Gene Therapy company UniQure prices follow-on offering at $29.50

Sangamo competitor Uniqure   announced the pricing of its follow-on public offering of 3,000,000 ordinary shares at price to the public of $29.50 per ordinary share. After deducting the underwriting discounts and other estimated offering expenses payable by uniQure, the net proceeds of the follow-on public offering are expected to be approximately $82.4 million (EURO76.5 million). In addition, uniQure has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 ordinary shares from uniQure at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts. The offering is expected to close on or about April 15, 2015.

Leerink Partners LLC, Cowen and Company, LLC, and Piper Jaffray & Co. are acting as the joint book-running managers for the offering. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, are acting as co-managers.