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Published on 7/30/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Genocea Biosciences prices $50.05 million public stock sale at $13.00

Bookrunners Cowen, Piper Jaffray and Stifel to assist with financing

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., July 30 – Genocea Biosciences Inc. said it priced a $50.05 million public offering of stock with a $7.51 million greenshoe. The offering was announced Wednesday.

The company will sell 3.85 million common shares at $13.00 per share. The price per share reflects a 6.54% discount to the July 29 closing share price of $13.91.

Cowen and Co., LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. are the bookrunners.

Settlement is expected Aug. 4.

Proceeds will be used for clinical development of GEN-003 and GEN-004, new research programs and other general corporate purposes.

The biopharmaceutical company is based in Cambridge, Mass.

Issuer:Genocea Biosciences Inc.
Issue:Common stock
Amount:$50.05 million
Greenshoe:$7,507,500, or 577,500 shares
Shares:3.85 million
Price:$13.00
Warrants:No
Bookrunners:Cowen and Co., LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Co-manager:Needham & Co., LLC
Announcement date:July 29
Pricing date:July 30
Settlement date:Aug. 4
Stock symbol:Nasdaq: GNCA
Stock price:$13.91 at close July 29
Market capitalization:$314.43 million

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