What happened
In response to the release of the pricing details of its just-announced secondary common stock offering, shares of Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD +1.21%), a commercial-stage biopharma, jumped as much as 16% in early-morning trading on Wednesday. Shares were up about 10% as of 10:34 a.m. EST.
So what
Acadia stated that it is selling 16.2 million shares to the public at a price of $17 per share. The gross proceeds from the deal will be about $275 million before subtracting fees. The underwriters of the deal will also be granted an option to purchase an additional 2.4 million shares.
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In total, the company could raise about $316 million. That's $86 million more than was previously announced.
What's more, the $17 offering price is the exact same figure as Tuesday's closing price. That suggests that the company didn't have to offer a big discount in order to attract enough demand.
Traders appear to be cheering based on the super-sized deal terms.
Now what
If you add this cash infusion to Acadia's existing cash hoard, its bank balance at the end of the year should be around $450 million or so. That should be plenty of capital to fund the company's continued commercial expansion and ongoing clinical trials for at least two more years if current spending rates persist.
With plenty of cash in the bank, investors can now turn their attention to Nuplazid's ramping sales growth and the drug's label expansion potential. There's still a lot of work to do on both fronts, but bulls have plenty of reasons to remain optimistic.
