Mereo BioPharma Announces Pricing of $50 Million Underwritten Registered Direct Offering of American Depository Shares, Priced At-the-Market
LONDON, June 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ:MREO) (“Mereo” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, today announced the pricing of an underwritten offering of 12,531,300 of its American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”). Each ADS is being sold at a price of $3.99 per ADS in an underwritten registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $50.0 million. Each ADS represents five ordinary shares of Mereo. The net proceeds of this offering are expected to be used to fund the setrusumab program, including supply and pre-launch activities in Europe, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close on or about June 17, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.