Stemline Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

On January 14, 2019 Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:STML), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, acquiring, developing and commercializing innovative oncology therapeutics, reported that it intends to offer and sell, subject to market conditions, 6,600,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering (Press release, Stemline Therapeutics, JAN 14, 2019, View Source [SID1234532634]). All of the shares to be sold in the offering will be offered by Stemline. In addition, Stemline intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 990,000 shares of its common stock offered in the public offering.

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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is acting as book-running manager for the offering.

Stemline intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for (i) commercial activities of ELZONRIS (tagraxofusp; SL‑401) including clinical trials for additional indications including CMML, MF and other diseases; (ii) clinical development of SL‑801, SL‑701 and potentially SL-901; (iii) research and development activities; (iv) potential acquisitions and in-licensing; and (v) other general corporate purposes.

Stemline has filed a preliminary prospectus supplement to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-219794) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the proposed public offering of its common stock. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus and a prospectus supplement, which will be available on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to these securities may also be obtained, when available, by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, Telephone: (866) 803-9204.

The offering of these securities is being made under an effective shelf registration statement on file with the SEC. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the 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.