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Published on 2/5/2014 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

uniQure prices $91.8 million initial public sale of stock at $17.00

Jefferies and Leerink Swann are the bookrunners; Piper Jaffray assists

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 5 - uniQure BV said it priced its $91.8 million initial public offering of stock with a $13.77 million greenshoe. The deal was announced Jan. 2.

The company will sell 5.4 million ordinary shares at $17.00 per share.

Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC are the joint bookrunning managers.

Settlement is expected Feb. 10.

Proceeds will be used to build and equip the company's manufacturing facility in Lexington, Mass., for clinical development of Glybera and other products, clinical trials, working capital and general corporate purposes, including debt repayment and potential acquisitions.

The Amsterdam company develops gene therapy products. The company intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol "QURE."

Issuer:uniQure BV
Issue:Ordinary stock
Amount:$91.8 million
Greenshoe:$13.77 million
Shares:5.4 million
Price:$17.00
Warrants:No
Bookrunners:Jefferies LLC and Leerink Partners LLC
Lead manager:Piper Jaffray & Co.
Announcement date:Jan. 2
Pricing date:Feb. 5
Settlement date:Feb. 10
Stock symbol:Nasdaq: QURE

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