Novavax (NVAX) Raises $200M from Private Placement with RA Capital

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Series A Convertible preferred stock, convertible into 4,388,852 shares of common stock, to an investment fund affiliated with RA Capital Management (RA Capital) in a private placement, at an effective purchase price per share of common stock equal to the June 12, 2020 closing price. Upon closing Novavax will receive gross proceeds of approximately $200 million.

“We are extremely pleased to receive this tremendous support from RA Capital, which we believe signals a high level of confidence in the significant progress of our COVID-19 and influenza vaccine programs,” said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novavax. “This additional infusion of capital supplements our strong cash position and the significant funding from CEPI and the U.S. Department of Defense, providing us with the capacity to execute on our critical priority of providing a vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic as quickly as possible, and to progress NanoFlu to BLA filing.”

“The global vaccine effort is searching for candidates that are capable of both generating the highest neutralizing antibody titers and large-scale production. We are excited to increase our investment in Novavax, which along with resources from CEPI and the U.S. Department of Defense, will support Novavax in its important work developing an effective, scalable vaccine for SARS-CoV-2,” said Peter Kolchinsky, Ph.D., Managing Partner at RA Capital Management.

The preferred stock is not entitled to cumulative dividends, and is not entitled to vote on matters submitted to the holders of Novavax common stock.

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