Innovative Eyewear, Inc. ("Innovative Eyewear" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:LUCY, LUCYW))))), the developer and seller of smart eyewear, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the issuance and sale of 4,200,822 shares of its common stock at a purchase price per share of $0.244 in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. Additionally, in a concurrent private placement, Innovative Eyewear has also agreed to issue unregistered warrants to purchase up to 4,200,822 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.244 per share. The unregistered warrants will be exercisable beginning on the effective date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and will expire five years from the date of stockholder approval. The offering is expected to close on or about May 1, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.

The gross proceeds to Innovative Eyewear from the offering are expected to be approximately $1.025 million, before deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses. The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.