Codexis (CDXS) Prices 4.2857M Share Common Offering at $17.50/Sh

Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading protein engineering company, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,285,715 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $17.50 per share. Net proceeds to Codexis from the offering are expected to be approximately $70.2 million after underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on or about December 7, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. Codexis has granted the underwriters of the offering the right for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an additional 642,857 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

Jefferies LLC, Cowen and Company, LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC and Stephens Inc. are acting as co-managers. The Benchmark Company acted as a financial advisor to Codexis in connection with the offering.

Codexis intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund research and development activities and infrastructure, to accelerate development of its performance enzyme products and novel biotherapeutic product candidates as well as any additional products or product candidates that Codexis may develop in the future, and for general corporate purposes, including increasing its working capital and capital expenditures. Codexis may also use a portion of the net proceeds to make investments in, or acquire, complementary businesses, products, services or technologies.

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