MOUNT VERNON, NY – (NewMediaWire) – Applied UV, Inc. (Nasdaq: AUVI; AUVIP) (“Applied UV” or the “Company”), a global leading provider of advanced food security and air and surface disinfection technology, today announced the pricing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering with gross proceeds to the Company expected to be approximately $6.4 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated expenses payable by the Company. The offering was upsized from $6.0 million. The base offering consists of 42,666,666 units or pre-funded units (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one share of common stock (“Common Stock”) or one pre-funded warrant (“Pre-Funded Warrant”) to purchase one share of Common Stock, one-tenth (1/10) of a Series A warrant (“Series A Warrant”) to purchase one a share of Common Stock and one-tenth (1/10) of a Series B Warrant to purchase one a share of Common Stock (“Series B Warrant” and, together with the Series A Warrant, the “Warrants”), at an offering price of $0.15 per Unit. The purchase price of each Unit including a Pre-Funded Warrant will be equal to the price per Unit including one share of Common Stock, minus $0.00001, and the remaining exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant will equal $0.00001 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to us from this offering for the repayment of notes, and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
In addition, the Company has granted Aegis Capital Corp. a 45-day option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, representing up to 15% of the number of Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the offering, and additional Warrants representing up to 15% of the Warrants sold in the offering, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
The offering is expected to close on November 16, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the Offering
The offering was made pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-274879) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared effective by the SEC on November 13, 2023. A preliminary prospectus (the “Preliminary Prospectus”) describing the terms of the proposed offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the Preliminary Prospectus may be obtained by contacting Aegis Capital Corp., Attention: Syndicate Department, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 27th floor, New York, NY 10105, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (212) 813-1010. Before investing in this offering, interested parties should read in their entirety the registration statement and the Preliminary Prospectus and the other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in such registration statement and the Preliminary Prospectus, which provide more information about the Company and the offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the 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 registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Applied UV
Applied UV, Inc. provides proprietary surface and air pathogen elimination and disinfection technology focused on improving indoor air quality, specialty LED lighting and luxury mirrors and commercial furnishings, all of which serve clients globally in both the commercial and retail segments. For information on Applied UV, Inc., and its subsidiaries, please visit www.applieduvinc.com.