SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO) today announced the pricing of its previously announced public offering of 8.3 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $7.50 per share. The offering is expected to settle and close on September 14, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions. Barclays Capital Inc. is the sole book-running manager of the offering and Halozyme has granted the underwriter a thirty (30) day option to purchase up to 1,245,000 additional shares. Halozyme intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes and to support further research and development of its product candidates.
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This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained after it is filed from: Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717; [email protected] (phone: 888-603-5847).
About Halozyme
Halozyme Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix for the endocrinology, oncology, dermatology and drug delivery markets. The company's product portfolio is based primarily on intellectual property covering the family of human enzymes known as hyaluronidases and additional enzymes that affect the extracellular matrix. Halozyme's Enhanze™ technology is a novel drug delivery platform designed to increase the absorption and dispersion of biologics. The company has key partnerships with Roche to apply Enhanze technology to Roche's biological therapeutics, including Herceptin® and MabThera®, for up to 13 targets, and with Baxter BioScience to apply Enhanze technology to GAMMAGARD Liquid®. Halozyme's Ultrafast Insulin program combines its rHuPH20 enzyme with mealtime insulins, which may produce more rapid absorption, faster action, and improved glycemic control. The product candidates in Halozyme's pipeline target multiple areas of significant unmet medical need. For more information visit www.halozyme.com.
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Halozyme Contact |
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Robert H. Uhl |
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Senior Director, Investor Relations |
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(858) 704-8264 |
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SOURCE Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
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