Jasper Therapeutics Announces Pricing Of $50M Underwritten Offering Of 3.9M Shares Of Common Stock At A Price Of $12.95/Share

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | February 06, 2024 10:01am

Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:JSPR) ("Jasper"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel antibody therapies targeting c-Kit (CD117) to address diseases such as chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and lower to intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) as well as novel stem cell transplant conditioning regimes, announced today the pricing of its underwritten offering of 3,900,000 shares of its common stock. Each share of common stock will be sold at an offering price of $12.95 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $50 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. Jasper intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for continued advancement of its preclinical and clinical development programs of briquilimab in mast-cell driven diseases such as CSU and Chronic Inducible Urticaria (CIndU), as well as general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital and general and administrative expenses. All of the shares of common stock are being offered by Jasper. The offering is expected to close on or about February 8, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

The transaction included participation from new and existing investors, including Abingworth, Avidity Partners, Boxer Capital, Great Point Partners, LLC, Qiming Venture Partners USA, Rock Springs Capital, Samsara BioCapital, Soleus Capital, Velan Capital, Woodline Capital and a large mutual fund. TD Cowen and Evercore ISI are acting as the joint book-running managers for the offering. RBC Capital Markets is acting as lead manager for the offering.

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