC or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The securities were offered only to accredited investors. The Company has agreed to file one or more registration statements with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or in connection with the Series A-2 preferred stock and upon exercise of the warrants.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, 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. The Company will file a prospectus supplement with the SEC relating to the Series A-1 preferred stock, and following such filing, copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained, when available, from Dawson James Securities, Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, 1 North Federal Highway, 5th Floor, Boca Raton, FL 33432, e-mail: mmaclaren@dawsonjames.com or toll free at (866) 928-0928.
About NeuroMetrix
NeuroMetrix is a medical device company that develops and markets home use and point-of-care devices for the treatment of diabetic neuropathies, which affect over 50% of people with diabetes. If left untreated, diabetic neuropathies trigger foot ulcers that may require amputation and cause disabling chronic pain. The annual cost of diabetic neuropathies has been estimated at $14 billion in the United States. The Company markets the SENSUS™ Pain Management System for treating chronic pain, focusing on physicians managing patients with painful diabetic neuropathy and similar peripheral neuropathies. The Company also markets the NC-stat® DPNCheck® device, which is a rapid, accurate, and quantitative point-of-care test for diabetic neuropathy. This product is used to detect diabetic neuropathy at an early stage and to guide treatment. For more information, please visit http://www.neurometrix.com.
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