Lucy Scientific Discovery Announces Closing of its $7.5 Million Initial Public Offering
Lucy Scientific Discovery (Nasdaq: LSDI) has successfully closed its initial public offering (IPO) of 1,875,000 common shares at a price of $4.00 each, generating approximately $7.5 million in gross proceeds before expenses. This IPO marks a pivotal moment for the company, which aims to become a leader in the psychotropics-based medicines industry. Trading for these shares commenced on February 9, 2023, following an effective registration statement filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023. WestPark Capital acted as the sole book-running manager for this offering.
- The IPO raised approximately $7.5 million, providing capital for business operations.
- Lucy Scientific aims to become a leading contract manufacturer in the emerging psychotropics market.
- Common shares are newly issued, leading to potential shareholder dilution.
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VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc. Nasdaq: LSDI, an early-stage psychotropics contract manufacturing company focused on becoming the premier contract research, development, and manufacturing organization for the emerging psychotropics-based medicines industry (the “Company” or “Lucy”), today announced the closing of its previously announced initial public offering of 1,875,000 common shares at a public offering price of
WestPark Capital was the sole book-running manager for the offering.
A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-262296) relating to the common shares was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and became effective on February 8, 2023. This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or from WestPark Capital, Inc., 1800 Century Park East, Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90067, by phone at (310) 843-9300, or by email at syndicate@wpcapital.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, 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 other jurisdiction.
About Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc.
Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc. is an early-stage psychotropics contract manufacturing company focused on becoming the premier contract research, development, and manufacturing organization for the emerging psychotropics-based medicines industry. In August 2021, Health Canada’s Office of Controlled Substances granted us a Controlled Drugs and Substances Dealer’s Licence under Part J of the Food and Drug Regulations promulgated under the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), or a Dealer’s Licence. A Dealer’s Licence authorizes us to develop, sell, deliver, and manufacture (through extraction or synthesis) certain pharmaceutical-grade active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs, used in controlled substances and their raw material precursors.
For more information about the Company, please visit https://www.lucyscientific.com/
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