NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock (Form 8-K)

NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

WILMINGTON, Del., June 2, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRXP) ("NRx Pharmaceuticals" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") in an underwritten public offering (the "Offering"). The Company also expects to grant to the underwriter of the Offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering on the same terms and conditions. The Offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the Offering may be completed or as to the actual size or terms of the Offering.

BTIG, LLC is acting as the lead bookrunner for the Offering. Lucid Capital Markets, LLC is acting as joint bookrunning manager for the Offering.

The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes to support its growth.

The shares of Common Stock will be offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-288205), including a base prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective by the SEC on December 22, 2025. A prospectus supplement describing the terms of the Offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, when available, may be obtained from BTIG, LLC, at 65 East 55th Street, New York, New York 10022 or by telephone at (212) 593-7555, or by email at [email protected]. Before investing in this Offering, interested parties should read in their entirety the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus and the other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in such preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, which provide more information about the Company and the Offering.