Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNX) (“Crinetics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for rare endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors, announced today that it has agreed to sell 8,333,334 shares of its common stock at a price of $42.00 per share to a select group of institutional and accredited healthcare specialist investors in an oversubscribed private placement. Crinetics anticipates the gross proceeds from the private placement to be approximately $350 million, before deducting any offering-related expenses. The private placement is expected to close on or about March 1, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The financing includes participation from new and existing institutional investors, including Adage Capital Partners L.P., Driehaus Capital Management, EcoR1 Capital, First Light Asset Management, GordonMD® Global Investments LP, Invus, Janus Henderson Investors, Paradigm BioCapital, Perceptive Advisors, Rock Springs Capital, as well as multiple leading mutual funds.
Leerink Partners, Piper Sandler, Baird, Citizens JMP, H.C. Wainwright & Co., and LifeSci Capital are acting as placement agents to the Company in connection with the private placement.
Crinetics intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement to fund research and development of its clinical-stage product candidates, other research programs, working capital and general corporate purposes.
The offer and sale of the securities to be sold in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state or other applicable jurisdiction’s securities laws, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state or other jurisdictions’ securities laws. Crinetics has agreed to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registering the resale of the shares of common stock issued in the private placement no later than the 40th day after the pricing of the private placement.
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