On October 13, 2020 Codiak BioSciences, Inc. ("Codiak"), a clinical-stage company focused on pioneering the development of exosome-based therapeutics as a new class of medicines, reported the pricing of its initial public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $82.5 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses (Press release, Codiak Biosciences, OCT 13, 2020, View Source [SID1234568425]). All of the shares are being offered by Codiak. In addition, Codiak has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 825,000 additional shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
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The shares are scheduled to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on October 14, 2020 under the ticker symbol "CDAK," and the offering is expected to close on October 16, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Evercore ISI and William Blair are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering and as representatives of the underwriters. Wedbush PacGrow is acting as lead manager for the offering.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on October 13, 2020. This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, or email: [email protected]; Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10055, telephone: (888) 474-0200, or email: [email protected]; or William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Attention: Prospectus Department, 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, telephone: 1-800-621-0687, or email: [email protected].
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.