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Financings

Bright Minds prices shares of offering at $90 each

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Executive Summary

  • Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. has priced an upsized public offering of 1,945,000 common shares at $90 per share, generating anticipated gross proceeds of $175.05 million.
  • The company has terminated its existing At-the-Market (ATM) equity distribution agreement with Piper Sandler & Co. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. to facilitate this offering.
  • Net proceeds will be primarily used to finance future clinical trials for drug candidates targeting absence seizures, Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE), and Prader-Willi syndrome, as well as Phase 1 trials for BMB-105 and general corporate purposes.

Key Details

  • Offering Size and Price: 1,945,000 common shares priced at $90.00 per share.
  • Gross Proceeds: $175.05 million.
  • Over-Allotment Option: Underwriters granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 291,750 common shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
  • Closing Date: Expected on January 9, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
  • Use of Proceeds:
    • Finance future clinical trials for drug candidates for absence seizures, DEE, and Prader-Willi syndrome.
    • Initiation of Phase 1 clinical drug trials for BMB-105.
    • Additional research and development on earlier-phase programs.
    • General corporate and working capital purposes.
  • Underwriters: Jefferies, TD Cowen, Piper Sandler & Co., and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. are acting as joint book-running managers.
  • Regulatory Filing: The offering is made via a prospectus and prospectus supplement forming part of a shelf registration statement on Form F-3, declared effective by the SEC on September 2, 2025.
  • ATM Program Termination: The equity distribution agreement dated August 25, 2025, allowing for up to $100 million in aggregate gross sales through agents, has been terminated effective immediately upon pricing.

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