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EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynavax Technologies Corporation (DVAX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines, today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 14,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $5.00 per share. The gross proceeds to Dynavax from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Dynavax, are expected to be approximately $70.0 million. In addition, Dynavax has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,100,000 shares of common stock. The offering is expected to close on or about May 27, 2020, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Cowen, Evercore ISI and William Blair are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as co-manager for the offering.
Dynavax anticipates using the net proceeds from the offering to fund activities associated with the ongoing commercialization of HEPLISAV-B® [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted], to advance its CpG 1018 vaccine platform, including any scale up efforts in support of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by Dynavax and its collaborators, and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
The securities described above are being offered by Dynavax pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus, that was previously filed with and became effective by rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 30, 2020. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering were filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering, when available, may be obtained by contacting: Cowen and Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (833) 297-2926, or by email at PostSaleManualRequests@broadridge.com; Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055, by telephone at (888) 474-0200 or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com; or William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Attention: Prospectus Department, 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, by telephone at (800) 621-0687 or by email at prospectus@williamblair.com.