Aileron Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Underwritten Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules of up to Approximately $40 Million
AUSTIN, Texas, May 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aileron Therapeutics, Inc. (“Aileron”) (NASDAQ:ALRN), a biopharmaceutical company advancing a novel pipeline of first-in-class medicines to address significant unmet medical needs in orphan pulmonary and fibrosis indications, today announced the pricing of an underwritten registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules of 4,273,505 shares of its common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,273,505 shares of common stock. Each share of common stock and accompanying warrant are being sold together at a combined public offering price of $4.68. The aggregate gross proceeds of the offering are expected to be approximately $20 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Aileron, and excluding any proceeds that may be received from exercise of the warrants. The offering is expected to close on or about May 3, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.