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Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Closing of $115 Million Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Shares

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Protagonist Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PTGX) completed an underwritten public offering of 5,476,189 shares of common stock at a public price of $21.00 per share, raising approximately $115.0 million in gross proceeds. This includes 714,285 shares sold due to the underwriters' full exercise of their 'green shoe' option. The shelf registration statement was filed with the SEC on December 10, 2020. J.P. Morgan, SVB Leerink, Piper Sandler, and BMO Capital Markets managed the offering.

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  • Gross proceeds of approximately $115.0 million will be available for business operations and development.
  • Full exercise of the green shoe option indicates strong demand for the offering.
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  • Dilution risk for existing shareholders due to the increase in common stock.

NEWARK, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTGX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 5,476,189 shares of its common stock, including 714,285 shares sold pursuant to the underwriters' exercise in full of their "green shoe" option to purchase additional shares, at a price to the public of $21.00 per share. Aggregate gross proceeds to Protagonist from the offering were approximately $115.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SVB Leerink LLC, Piper Sandler & Co. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

A shelf registration statement relating to the offered shares of common stock was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 10, 2020. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering have been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website, located at www.sec.gov.  Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (866) 803-9204 or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com;  from SVB Leerink LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, by telephone at (800) 808-7525, ext. 6132 or by email at syndicate@svbleerink.com; from Piper Sandler & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by telephone at (800) 747-3924 or by email at prospectus@psc.com; or from BMO Capital Markets Corp., Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 3 Times Square, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10036, by telephone at (800) 414-3627 or by email at bmoprospectus@bmo.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 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.

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What was the total amount raised in Protagonist Therapeutics' public offering?

Protagonist Therapeutics raised approximately $115.0 million in gross proceeds from the offering.

How many shares were offered in the PTGX public offering?

A total of 5,476,189 shares of common stock were offered, which includes additional shares from the green shoe option.

What was the public price of the shares in Protagonist Therapeutics' recent offering?

The shares were offered at a public price of $21.00 per share.

Who managed the Protagonist Therapeutics public offering?

The offering was managed by J.P. Morgan, SVB Leerink, Piper Sandler, and BMO Capital Markets.

When was the shelf registration statement for the PTGX offering filed?

The shelf registration statement was filed with the SEC on December 10, 2020.

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