OpGen Announces Acquisition of Preferred Stock by David Lazar

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN, “OpGen” or “the Company”), announced today that the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with David E. Lazar, an experienced private investor, pursuant to which he will acquire 3,000,000 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series E Preferred Stock”) of the Company at a price of $1.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $3.0 million. The proceeds of the transaction will be used to repay and settle outstanding indebtedness and liabilities of the Company and for other general corporate and operating purposes.