Vaccinex's CEO, Chairman To Inject $4M To Fund The Lead Program

Vaccinex Inc VCNX has announced a private placement of approximately 5.9 million at $1.11 per share for about $6.6 million gross proceeds. 

• The private placement is expected to close on January 31.
• Participants in the private placement include entities controlled by Maurice Zauderer, President & CEO of Vaccinex, and Albert Friedberg, Vaccinex's Chairman.
• Each of them has purchased $2 million worth of shares.
• Other investors include an entity controlled by Jacob Frieberg, another board member of Vaccinex, and additional new & existing shareholders, who purchased the remaining $2.6 million worth of shares.
• Vaccinex will use the funds to develop its lead drug candidate, pepinemab, in cancer & neurodegenerative disease and for working capital & general corporate purposes. 
• Related: Vaccinex Posts Two Complete Responses In Pepinemab Combo Trial In Head & Neck Cancer.
• Vaccinex also announced that during the month of January, before entering into the stock purchase agreement, Vaccinex sold approximately $3.5 million of shares in January 2022 for an average sales price of $1.16/share under its existing open market sales agreement with Jefferies LLC. 
• This brings the total of new equity financing to date in 2022 to $10.1 million.
• Price Action: VCNX shares are up 7.11% at $0.98 during the premarket session on the last check Friday.