Cayman Islands, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silexion Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: SLXN) (“Silexion” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering RNA interference (RNAi) therapies for KRAS-driven cancers, today announced the entry into definitive agreements for the immediate exercise of certain outstanding series E warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,216,928 of the Company’s ordinary shares originally issued in August 2026 having a reduced exercise price of $0.2603 per share. The ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-298137). The gross proceeds to the Company from the exercise of the warrants are expected to be $837,366.36, prior to deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on or about September 29, 2026, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering as working capital for general corporate purposes.
H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
In consideration for the immediate exercise of the warrants for cash, the Company will issue new unregistered Series F warrants to purchase up to 3,216,928 of the Company’s ordinary shares and new unregistered Series G warrants to purchase up to 3,216,928 of the Company’s ordinary shares. The new warrants will have an exercise price of $0.2603 per share and will be exercisable upon the effective date of the increase of the Company’s authorized ordinary shares following shareholder approval (the “Authorized Share Increase Date”). The Series F new warrants will expire five years after the later of (i) the Authorized Share Increase Date and (ii) the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement (as defined below) and the Series G new warrants will expire twenty-four months after the later of (x) the Authorized Share Increase Date and (y) the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement.
The new warrants described above were offered in a private placement pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and, along with the ordinary shares issuable upon their exercise, have not been registered under the 1933 Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the new warrants (the “Resale Registration Statement”).
In connection with the offering, the Company is reducing the exercise price for all outstanding series E warrants to purchase 3,846,161 ordinary shares, including the series E warrants to purchase up to 3,216,928 ordinary shares referred to above, such that all outstanding series E warrants have a reduced exercise price of $0.2603 per share.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy 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 the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Silexion Therapeutics
Silexion Therapeutics is a pioneering clinical-stage, oncology-focused biotechnology company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for unsatisfactorily treated solid tumor cancers that have the mutated KRAS oncogene, generally considered to be the most common oncogenic gene driver in human cancers. The Company conducted a Phase 2a clinical trial in its first-generation product candidate, which showed a positive trend in comparison to the control of chemotherapy alone, and is now advancing its lead, second-generation, product candidate, SIL204, a small interfering RNA (siRNA), through Phase 2/3 clinical evaluation. Silexion is committed to pushing the boundaries of therapeutic advancements in the field of oncology and further developing its lead product candidate for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. For more information, please visit: https://silexion.com
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