Benzinga | Jan 19, 2021 06:41AM EST

Beam Therapeutics Inc. Announces $260M Common Stock Investment From Multiple Investors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAM) (the "Company"), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, today announced that it has agreed to sell 2,795,700 shares of its common stock to certain institutional investors in a private placement. The Company anticipates aggregate gross proceeds from the offering will be approximately $260 million, before deducting fees to the placement agents and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, based on the offering price of $93.00 per share, representing an approximately 10% discount to the 5-day volume weighted average share price. The financing syndicate includes Perceptive Advisors, Farallon Capital, Casdin Capital, Redmile Group and Cormorant Asset Management, among others. The closing is anticipated to occur on January 21, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to support clinical development, to pursue strategic partnerships and general corporate purposes.