NEW YORK, July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLS) (“SELLAS” or the
“Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel cancer immunotherapies for a broad range
of cancer indications, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 11,520,000 shares of common stock or, in
lieu of shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants exercisable for shares of common stock, and accompanying common stock warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 11,520,000 shares of common stock.
The shares of common stock and accompanying common stock warrants are being sold at a combined public offering price of $2.10
per share and accompanying common stock warrant. The pre-funded warrants and accompanying common stock warrants are also being sold
at a combined public offering price of $2.10 per pre-funded warrant and common stock warrant. Each common stock warrant being sold
with the shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants will represent the right to purchase one share of the Company’s common
stock at an exercise price of $2.10 per share. The common stock warrants will be exercisable immediately and will expire five years
from the date of issuance. Each pre-funded warrant will represent the right to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at
an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The pre-funded warrants will be exercisable immediately and may be exercised at any time
until the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. All shares of common stock and warrants are being sold by SELLAS. The shares
of common stock and pre-funded warrants, and accompanying common stock warrants, will be issued separately and will be immediately
separable upon issuance.
The gross offering proceeds to SELLAS from the offering, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other
estimated offering expenses, and excluding the exercise of any warrants, are expected to be approximately $24.2 million. The
offering is expected to close on or about July 16, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.
SELLAS intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to commence a pivotal Phase 3 trial of GPS in acute myeloid leukemia
(AML), and to develop GPS in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in a Phase 1/2 proof of concept study, as well as for
general corporate purposes and funding its working capital needs.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Maxim Group LLC
is acting as lead manager.
A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the offering was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
on May 23, 2018, amended on June 26, 2018 and July 11, 2018 and was declared effective on July 11, 2018. The offering is being made
only by means of a prospectus. SELLAS’ SEC filings are available to the public from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering may also be obtained, when
available, by contacting Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 6th Floor New York, New York
10022 or by email at prospectus@cantor.com or Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 85 Broad
Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10004 or by email at EquityProspectus@opco.com.
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 other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About SELLAS
SELLAS is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on novel cancer immunotherapeutics for a broad range of cancer
indications. SELLAS’ lead product candidate, galinpepimut-S (GPS), is licensed from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and
targets the Wilms Tumor 1 (WT1) protein, which is present in an array of tumor types. GPS has potential as a monotherapy or in
combination to address a broad spectrum of hematologic malignancies and solid tumor indications. SELLAS has Phase 3 clinical
trials planned (pending funding availability) for GPS in two indications, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and malignant pleural
mesothelioma (MPM) and is also developing GPS as a potential treatment for multiple myeloma (MM) and ovarian cancer. SELLAS plans
to study GPS in up to four additional indications. SELLAS has received Orphan Drug designations for GPS from the U.S. Food & Drug
Administration (FDA) for AML, MPM, and MM, as well as from the European Medicines Agency, for AML and MPM; GPS also received Fast
Track designation for AML and MPM from the FDA. SELLAS’ second product candidate, NeuVax™ (nelipepimut-S), is a HER2-directed
cancer immunotherapy being investigated for the prevention of the recurrence of breast cancer after standard of care treatment in
the adjuvant setting. NeuVax™ has received Fast Track status designation by FDA for the treatment of patients with early stage
breast cancer with low to intermediate HER2 expression, otherwise known as HER2 1+ or 2+, following standard of care.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to SELLAS’ future
expectations, plans and prospects. These forward-looking statements are based on current plans, objectives, estimates, expectations
and intentions, and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include,
without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions; SELLAS’s ability to satisfy customary closing
conditions related to the offering; and the volatility of the trading price of the Company’s common stock. These risks and
uncertainties are described more fully in Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on July 11, 2018
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other risks and uncertainties of which SELLAS is not currently
aware may also affect SELLAS’ forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date
hereof. SELLAS undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new
information, future events, changes in its expectations or other circumstances that exist after the date as of which the
forward-looking statements were made.
Investor Contact:
Will O’Connor
Stern Investor Relations, Inc.
212-362-1200
ir@sellaslife.com
David Moser, JD
Sellas Life Sciences Group
813-864-2571
info@sellaslife.com
