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Terns raises $65M in oversubscribed equity offering; funds TERN-701, TERN-601, NASH trials
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Offering: 12.25M shares at $2.42/share; pre-funded warrants to buy 14.63M shares at $2.4199/warrant.
- Gross proceeds ~$65M; net proceeds ~$60.7M after underwriting discounts and expenses.
- Oversubscribed; led by new investors Fairmount and Venrock; Cowen lead manager, UBS bookrunner.
- Net proceeds to advance TERN-701 (CML), TERN-601 (obesity) into Phase 2, and complete Phase 2a DUET NASH trial.
- Offering closed August 16, 2022; priced above Nasdaq minimum price; existing investors participated.