Axcella Health (AXLA) Prices 11M Share Common Offering at $4.75/Sh

Axcella (NASDAQ: AXLA) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 11,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $4.75 per share, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, Axcella has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,650,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The gross proceeds of the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by Axcella, are expected to be approximately $52.3 million, excluding any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The offering is expected to close on May 18, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Axcella intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with its existing cash and cash equivalents, to advance its current liver programs, including its planned IND filing for AXA1665 and ensuing initiation of a Clinical Trial and its planned IND filing for AXA1125 in adults and pediatric patients and ensuing initiation of Clinical Trials; advance its product candidate AXA4010, including the conclusion of its ongoing Clinical Study; advance its development platform and discovery efforts; and support organizational growth and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. J.P. Morgan and SVB Leerink are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Wedbush PacGrow is acting as lead manager and Roth Capital Partners is acting as co-manager for the offering.

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