Trevena Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Oct. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevena, Inc. announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock.  The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined.  Trevena has applied to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol "TRVN."

Barclays Capital Inc. and Jefferies LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. Canaccord Genuity Inc., JMP Securities LLC and Needham & Company, LLC are acting as co-managers.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 888-603-5847 or Jefferies LLC, Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 877-547-6340.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, 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 Trevena, Inc.

Trevena, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and intends to commercialize therapeutics that use a novel approach to target G protein coupled receptors, or GPCRs. Using its proprietary product platform, Trevena has identified and advanced two differentiated product candidates into the clinic -- TRV027 to treat acute heart failure and TRV130 to treat moderate to severe acute pain intravenously.  Trevena also plans to advance additional product candidates, including two preclinical programs focused on central nervous system indications.

Contact: Roberto Cuca, CFO
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 610-354-8840 ext. 224

SOURCE Trevena, Inc.