Ultragenyx Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants
June 13 2024 - 8:49PM
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical
company focused on the development and commercialization of novel
therapies for serious rare and ultrarare genetic diseases, today
announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of
7,435,898 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of
$39.00 per share. In addition, in lieu of issuing common stock to
certain investors, the company is offering pre-funded warrants to
purchase 1,538,501 shares of its common stock at a purchase price
of $38.999 per pre-funded warrant, which equals the public offering
price per share of the common stock less the $0.001 exercise price
per share of each pre-funded warrant. The aggregate gross proceeds
to the company from this offering is expected to be $350 million,
before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other
offering expenses, and excluding the exercise of any pre-funded
warrants. In addition, the company has granted the underwriters of
the offering an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an
additional 1,346,153 shares of the company's common stock at the
public offering price, less the underwriting discount.
The offering is expected to close on or about June 17, 2024,
subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. J.P.
Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, and TD Cowen
are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became
automatically effective on February 21, 2024. This offering is
being made solely by means of a prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus. When available, copies of the final
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus related to
the offering may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood,
NY 11717 or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; Goldman
Sachs & Co. LLC, Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New
York, NY 10282, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316
or by emailing Prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; BofA Securities,
NC1-002-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001,
Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at
dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; and TD Securities (USA) LLC, 1
Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017, by telephone at (855)
495-9846 or by email at TD.ECM_Prospectus@tdsecurities.com.
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.
About Ultragenyx
Ultragenyx is a biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing
novel products to patients for the treatment of serious rare and
ultrarare genetic diseases. The company has built a diverse
portfolio of approved therapies and product candidates aimed at
addressing diseases with high unmet medical need and clear biology
for treatment, for which there are typically no approved therapies
treating the underlying disease.
The company is led by a management team experienced in the
development and commercialization of rare disease therapeutics.
Ultragenyx’s strategy is predicated upon time- and cost-efficient
drug development, with the goal of delivering safe and effective
therapies to patients with the utmost urgency.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters set forth in this press release, including statements
regarding the expected closing of the public offering, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and
uncertainties that could cause the company’s clinical development
programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ
significantly from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include,
among others, the uncertainties related to market conditions and
the completion of the public offering on the agreed terms or at
all, and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related
to the proposed public offering. Ultragenyx undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For
a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these
forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the
business of Ultragenyx in general, see Ultragenyx's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 21, 2024, as may be amended from time to
time, together with its preliminary prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus and, when available, its final prospectus
supplement, and the documents incorporated by reference therein,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024, and its subsequent
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Contact Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.Investors &
MediaJoshua Higair@ultragenyx.com
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