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Ocugen, Inc. Announces Closing of $22.5 Million Underwritten Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock

MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCGN), a pioneering biotechnology leader in gene therapies for blindness diseases, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten registered direct offering of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $1.50 per share of common stock for net proceeds of $20.85 million, after deducting commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by Ocugen. The financing was led by RTW Investments, with additional participation from new and existing investors.

Ocugen intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, capital expenditures, working capital, and general and administrative expenses and anticipates that the net proceeds will extend the company's cash runway into the fourth quarter of 2026.

Oppenheimer & Co. acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering.

The offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278774) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 18, 2024, which became effective on May 1, 2024. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement. A prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms ...