WARREN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On February 14, 2024, Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TVGN), a clinical-stage specialty immunotherapy biotech pioneer developing off-the-shelf, genetically unmodified T cell therapeutics in virology, oncology, and neurology, entered into a securities purchase agreement with an investor pursuant to which the investor agreed to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $8.0 million.
“We are excited to begin our journey as a public company with this additional investment,” said Dr. Ryan Saadi, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson. “We believe Tevogen’s patient-centric approach, which merges a focus on affordability with advanced science, is a blueprint for sustainable success in the current era of healthcare. I am pleased that investors now have the opportunity to participate in Tevogen’s mission to become the very first life science company offering commercially attractive and affordable personalized T cell therapies for large patient populations in virology, oncology, and neurology.”
The shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be issued in the first quarter and will be convertible into a total of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the election of the holder. The Series A Preferred Stock is subject to a call right providing the Company the right to call the stock if the volume weighted average price of the common stock for the 20 days prior to delivery of the call notice is greater than $5.00 per share and there is an effective resale registration statement on file covering the underlying common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is non-voting, has no mandatory redemption, carries an annual 5% cumulative dividend, increasing by 2% each year.
About Tevogen Bio
Tevogen Bio is a clinical-stage specialty immunotherapy company harnessing one of nature’s most powerful immunological weapons, CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes, to develop off-the-shelf, genetically unmodified precision T cell therapies for the treatment of infectious diseases, cancers, and neurological disorders, aiming to address the significant unmet needs of large patient populations. Tevogen Leadership believes that sustainability and commercial success in the current era of healthcare rely on ensuring patient accessibility through advanced science and innovative business models. Tevogen has reported positive safety data from its proof-of-concept clinical trial, and its key intellectual property assets are wholly owned by the company, not subject to any third-party licensing agreements. These assets include three granted patents and twelve pending patents, two of which are related to artificial intelligence.
Tevogen Bio is driven by a team of highly experienced industry leaders and distinguished scientists with drug development and global product launch experience. Tevogen Bio’s leadership believes that accessible personalized therapeutics are the next frontier of medicine, and that disruptive business models are required to sustain medical innovation.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including without limitation statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the recent business combination with Semper Paratus Acquisition Corporation (the “Business Combination”), the future financial condition and performance of Tevogen Bio, and the product candidates, products, markets, and expected future performance and market opportunities of Tevogen Bio. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “think,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “plan,” “seeks,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this communication, including but not limited to: (i) the effect of the announcement of the Business Combination on Tevogen Bio’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally; (ii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Tevogen Bio related to the Merger Agreement or the Business Combination ; (iii) changes in the markets in which Tevogen Bio competes, including with respect to its competitive landscape, technology evolution, or regulatory changes; (iv) changes in domestic and global general economic conditions; (v) risk that Tevogen Bio may not be able to execute its growth strategies or may experience difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; (vi) risk that Tevogen Bio may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls; (vii) costs related to the Business Combination and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the Business Combination or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated shareholder redemptions; (viii) the failure to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination and to achieve Tevogen Bio’s commercialization and development plans, and identify and realize additional opportunities, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Tevogen Bio to grow and manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees; (ix) the risk that Tevogen Bio may fail to keep pace with rapid technological developments to provide new and innovative products and services or make substantial investments in unsuccessful new products and services; (x) the ability to develop, license or acquire new therapeutics; (xi) the risk that Tevogen Bio will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; (xii) the risk of product liability or regulatory lawsuits or proceedings relating to Tevogen Bio’s business; (xiii) uncertainties inherent in the execution, cost, and completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials; risks related to regulatory review, and approval and commercial development; (xiv) risks associated with intellectual property protection; (xv) Tevogen Bio’s limited operating history; and (xvi) those factors discussed in Tevogen Bio’s filings with the SEC and that that are contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the Business Combination.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents to be filed by Tevogen Bio from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and while Tevogen Bio may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
