Celyad Announces Pricing of $20.0 Million Global Offering
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium - Celyad (Euronext Brussels and Paris, and Nasdaq: CYAD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of CAR-T cell therapies, today announced the pricing of a global offering of 2,000,000 ordinary shares, comprised of 1,717,391 ordinary shares in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) offered in the United States, Canada and certain countries outside of Europe at a price per ADS of $10.00 (the “U.S. offering”), and 282,609 ordinary shares in Europe and certain countries outside of the United States and Canada in a concurrent private placement at a price per share of €9.08 (together with the U.S. offering, the “global offering”). Each ADS represents the right to receive one ordinary share. The price per ADS was determined based on an exchange rate of $1.1008 per €1. The gross proceeds to Celyad from the global offering are expected to be approximately $20.0 million (approximately €18.2 million), before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
In connection with the global offering, Celyad has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 300,000 ordinary shares (which may be in the form of ADSs) on the same terms and conditions. The closing of the global offering is expected to occur on September 16, 2019, and is subject to customary closing conditions. Our ADSs and our ordinary shares are listed under the symbol “CYAD” on the Nasdaq Global Market and on the Euronext Brussels and Euronext Paris, respectively.