On May 16, 2023 Coherus BioSciences, Inc. ("Coherus", Nasdaq: CHRS) reported the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 11,764,706 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $4.25 per share (Press release, Coherus Biosciences, MAY 16, 2023, View Source [SID1234631771]). All of the shares of the common stock to be sold in the offering will be offered by Coherus. In addition, Coherus has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,764,705 shares of its common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
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Coherus intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the cost of manufacturing clinical and commercial supplies of product candidates and products. Coherus may also use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering, together with existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, to in-license, acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technologies, products or assets. If there are any remaining net proceeds from this offering, Coherus intends to use them for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
The offering is expected to close on or about May 18, 2023, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan and Citigroup are acting as co-lead book-running managers for the offering. Mizuho is acting as lead manager for the offering.
A shelf registration statement (including a base prospectus) relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and became effective on November 17, 2022. This offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. When available, electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may also be obtained by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, telephone: (866) 803-9204, email: [email protected] or Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 (Tel: 800-831-9146).
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 offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.