OCEAN SCIENCES LTD
ASX:OSSPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life SciencesToday’s holders own 73.2% of what they think they own, once every option and right converts.
Latest raise: Placement, announced 4 Nov 2026, to raise $700k in cash at 1.1c, 21.4% below the last close.
Runway 2–4 quarters; options/rights overhang 37% of shares; 1 cash raise in 24 months; since relisting as OSS; prior history under BP8 not included
OCEAN SCIENCES LTD, which changed its ticker from BP8 in September 2026, had 284M ordinary shares on issue as of November 2026, its first share-count filing under the new name. The company has not lodged a new share-issuance (Appendix 2A) filing since January 2024. In the 24-month window, it raised A$700K via a Placement in November 2026, its only capital raise in that period. Options and rights could convert into 104M new shares, a 36.6% overhang, with none in the money and the nearest expiry in December 2026. As of its September 2026 quarter, the company has between 2 and 4 quarters of funding at the recent spend rate. One proposed securities issue is pending with an expected issue date in December 2026.
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Why was OSS in a trading halt?
Ocean Sciences requested a trading halt on 2 Nov 2026, giving the reason "Pending announcement in relation to a material capital raising". Trading was expected to resume 4 Nov 2026.
Is OSS raising capital?
Ocean Sciences has 1 proposed issue of securities pending under Appendix 3B as at 13 Nov 2026; the most recent raise announced is Placement of $700k on 4 Nov 2026.
When do OSS's options expire?
Unexercised options and rights equal 36.6% of Ocean Sciences's shares on issue; the nearest expiry is Dec 2026.
Shares on issue — last 2 years
Cash runway
Issuance timeline
Latest 1 filings (Appendix 2AThe form a company lodges to have new securities quoted on the ASX. It restates how many of each class are on issue. quoted issues, 3G unquoted, 3H cancellations)
| Date | Form | Security | On issue, per this filing | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2026 | 2A · quoted issue | OSS : ORDINARY FULLY PAID | 284.3M | Appendix 2A |
Securities on issue over time
Ordinary shares and every option and rights class, month by month over two years. The top edge is the fully diluted count.
Capital raises
1 cash raise in the last 24 months · 1 in the last 12 months · counted since relisting as OSS (28 Sept 2026); prior history under BP8 is not included
Forward supply
Every dated event on record that could add securities to the register — option expiries to their stated dates and proposed issues over the next 18 months, on one timeline.
Placement capacity
Shares a company can issue without a holder vote: 15% in any 12 months (Listing Rule 7.1).
Pending proposed issues
Options & convertible securities
| Converts when | Securities | % of shares | Price to convert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price-triggered: share price clears the exercise price | 92.1M | 32.4% | at least 16.7M states no exercise price |
| Condition-triggered: a hurdle is met; can lapse | 12.0M | 4.2% | not the trigger |
Exercise price on record: 75.4M priced, 28.7M: no exercise price stated, so never counted in or out of the money. Counts are securities, not shares: a 2A never states what one converts into.
0 in the money at $0.012 today (0.0% of shares); rising to 38.9M at $0.060 (5×, 13.7% of shares).
- Priced supply in the money at each of ten sampled prices: the curve.
- 28.7M (27.6% of supply): no exercise price stated, so never counted in or out of the money. Hatched, not plotted.
- 14.5M priced above 10× today’s: off this axis, in every total on this page.
| Code | Security | Type | Exercise price | Expiry | On issue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSSAD | Options | Price-triggered | $0.20 | 11 Dec 2026 | 13.8M | Filing |
| OSSAO | Options | Price-triggered | $0.50 | 28 Feb 2027 | 10k | Filing |
| OSSAM | Options | Price-triggered | $0.85 | 28 Feb 2027 | 100k | Filing |
| OSSAN | Options | Price-triggered | $1.00 | 28 Feb 2027 | 100k | Filing |
| OSSO | Options | Price-triggered, no exercise price stated | — | 7 July 2027 | 4.4M | Filing |
| OSSAJ | Options | Price-triggered | $2.50 | 1 Nov 2027 | 500k | Filing |
| OSSAE | Options | Price-triggered | $0.060 | 2 Dec 2027 | 13.6M | Filing |
| OSSAF | Options | Price-triggered | $0.040 | 4 Dec 2027 | 38.9M | Filing |
| OSSAC | Options | Price-triggered | $0.060 | 13 Dec 2027 | 1.8M | Filing |
| OSSAV | Options | Price-triggered | $0.060 | 28 Feb 2028 | 6.7M | Filing |
| OSSAG | Performance rights | Condition-triggered | — | — | 12.0M | Filing Meeting |
| OSSAA | Options | Price-triggered, no exercise price stated | — | — | 12.3M | Filing |
Nil: nothing is paid to convert · —: no exercise price stated, or a security type we do not label · Meeting: the notice where terms like these are put to holders · Other companies: options expiry calendar
Director dealings
| Date | Director | Type | Shares | Options | Other | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2026 | Deepak Jha | Other | — | — | 30.0M | — | 3Y notice |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Francesco Cannavo | Other | 105.5M | — | 30.0M | — | 3Y notice |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Matthew Leonard | Other | 121.2M | — | 30.0M | — | 3Y notice |
Ownership
Latest announcements
Headlines link to the source PDFs on the ASX announcements platform. Data as of 13 Nov 2026.