CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. In addition, Alnylam has granted the underwriter of the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of its common stock solely to cover over-allotments. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Alnylam.
Barclays Capital Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering.
Alnylam intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including clinical trial costs and other research and development expenses, continued growth of its manufacturing, quality, commercial and medical affairs capabilities to support its transition toward a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, working capital, capital expenditures and general and administrative expenses.
The securities described above are being offered by Alnylam pursuant to an automatically effective shelf registration statement that Alnylam previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
As a result of this offering, Alnylam no longer plans to participate in the previously scheduled UBS Global Healthcare conference tomorrow, May 24th.
A registration statement (including a base prospectus) relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC and has become effective. Before you invest, you should read these and other documents Alnylam has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Alnylam and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
The offering will be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and related prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the final prospectus supplement, when available, and the accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717; barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com (phone 888-603-5847).
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam (Nasdaq: ALNY) is
leading the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new
class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives
of patients who have limited or inadequate treatment options. Based on
Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful,
clinically-validated approach for the treatment of a wide range of
debilitating diseases. Founded in 2002, Alnylam is delivering on a bold
vision to turn scientific possibility into reality, with a robust
discovery platform and deep pipeline of investigational medicines,
including three product candidates that are in late-stage development or
will be in 2017. Looking forward, Alnylam will continue to execute on
its "Alnylam 2020" strategy of building a multi-product,
commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company with a sustainable pipeline
of RNAi-based medicines.
Alnylam Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this
release concerning Alnylam's future expectations, plans and prospects,
including, without limitation, statements about Alnylam’s proposed
public offering, intended use of proceeds and Alnylam’s expectations
regarding future company achievements, constitute forward-looking
statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and
future plans may differ materially from those indicated by these
forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors,
including, without limitation, risks related to fluctuations in our
stock price, those associated with market conditions and the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed
offering, as well as those risks more fully discussed in the "Risk
Factors" filed with Alnylam's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed with the SEC and in other filings that Alnylam makes with the SEC.
There can be no assurance that Alnylam will be able to complete the
proposed public offering on the anticipated terms, or at all. You should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In
addition, any forward-looking statements represent Alnylam's views only
as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as
of any subsequent date. Alnylam explicitly disclaims any obligation,
except to the extent required by law, to update any forward-looking
statements.