CINCINATTI, Oh., Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconetix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCO) (“Onconetix” or “the Company”) (formerly Blue Water Biotech, Inc. (BWV)), a cancer diagnostics company focused on the research, development and commercialization of innovative solutions for oncology, today announced the signing and closing of a private placement of (i) 3,499 shares of the Company's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”) to acquire up to an aggregate of 591,856 additional shares of the Company's common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.0 million. The Series C Preferred Stock are initially convertible into an aggregate of 776,590 shares of Common Stock, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. The Warrants will have an exercise price of $4.38 per share, subject to customary adjustments, and are exercisable beginning six months and one day after the issuance date (the “Initial Exercisability Date”) and expiring on the third anniversary of the Initial Exercisability Date. The Company has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2024, with additional details of the transaction. The Company agreed to seek stockholder approval for the issuance of all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company intends to use the gross proceeds from the private placement for working capital and general corporate purposes. Tungsten Advisors (through its broker-dealer, Finalis Securities, LLC), served as financial advisor to Onconetix. Additionally, on October 2, 2024, Onconetix entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with an equity line institutional investor (the “Purchaser”), whereby the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to the Purchaser, and, subject to limited exceptions, the Purchaser is obligated to purchase, up to $25 million of newly issued shares of the Company's common stock. The Company's right to commence sales of Common Stock to the Purchaser are subject to certain conditions, including that a registration statement covering the resale of such shares is declared effective by the SEC. Actual sales of shares of Common Stock to the Purchaser under the Purchase Agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the Common Stock and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of funding and the Company's operations. “We are pleased to announce this private placement and the equity line of credit,” said Ralph Schiess, Interim CEO. “The Company expects to use the proceeds from the financing to fund operations and potential growth opportunities."

Thu, Oct. 03, 2024

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 100 points on Friday.

Fri, Sep. 27, 2024

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconetix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCO) (“Onconetix” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of innovative solutions for men's health and oncology, today announced that the Company's stockholders have approved all proposals voted on at the Company's 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on September 5, 2024, and that its Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) approved a 1-for-40 reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock, to be effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.

Fri, Sep. 20, 2024

Onconetix (NASDAQ: ONCO ) stock is taking off on Thursday alongside heavy pre-market trading of the biotechnology company's shares. This has more than 38 million shares of ONCO stock changing hands as of this writing.

Thu, Jul. 18, 2024

CINCINNATI, July 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconetix, Inc. (“Onconetix” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ONCO), today announced the closing of the previously announced exercise of certain existing warrants to purchase 7,458,642 shares of its common stock having exercise prices ranging from $1.09 to $2.546 per share, at a reduced exercise price of $0.15 per share. The aggregate gross proceeds from the exercise of the existing warrants were approximately $1.11 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.

Mon, Jul. 15, 2024