Evelo Biosciences Inc. (EVLO) Prices 12M Share Common Offering at $3.75/Sh

Evelo Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLO) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 12,000,000 shares of its common stock, at a public offering price of $3.75 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. Evelo also granted the underwriters a 30-day option, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 shares of its common stock. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $45,000,000 million, excluding any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Evelo.

Morgan Stanley, Cowen and BMO Capital Markets are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering is expected to close on or about June 29, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

Evelo intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, in addition to its existing cash resources, for the following purposes: (i) advance EDP1815 into two Phase 2 clinical trials and a Phase 2/3 clinical trial for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and hyperinflammation caused by viral infections including SARs-CoV-2; (ii) advance EDP1815 in a Phase 1b trial in atopic dermatitis with an enteric capsule formulation; (iii) continue the clinical development of EDP1503, a monoclonal microbial candidate for oncology; (iv) other research and development activities for additional product candidates, including EDP1867 and EDP2939, for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, and advancing additional oral biologics through preclinical development in other disease areas; and (v) the remainder, if any, for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

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