On November 14, 2019 BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) reported the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 37,931,035 shares of its common stock, offered at a price to the public of $1.45 per share (Press release, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, NOV 14, 2019, View Source [SID1234551158]). The gross proceeds from this offering to BioCryst are expected to be $55 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by BioCryst.
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BioCryst has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 5,689,655 shares of its common stock. The offering is expected to close on or about November 18, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. BioCryst expects to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, worldwide development, manufacturing, regulatory and commercial activities for the prophylactic BCX7353 program, primarily focusing on the U.S., EU and Japan; development of the BCX9930 program; development of the BCX9250 program; post-approval commitments for RAPIVAB/ALPIVAB; funding clinical development of pipeline assets; and capital expenditures and other general corporate expenses.
J.P. Morgan is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering. JMP Securities and H.C. Wainwright & Co. are acting as lead managers for the offering.
A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the shares of common stock described above has been previously filed with and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.
This offering is being made by means of a prospectus supplement and related prospectus. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on its website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement, when available, and accompanying prospectus may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by telephone: 1-866-803-9204.