CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ:WVE), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on unlocking the broad potential of RNA medicines to transform human health, announced today the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 23,125,001 of its ordinary shares at a price to the public of $8.00 per ordinary share, and, in lieu of ordinary shares to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,875,023 ordinary shares at an offering price of $7.9999 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share offering price for the ordinary shares less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant.
Gross proceeds to Wave Life Sciences from the offering are expected to be approximately $200 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. All of the securities in the offering are being sold by Wave Life Sciences. In addition, Wave Life Sciences has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,750,000 of its ordinary shares on the same terms and conditions. The offering is expected to close on or about September 27, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan and Leerink Partners are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Truist Securities and Mizuho are acting as book-runners for the offering.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement forming part of a shelf registration statement that was previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying ...
