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Oculis Announces Pricing of $40.25 Million Public Offering of Ordinary Shares
ZUG, Switzerland and BOSTON, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS), a global biopharmaceutical company purposefully driven to save
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[{"type":"text","content":"ZUG, Switzerland and BOSTON, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS), a global biopharmaceutical company purposefully driven to save sight and improve eye care, today announced the pricing of a follow-on public offering of 3,500,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $11.50 per ordinary share, for gross proceeds of $40.25 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. In addition, Oculis has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 525,000 ordinary shares on the same terms and conditions. The offering is expected to close on or about June 5, 2023, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Oculis intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with its existing resources, to advance its development programs in Diabetic Macular Edema and other ophthalmic indications, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. BofA Securities and SVB Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for this offering. Wedbush PacGrow, Baird, H.C. Wainwright & Co. and Pareto Securities are acting as co-managers for the offering. Arctica Finance is acting as financial advisor for the offering. A registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-272256) relating to the securities referred to herein has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and was declared effective by the SEC on May 31, 2023. The securities referred to in this press release will be offered in the United States only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus related to this offering may be obtained, when available, from: BofA Securities, Attention: Prospectus Department, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, or by email at [email protected] or SVB Securities, Attention: Syndicate Department, 53 State Street, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, Telephone: 1-800-808-7525, ext. 6105, Email: [email protected]. Investors may also obtain these documents at no cost by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. 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 wou...