Compugen Announces Pricing of $75 Million Public Offering of Ordinary Shares

On March 12, 2020 Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company and a leader in predictive target discovery, reported the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 8,333,334 ordinary shares at a price to the public of $9.00 per share (Press release, Compugen, MAR 12, 2020, View Source [SID1234555454]). The gross proceeds to Compugen from the offering are expected to be approximately $75 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Compugen. In addition, Compugen has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,250,000 ordinary shares, at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is expected to close on or about March 16, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

SVB Leerink and Stifel are acting as joint bookrunning managers for the offering. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey is acting as lead manager for the offering and Oppenheimer & Co. is acting as co-manager for the offering.

The securities described above are being offered by Compugen pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3, including a base prospectus, that was previously filed by Compugen with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and that was declared effective on August 12, 2019. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available for free on the SEC’s website located at View Source Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained from SVB Leerink LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, by telephone at +1(800) 808-7525, ext. 6218, or by email at [email protected], or Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94104, by telephone at +1(415) 364-2720 or by email at [email protected].

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

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