IDEAYA Announces Closing of Public Offering Including Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

On April 27, 2023 IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDYA) reported the closing of its underwritten public offering of 8,858,121 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $18.50 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions, and pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,020,270 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $18.4999 per pre-funded warrant, before underwriting discounts and commissions (Press release, Ideaya Biosciences, APR 27, 2023, View Source [SID1234630634]). This includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to an additional 1,418,920 shares of common stock in the offering. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by IDEAYA, were approximately $201 million.

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J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, and Citigroup acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. RBC Capital Markets and Oppenheimer & Co. acted as lead managers for the offering.

The public offering was made by IDEAYA pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. The offering was made only by means of a written prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at View Source Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may also be obtained by request from: J.P. Morgan, by mail at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 866-803-9204, or by email at [email protected]; Jefferies, by mail at Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at 877-547-6340 or 877-821-7388, or by email at [email protected]; Citigroup, by mail at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 1-800-831-9146; RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281, by telephone at (877) 822-4089 or by email at [email protected]; or Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Attention: Syndicate Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10004, by telephone at 212-667-8055, or by email at [email protected].

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Intent to sell Cardinal Milestone Payment for $8 Million; Secures New $2.75 Million Equity Line of Credit

On April 27, 2023 Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: NAVB) ("Navidea" or the "Company"), a company focused on the development of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics, reported the execution of a letter of intent to sale the Cardinal Milestone Payment for $8 million and execution of a new $2.75 million Equity Line of Credit, led by a longtime Navidea investor, to provide substantial funding for the Company’s Phase IIb (NAV3-32) and Phase III (NAV3-33) trials and expand operations (Press release, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, APR 27, 2023, View Source [SID1234630633]).

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The Company’s uniquely structured capital raise will provide access to up to $10.75 million and propels the organization forward by providing substantial funding for the Company’s current Phase IIb and Phase III trials. Working closely together with its trusted partner and longtime investor, the Company has agreed to sell the Cardinal Milestone Payment for $8 million, subject to execution of final documentation. This sale will bring in immediate capital into the Company, along with access up to $2.75 million with use of an Equity Line of Credit. This powerful combination of capital access allows the Company to expand its clinical trial base – driving additional shareholder value.

"This capital infusion provides an immediate and positive impact on the trajectory of the Company’s pioneering work – empowering accelerated progress in areas of focus for 2023 and 2024," said Dr. Jason Myers. "G2G and Navidea, now with the added support of this new partnership, are excited to demonstrate our combined ability to advance innovative science and drive shareholder return."

"Our goal is to partner with trusted investors who share our vision to drive Phase IIb and Phase III trials to completion, enhance our operational capabilities, and continue our strategy of cultivating growth," said Board of Directors, Director Josh Wilson. "This partnership and structure creates exceptional enterprise value and provides the fuel needed for growth now and into the future."

ULTRAGENYX TO HOST CONFERENCE CALL FOR FIRST QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS AND CORPORATE UPDATE

On April 27, 2023 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel products for serious rare and ultrarare genetic diseases, reported that it will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 4, 2023, to discuss its financial results and corporate update for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 (Press release, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, APR 27, 2023, https://ir.ultragenyx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ultragenyx-host-conference-call-first-quarter-2023-financial [SID1234630632]).

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The live and replayed webcast of the call will be available through the company’s website at View Source To participate in the live call, please register by clicking on the following link (registration link) and you will be provided with dial-in details. The replay of the call will be available for one year.

Prothena to Report First Quarter 2023 Financial Results on May 4

On April 27, 2023 Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company with a robust pipeline of investigational therapeutics built on protein dysregulation expertise, reported that it will report its first quarter 2023 financial results on Thursday, May 4, 2023 after the close of the U.S. financial markets (Press release, Prothena, APR 27, 2023, View Source [SID1234630631]).

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Consistent with past practice, the Company will not be conducting a conference call in conjunction with this financial results release on May 4.

Autolus Therapeutics announces Pivotal Phase 2 FELIX study of obe-cel in adult r/r B-ALL selected for an oral presentation at ASCO

On April 27, 2023 Autolus Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: AUTL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation programmed T cell therapies, reported that the abstract for the pivotal Phase 2 FELIX study of obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) in relapsed/refractory (r/r) adult B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) has been selected for an oral presentation at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, being held June 2 – 6, 2023, in Chicago (Press release, Autolus, APR 27, 2023, View Source [SID1234630630]).

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ASCO Oral Presentation, abstract #7000:

Title: Safety and efficacy of Obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel, AUTO1), a fast-off rate CD19CAR in relapsed/refractory adult B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (r/r B-ALL): Topline results of the pivotal FELIX study

Session Title: Hematologic Malignancies — Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant

Session date and time: Friday, June 2, 2023, 14:00 – 17:00 EDT, 19:00 – 22:00 BST

Presenting Author: Dr. Claire Roddie, MD, PhD, FRCPath, Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Cancer Institute, University College London (UCL)