Announces Upsized Pricing of $125.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (89bio) (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced the pricing of its previously announced upsized underwritten public offering of 11,455,882 shares of its common stock at a public offering price per share of $8.50 and, in lieu of common stock to a certain investor, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 3,250,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $8.499. 6105, or by email at syndicate@leerink.com; or Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10055, by telephone at (888) 474-0200 or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com.This press release shall 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 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.89bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of therapies for patients with liver and cardiometabolic diseases who lack optimal treatment options. The company is in Phase 3 clinical trials for its lead candidate, pegozafermin, for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and severe hypertriglyceridemia. Pegozafermin is a specifically engineered, potentially best-in-class fibroblast growth factor 21 analog with unique glycoPEGylated technology that optimizes biological activity through an extended half-life. 89bio claims the protection of the Safe Harbor contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements.