Veracyte Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

On August 7, 2020 Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) reported the closing of its public offering of 6,900,000 shares of common stock, including 900,000 shares sold upon full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, at a price to the public of $30.00 per share (Press release, Veracyte, AUG 7, 2020, View Source [SID1234563226]). The net proceeds to Veracyte from the offering were approximately $194 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

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Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and SVB Leerink LLC acted as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. acted as a book-running manager and BTIG, LLC, Needham & Company, LLC, and Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC acted as co-managers.

The public offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2019. This offering was made solely by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (866) 471-2526; or SVB Leerink LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 01220, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (800) 808-7525, ext. 6218.