ISELIN, N.J., April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OTLK) ("Outlook Therapeutics" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on enhancing the standard of care for bevacizumab for the treatment of retina diseases, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 16,129,033 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $0.31 per share of common stock. Additionally, in a concurrent private placement, the Company issued unregistered warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 16,129,033 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.31 per share. The unregistered warrants will become exercisable on the later of (i) the date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares underlying the warrants and (ii) the effective date of an amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized shares of the Company and will expire five years following the later of (x) the date the unregistered warrants are first exercisable and (y) the effective date of the registration statement registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the unregistered warrants.

H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.

The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $5.0 million, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The potential additional gross proceeds to the Company from the unregistered warrants, if fully exercised on a cash basis, will be approximately $5.0 million. No assurance can be given that any of the unregistered warrants will be exercised for cash. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering primarily for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The shares of common stock (but excluding the unregistered warrants and the shares of common stock issuable thereunder) were offered and sold by the Company in a registered direct offering pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278340) that was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 28, 2024 and became effective on April 5, 2024. The offering of the shares of common stock in the registered direct offering was made only by means of a base prospectus and prospectus supplement that forms a part of the effective registration statement. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus ...