Autolus Therapeutics prices 58.3M ADSs at $6.00 in underwritten public offering

Autolus Therapeutics announced the pricing of an underwritten offering in the United States of 58,333,336 American Depositary Shares representing 58,333,336 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $6.00 per ADS, for total gross proceeds of $350 million. All ADSs sold in the offering were offered by Autolus. Autolus intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with its existing cash and cash equivalents and the $250 million it will receive from BioNTech SE, consisting of upfront payments under a license and option agreement and gross proceeds from the sale of ADSs to BioNTech SE in a private placement, to advance the clinical development of its obe-cel program and fund manufacturing activities for obe-cel, development of its commercial infrastructure and working capital and other general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close on February 12, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Jefferies LLC and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as joint bookrunners for the offering. Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Needham & Company, LLC and Van Lanschot Kempen (USA) Inc. are acting as co-managers.