CANTON, Mass., Aug. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Organogenesis Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ORGO) (the “Company”) announced today the completion of its previously announced exchange offer (the “Offer”) and consent solicitation relating to its publicly traded warrants. On August 19, 2019, the Company accepted all 29,950,150 publicly traded warrants tendered, representing approximately 97% of the total public warrants outstanding, and expects to issue an aggregate of 2,845,280 shares of Class A common stock (“Common Stock”) in exchange. The Company also executed an amendment to the warrant agreement governing its outstanding public warrants and expects to exchange all remaining untendered public warrants on September 3, 2019 in exchange for approximately 80,422 shares of Common Stock (the “Redemption”).
In addition, pursuant to the terms of a previously announced Warrant Exchange Agreement, Avista Capital Partners IV L.P., and Avista Capital Partners IV (Offshore), L.P. are exchanging an aggregate of 4,100,000 private placement warrants for an aggregate of 389,501 shares of our Common Stock (at the same exchange ratio offered to the public warrant holders in the Offer) (the “Private Exchange”).
“We are pleased to successfully complete the warrant exchange offer,” said Gary S. Gillheeney, Sr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Organogenesis. “This key event improves our capital structure, mitigates potential future dilution, and we believe immediately enhances the liquidity of our Common Stock.”
In connection with the Offer, the Private Exchange and the Redemption, the Company expects to issue a total of approximately 3,315,203 shares of its Common Stock, approximately 3.6% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 16, 2019, and expects to cancel an aggregate of 34,990,748 warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 17,495,374 shares of Common Stock.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities described herein, and is also not a solicitation of the related consents. The Offer was made only pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, as amended, and related exhibits, including the Amended and Restated Offer to Exchange Letter and Consent Solicitation, Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal and Consent and other related documents.
About Organogenesis Holdings Inc.
Organogenesis Holdings Inc. is a leading regenerative medicine company offering a portfolio of bioactive and acellular biomaterials products in advanced wound care and surgical biologics, including orthopedics and spine. Organogenesis’s comprehensive portfolio is designed to treat a variety of patients with repair and regenerative needs. For more information, visit www.organogenesis.com. Information on our website is not part of this release.
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Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.