NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BTAI), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing artificial intelligence approaches to develop transformative medicines in neuroscience and immuno-oncology, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with investors in a registered direct offering of 3,054,609 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and accompanying warrants (the “Accompanying Warrants”) to purchase up to 3,054,609 shares of Common Stock at a combined offering price of $2.901 per Share and Accompanying Warrant and pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 5,565,027 shares of Common Stock and Accompanying Warrants to purchase up to 5,565,027 shares of Common Stock at a combined offering price of $2.900 per share underlying each Pre-Funded Warrant and Accompanying Warrant, which equals the offering price per…