Revelation Biosciences Registers 4.27M Shares for Resale, Posing Significant Dilution Risk

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Revelation Biosciences filed a prospectus to register 4.27 million shares for resale by institutional investors, stemming from a prior warrant inducement, which represents a substantial potential dilution to existing shareholders.

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• Resale Registration

  Registers 4,272,500 shares of common stock for resale by institutional selling stockholders.

• Source of Shares

  Shares are issuable upon the exercise of Class J Common Stock Warrants, granted as part of an inducement offer on January 23, 2026.

• No Company Proceeds from Resale

  Revelation Biosciences will not receive any proceeds from the actual resale of these shares by the selling stockholders.

• Potential Dilution

  The 4.27 million shares represent approximately 162% of the company's currently outstanding common stock, indicating significant potential dilution.

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This 424B3 prospectus finalizes the registration for the resale of 4.27 million shares of common stock by institutional selling stockholders. These shares are issuable upon the exercise of Class J Common Stock Warrants, which were granted as part of an inducement offer previously disclosed in an 8-K filing on January 29, 2026. While the company received $7.3 million from the prior exercise of Class I Warrants, it will not receive any proceeds from the resale of these 4.27 million shares. The registration of such a large number of shares, representing approximately 162% of the current outstanding shares, creates a significant overhang on the stock. Although the Class J Warrants have an exercise price of $3.44, which is currently above the market price of $1.4991, their registration enables future sales if the stock price recovers, posing a substantial dilution risk for existing shareholders. This follows the S-3 registration on January 30, 2026, and the PRE 14A on February 6, 2026, which sought shareholder approval for the issuance of these shares.