SAN DIEGO, May  08, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONVO) ("Organovo" or the "Company"), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel treatment approaches based on demonstration of clinical promise in three-dimensional (3D) human tissues, today announced the pricing of a public offering consisting of 6,562,500 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) and common warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,562,500 shares of its common stock, at a combined public offering price per share of common stock and accompanying common warrant to purchase one share of common stock of $0.80 (or $0.799 per share subject to pre-funded warrants and accompanying warrant to purchase one share of common stock).

The common warrants will have an exercise price of $0.80 per share, will be immediately exercisable upon issuance and have a term of five years after their original issuance date. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, are expected to be $5.25 million (excluding any proceeds that may be received upon the exercise of the common warrants). The offering is expected to close on or about May 13, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC ("Jones") is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.

The securities described above are being offered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-278668), as amended, that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 8, 2024. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement relating to the offering. A preliminary prospectus relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained, when available, by contacting Jones, 325 Hudson Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10013, or by telephone at (212) 907-5332, or by email at JTCM@jonestrading.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 registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.