Equillium Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

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Aug 14, 2020
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LA JOLLA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equillium, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing itolizumab to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $7.00 per share. In addition, Equillium has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price less the underwriting discount. Equillium anticipates its gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, to be approximately $35 million, excluding any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The offering is expected to close on or about August 18, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.