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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock | ||
By: GlobeNewswire - 27 May 2020 | Back to overview list |
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SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IOVA) (“Iovance” or “Company”), a late-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell-based cancer immunotherapies (tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, TIL and peripheral-blood lymphocyte, PBL), today announced that it intends to offer and sell $500 million of its common stock, subject to market and other conditions, in an underwritten public offering. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Iovance. Iovance intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $75 million of additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. Iovance intends to use the proceeds from this offering to fund the expansion of its organization to support the potential commercial launch of lifileucel for advanced melanoma and LN-145 for advanced cervical cancer, to initiate a program directed at registration of Iovance’s tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapies in non-small cell lung cancer, to continue support of ongoing commercial manufacturing activities, and for the development of Iovance’s IL-2 analog, IOV-3001, and for other general corporate purposes. Additional indications or TIL products may be explored with the use of proceeds. Jefferies LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is also serving as book-running manager. The shares of common stock described above are being offered by Iovance pursuant to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that became automatically effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 27, 2020. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York, 10022, by telephone at (877) 547-6340, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by mail at 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (866) 471-2526, or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 500 West 33rd Street, New York, New York, 10001, at (800) 326-5897 or email a request to cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. Forward Looking Statements Contacts: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.: Solebury Trout: Chad Rubin (investors) Rich Allan (media) |
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