Veru Dives on Public Float
Veru Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU) shares fell 13.7% to $3.02 following the announcement of a public offering. The Miami-based biopharmaceutical company is offering 1.4 million shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants for 7 million shares, and Series A and B warrants for 8.4 million shares each, priced at $3.00 per share. The offering aims to raise approximately $25.2 million and is expected to close by October 31, 2025.
Veru Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU) shares began Thursday sharply lower. The Miami-based Veru, a late clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative medicines for the treatment of cardiometabolic and inflammatory diseases, announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of (i) 1,400,000 shares of its common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 7,000,000 shares of its common stock, and (iii) accompanying Series A warrants to purchase up to 8,400,000 shares of common stock and accompanying Series B warrants to purchase up to 8,400,000 shares of common stock. The combined public offering price of each share of common stock, accompanying Series A warrant and accompanying Series B warrant is $3.00.
For investors who elect to purchase pre-funded warrants in lieu of common stock, the combined public offering price for each pre-funded warrant, accompanying Series A warrant and accompanying Series B warrant is $2.999, which equals the combined price at which shares of common stock, accompanying Series A warrants and accompanying Series B warrants are being sold in the offering, minus $0.001, the per share exercise price of each pre-funded warrant. All of the securities being sold in the offering are being sold by Veru. The offering is expected to close on or about October 31, 2025, with gross proceeds expected to be approximately $25.2 million.
VERU shares doffed 46 cents, or 13.7%, to $3.02.
