IDEAYA Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

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IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDYA) has priced an underwritten public offering of 6,666,667 shares of its common stock at $15.00 per share, potentially raising $100 million in gross proceeds. The offering includes an option for underwriters to purchase an additional 1,000,000 shares. Proceeds will support the development of IDE397, IDE196, and other pipeline candidates, as well as general corporate purposes. The offering is scheduled to close around June 22, 2020.

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• Intended use of proceeds includes funding preclinical and clinical development of key drug candidates.
• Potential to strengthen cash position with gross proceeds of $100 million.

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• Issuance of new shares may lead to shareholder dilution.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDYA) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 6,666,667 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, IDEAYA has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by IDEAYA, are expected to be $100.0 million excluding any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. The offering is expected to close on or about June 22, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

IDEAYA intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, along with its existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term marketable securities to fund (i) preclinical and clinical development of IDE397, its MAT2A inhibitor development candidate, and other product candidates in its research pipeline targeting poly (ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase, or PARG, and a DNA Damage Target, or DDT, as well as its share of costs for targeting WRN under the previously announced Collaboration, Option and License Agreement with GSK, (ii) ongoing early clinical development of IDE196, its PKC inhibitor, and binimetinib, a MEK inhibitor to which Pfizer has exclusive rights in the U.S. and Canada, as combination therapy in metastatic uveal melanoma, or MUM and other solid tumors having GNAQ/11 hotspot mutations, as well as ongoing clinical trials evaluating IDE196 as monotherapy in such indications, (iii) biomarker research and development activities and (iv) working capital and other general corporate purposes.

J.P. Morgan, Citigroup and Jefferies are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.  

The securities described above are being offered by IDEAYA pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with and declared effective by 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, copies of which may be obtained, when available, by request from: J.P. Morgan, by mail at 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@jpmorganchase.com; Citigroup, by mail at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 1-800-831-9146; or Jefferies, by mail at Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at 877-547-6340 or 877-821-7388, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com.

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

About IDEAYA Biosciences

IDEAYA is an oncology-focused precision medicine company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics.  IDEAYA's approach integrates capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with small molecule drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from the targeted therapies IDEAYA is developing.  IDEAYA is applying these capabilities across multiple classes of precision medicine, including direct targeting of oncogenic pathways and synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets. 

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein, including without limitation statements regarding the expected closing of the public offering and the expected use of proceeds from the public offering, are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause IDEAYA's preclinical and clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainties inherent in the drug development process, including IDEAYA's programs' early stage of development, the process of designing and conducting preclinical and clinical trials, the regulatory approval processes, the timing of regulatory filings, the challenges associated with manufacturing drug products, IDEAYA's ability to successfully establish, protect and defend its intellectual property, the effects on IDEAYA's business of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and other matters that could affect the sufficiency of existing cash to fund operations. IDEAYA undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of IDEAYA in general, see IDEAYA's recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2020, the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the proposed public offering and subsequent filings with the SEC.

 

 

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FAQ

What is the size of IDEAYA's public offering on June 17, 2020?

IDEAYA is offering 6,666,667 shares at a price of $15.00 per share.

When is the expected closing date for IDEAYA's stock offering?

The offering is expected to close on or about June 22, 2020.

How much gross proceeds is IDEAYA expecting from the public offering?

The offering is expected to raise approximately $100 million in gross proceeds.

What will IDEAYA use the proceeds from the offering for?

Proceeds will be used for clinical development of drug candidates, biomarker research, and general corporate purposes.

Will IDEAYA's public offering affect existing shareholders?

Yes, the issuance of new shares may dilute existing shareholders' equity.