Leap Therapeutics Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants

On June 22, 2020 Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTX), a biotechnology company focused on developing targeted and immuno-oncology therapeutics, reported the closing of a public offering of 20,250,000 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,250,000 shares of its common stock (Press release, Leap Therapeutics, JUN 22, 2020, View Source [SID1234561311]). The gross proceeds to Leap from this offering were approximately $45 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Leap.

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Piper Sandler & Co. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. acted as book-running managers for the offering. Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated acted as the lead manager for the offering. H.C. Wainwright & Co. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. acted as co-managers for the offering.

The securities were offered and sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223419) that was previously filed by Leap with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 2, 2018 and was declared effective by the SEC on March 16, 2018. A preliminary prospectus supplement and the related prospectus have been filed with the SEC and are available for free on the SEC’s website at View Source Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from: Piper Sandler & Co., 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (800) 747-3924 or by email at [email protected] or Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Attention: Equity Syndicate, 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, or by telephone at (800) 248-8863, or e-mail at [email protected].