Viking Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (“Viking”) (Nasdaq: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $350.0 million of shares of its common stock. Viking also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $52.5 million of shares of its common stock. All of the shares of common stock to be sold in the proposed offering are to be sold by Viking. The proposed offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the proposed offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the proposed offering.