Lucid Diagnostics Completes Convertible Debt Refinancing to Strengthen Balance Sheet and Extend Cash Runway Past Key Near-Term Milestones

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Dec 03, 2024, 08:01 ET

New convertible debt financing with existing long-term equity shareholders yields ~$18M in net cash proceeds after paying off existing convertible debt

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), today announced the successful completion of a convertible debt refinancing transaction that strengthens its balance sheet and extends its cash runway past near-term reimbursement milestones. Lucid issued five-year convertible notes to long-term equity shareholders in an aggregate principal amount of $21.95 million. A total of $3.61 million of the proceeds were used to retire the Company's existing convertible debt, yielding $18.34 million in incremental cash to the Company.

"We believe that this debt refinancing, which is a strong vote of confidence in Lucid's technology and commercial potential by long-term Lucid shareholders, enhances shareholder value in two critical ways," said Lishan Aklog, M.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lucid. "The net proceeds increase our pro forma cash as of the end of the third quarter to approximately $33 million, providing us with sufficient cash to get us past key reimbursement milestones which we have previously outlined. This new convertible debt is held by long-term investors and has terms which are designed to keep shares out of the market."

For key terms and conditions, please see the Company's Current Report filed on Form 8-K on November 12, 2024.

About Lucid Diagnostics
Lucid Diagnostics Inc. is a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM). Lucid is focused on the millions of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as chronic heartburn, who are at risk of developing esophageal precancer and cancer. Lucid's EsoGuard^® Esophageal DNA Test, performed on samples collected in a brief, noninvasive office procedure with its EsoCheck^® Esophageal Cell Collection Device, represent the first and only commercially available tools designed with the goal of preventing cancer and cancer deaths through widespread, early detection of esophageal precancer in at-risk patients.

For more information, please visit www.luciddx.com and for more information about its parent company PAVmed, please visit www.pavmed.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are any statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Lucid's management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include, among other things, volatility in the price of Lucid's common stock; general economic and market conditions; the uncertainties inherent in research and development, including the cost and time required to advance Lucid's products to regulatory submission; whether regulatory authorities will be satisfied with the design of and results from Lucid's clinical and preclinical studies; whether and when Lucid's products are cleared by regulatory authorities; market acceptance of Lucid's products once cleared and commercialized; Lucid's ability to raise additional funding as needed; and other competitive developments. In addition, Lucid continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic's impact on Lucid's businesses. These factors are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of them are beyond Lucid's control. In addition, new risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time and are difficult to predict. For a further list and description of these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect Lucid's future operations, see Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in Lucid's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the same may be updated in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Lucid Diagnostics after its most recent Annual Report. Lucid disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which those expectations may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

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