MBX Biosciences Announces Closing of Upsized Initial Public Offering, Including Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

CARMEL, Ind., Sept. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MBX Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBX) (“MBX Biosciences”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel precision peptide therapies for the treatment of endocrine and metabolic disorders, today announced the closing of its previously announced upsized initial public offering of 11,730,000 of its common stock at a price to the public of $16.00 per share, which includes 1,530,000 shares issued upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock in the offering. The aggregate gross proceeds to MBX Biosciences from the offering were approximately $187.7 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 13, 2024 under the ticker symbol “MBX”.

J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Stifel and Guggenheim Securities acted as joint book-running managers.

A registration statement relating to this offering has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and was declared effective on September 12, 2024. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus may be obtained from: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at [e-mail] and [e-mail]; Jefferies LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, by telephone at [phone] or by email at [e-mail]; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94104, by telephone at [phone], or by email at [e-mail]; Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.