Rocket Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCKT), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing an integrated and sustainable pipeline of investigational genetic therapies for rare childhood disorders with high unmet need, announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 6,800,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $14.75 per share. The gross proceeds to Rocket from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, are expected to be $100.3 million. All shares in the offering are to be sold by Rocket. In addition, Rocket has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,020,000 shares of its common stock. The offering is expected to close on or about October 6, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and SVB Securities are acting as joint book-running managers, and BTIG is acting as lead manager for the offering.

The shares are being offered by Rocket pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that was previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The offering is being made only by means of a written prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms of the offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

When available, copies of the final prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, by telephone at [phone], or by email at [e-mail]; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, by telephone at [phone], or by email at [e-mail]; or SVB Securities LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, 53 State Street, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, by telephone at [phone], ext. 6105, or by email at [e-mail]. You may also obtain a copy of this document free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.