NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLS) (“SELLAS” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for a broad range of cancer indications, today announced the immediate exercise of warrants, previously issued in January 2025, to purchase up to 19,685,040 shares of its common stock for gross cash proceeds of approximately $23.6 million.

In consideration for the immediate exercise in full of the warrants issued in January 2025, the investor will receive, in a private placement, new unregistered warrants to purchase up to 19,685,040 shares of its common stock (the “New Warrants”) at an exercise price of $1.88, will be exercisable immediately and will expire five years and six months from the date of issuance. The closing of this transaction is expected to occur on or about September 12, 2025, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners and Maxim Group LLC acted as the financial advisors in connection with the transaction.

The shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Existing Warrants has been registered pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278334).

The private placement of the New Warrants and the shares underlying the New Warrants offered to the institutional investor were made in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, the securities issued in the private placement may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the New Warrants within 30 calendar days after the closing date.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in this offering, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc.

SELLAS is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for a broad range of cancer indications. SELLAS’ lead product candidate, GPS, is licensed from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and targets the WT1 protein, which is present in an array of tumor types. GPS has the potential as a monotherapy and combination with other therapies to address a broad spectrum of hematologic malignancies and solid tumor indications. The Company is also developing SLS009 (tambiciclib) - potentially the first and best-in-class differentiated small molecule CDK9 inhibitor with reduced toxicity and increased potency compared to other CDK9 inhibitors. Data suggests that SLS009 demonstrated a high response rate in AML patients with unfavorable prognostic factors including ASXL1 mutation, commonly associated with poor prognosis in various myeloid diseases. For more information on SELLAS, please visit www.sellaslifesciences.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Investor Contact
John Fraunces
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
[email protected]