Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
August 13 2019 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCPH), a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing key mechanisms of
tumor drug resistance, today announced the commencement of a
registered underwritten public offering of $200.0 million in shares
of its common stock. In addition, Deciphera intends to grant the
underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $30.0 million in
shares of its common stock.
J.P. Morgan, Piper Jaffray and Jefferies are acting as joint
book-running managers for the offering.
Deciphera intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to
fund: clinical trials for ripretinib, including the expansion stage
of its current Phase 1 clinical trial, its ongoing pivotal Phase 3
clinical trials, and additional clinical trials, as well as
clinical research outsourcing and manufacturing of clinical trial
material, and pre-commercialization manufacturing process
development and validation; clinical trials for DCC-3014, including
the expansion stage of its current Phase 1 clinical trial, as well
as clinical research outsourcing and manufacturing of clinical
trial material; clinical trials for rebastinib, including its
current Phase 1b/2 clinical trial, as well as clinical research
outsourcing and manufacturing of clinical trial material;
Investigational New Drug-enabling studies and the potential
development of DCC-3116; new and ongoing research activities for
future drug candidates using its proprietary kinase switch control
inhibitor platform; continued growth of its commercial and medical
affairs capabilities to support its transition from a
development-stage company toward a commercial-stage company; and
working capital purposes, including general operating expenses.
A shelf registration statement relating to the shares of common
stock offered in the public offering described above was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and was declared
effective by the SEC on October 12, 2018. The securities may be
offered only by means of a written prospectus, including a
prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration
statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and
will be available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. When
available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may also be
obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC c/o Broadridge Financial
Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by
telephone at (866) 803-9204, or by email at
prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; Piper Jaffray & Co., 800
Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402, Attention:
Prospectus Department, by telephone at (800) 747-3924 or by email
at prospectus@pjc.com; and Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity
Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New
York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388 or by email at
prospectus_department@Jefferies.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, 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.
About Deciphera Pharmaceuticals
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company focused on improving the lives of cancer patients by
tackling key mechanisms of drug resistance that limit the rate
and/or durability of response to existing cancer therapies. Our
small molecule drug candidates are directed against an important
family of enzymes called kinases, known to be directly involved in
the growth and spread of many cancers. We use our deep
understanding of kinase biology together with a proprietary
chemistry library to purposefully design compounds that maintain
kinases in a “switched off” or inactivated conformation. These
investigational therapies comprise tumor-targeted agents designed
to address therapeutic resistance causing mutations and
immuno-targeted agents designed to control the activation of
immunokinases that suppress critical immune system regulators, such
as macrophages. We have used our platform to develop a diverse
pipeline of tumor-targeted and immuno-targeted drug candidates
designed to improve outcomes for patients with cancer by improving
the quality, rate and/or durability of their responses to
treatment.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, as amended, including, without limitation, risks and
uncertainties related to the proposed offering such as market
conditions, the possibility that the closing conditions of the
proposed offering will not be met and/or that the parties will be
unable to consummate the proposed transaction on the anticipated
terms or at all, that the cost of the transaction to the Company
will be more than planned, the final terms of the offering, the
timing or occurrence of the closing, the anticipated use of the
proceeds from the offering which could change as a result of market
conditions or for other reasons and those regarding the potential
of and clinical development plans for Deciphera Pharmaceuticals’
drug candidates, particularly ripretinib. The words “may,” “will,”
“could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,”
“continue,” “target” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements, although not all
forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Any
forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties and important factors that may cause
actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed
or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this
press release, including, without limitation, risks and
uncertainties related to the delay of any current or planned
clinical studies or the development of our drug candidates,
including ripretinib, our advancement of multiple early-stage and
later-stage efforts, our ability to successfully demonstrate the
efficacy and safety of our drug candidates including in later-stage
studies, the preclinical and clinical results for our drug
candidates, which may not support further development of such drug
candidates, our efforts to scale up and manage drug product
manufacturing, our ability to implement commercial readiness,
actions of regulatory agencies, any or all of which may affect the
initiation, timing and progress of clinical studies and other risks
identified in our SEC filings, including our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, and subsequent
filings with the SEC. We caution you not to place undue reliance on
any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
they are made. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or
revise any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or
in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements
may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results
will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release
represent our views only as of the date hereof and should not be
relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. We
explicitly disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
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Investor Relations: Jen Robinson Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
jrobinson@deciphera.com 781-906-1112
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