Sierra Oncology Announces Closing of Upsized Public Offering of $135.0 Million of Securities

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Jan 31, 2022

Sierra Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRRA), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering targeted therapies for rare cancers, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 4,074,075 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $27.00 per share and, in lieu of shares of common stock, to a certain investor, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 925,925 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $26.999 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share public offering price for the common stock less the $0.001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant. The gross proceeds to Sierra Oncology from the offering were approximately $135.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. Net proceeds to Sierra Oncology from the offering were approximately $126.6 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. Sierra Oncology intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to prepare for potential commercialization of momelotinib, clinical development of its other product candidates, research, clinical and process development and manufacturing of its product candidates, working capital, and capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes.