Lucid Diagnostics (NASDAQ: LUCD) closes $18M underwritten stock sale
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Lucid Diagnostics Inc. closed an underwritten public offering of 18,000,000 shares of common stock at $1.00 per share, raising gross proceeds of approximately $18 million. Net proceeds are expected to be about $16.8 million after underwriting discounts and expenses.
The company plans to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, helping fund its commercial-stage cancer prevention diagnostics business. The offering was made under an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, with Canaccord Genuity LLC and BTIG, LLC acting as joint bookrunners.
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Lucid raises $18M gross via underwritten stock sale to fund operations.
Lucid Diagnostics completed a primary equity offering of 18,000,000 common shares at $1.00 per share, generating approximately $18 million in gross proceeds and about $16.8 million in net proceeds.
The transaction was anchored by a $15 million investment from a fundamental institutional investor, supplemented by a large existing shareholder. This concentration suggests meaningful institutional participation within the overall deal size disclosed.
The company states it will use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, which typically includes funding ongoing commercialization and development. The shares were issued under an effective Form S-3 shelf, with a final prospectus supplement dated April 23, 2026 detailing the terms.
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underwritten offering financial
registered direct offering financial
shelf registration statement on Form S-3 regulatory
forward-looking statements regulatory
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) medical
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 24, 2026, Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of the Offering (as defined below). The press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibit related thereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of the Company, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 24, 2026, the Company closed on the sale of 18,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, at a price of $1.00 per share, in its previously announced underwritten offering to the public (the “Offering”). The net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated expenses of the Offering, are expected to be approximately $16.8 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Canaccord Genuity LLC and BTIG, LLC acted as joint bookrunners of the Offering.
The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-291981), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 5, 2025 and declared effective by the SEC on March 26, 2026, and a final prospectus supplement thereto, dated April 23, 2026, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2026.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release announcing the closing. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: April 24, 2026 | LUCID DIAGNOSTICS INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Dennis McGrath | |
| Dennis McGrath | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Lucid Diagnostics Announces Closing of $18 Million Underwritten Offering of Common Stock
NEW YORK, April 24, 2026 - Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) (“Lucid” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten registered direct offering of 18,000,000 common shares at a purchase price of $1.00 per share, anchored by a $15 million investment from a fundamental institutional investor with support from a large existing shareholder.
The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, were approximately $18 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Canaccord Genuity LLC and BTIG, LLC acted as joint bookrunners for the offering.
The securities were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-291981) declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2026. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering have been filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus may be obtained on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained from Canaccord Genuity LLC, Attn: Syndication Department, 1 Post Office Square, 30th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, or by email at prospectus@cgf.com or BTIG, LLC, 65 East 55th Street, New York, New York 10022, or by email at btig-ibd-equitycapitalmarkets@btig.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any state or other 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 Lucid Diagnostics
Lucid Diagnostics Inc. is a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM). Lucid is focused on the millions of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as chronic heartburn, who are at risk of developing esophageal precancer and cancer. Lucid’s EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Test, performed on samples collected in a brief, noninvasive office procedure with its EsoCheck® Esophageal Cell Collection Device, represent the first and only commercially available tools designed with the goal of preventing cancer and cancer deaths through widespread, early detection of esophageal precancer in at-risk patients.
For more information about Lucid, please visit www.luciddx.com and for more information about its parent company PAVmed, please visit www.pavmed.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are any statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Lucid Diagnostics’ management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include, among other things, volatility in the price of Lucid Diagnostics’ common stock; general economic and market conditions; the uncertainties inherent in research and development, including the cost and time required to advance Lucid Diagnostics’ products to regulatory submission; whether regulatory authorities will be satisfied with the design of and results from Lucid Diagnostics’ clinical and preclinical studies; whether and when Lucid Diagnostics’ products are cleared by regulatory authorities; market acceptance of Lucid Diagnostics’ products once cleared and commercialized; Lucid Diagnostics’ ability to raise additional funding as needed; and other competitive developments. These factors are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of them are beyond Lucid Diagnostics’ control. In addition, new risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time and are difficult to predict. For a further list and description of these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect Lucid Diagnostics’ future operations, see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in Lucid Diagnostics’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the same may be updated in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Lucid Diagnostics after its most recent Annual Report. Lucid Diagnostics disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which those expectations may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Investor and Media Contact:
Matt Riley
PAVmed and Lucid Diagnostics
mjr@pavmed.com