TScan Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Upsized $150 Million Public Offering

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TScan Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, announced the pricing of an upsized $150 million public offering. The offering includes shares of its voting common stock and pre-funded warrants, with gross proceeds expected to be approximately $150.1 million.

WALTHAM, Mass., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of T cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T cell therapies (TCR-T) for the treatment of patients with cancer, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 2,472,581 shares of its voting common stock at a public offering price of the market price of $7.1300 per share, which was equal to the closing price of its voting common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on April 16, 2024, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 18,577,419 shares of its voting common stock at a price to the public of $7.1299 per pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of the voting common stock, which represents the per share public offering price for the voting common stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each such pre-funded warrant. In addition, TScan has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,157,500 shares of its voting common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The gross proceeds to TScan from this offering are expected to be approximately $150.1 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by TScan, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of voting common stock. The offering is expected to close on or about April 19, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

Morgan Stanley and TD Cowen are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. LifeSci Capital is acting as Lead Manager, and BTIG, H.C. Wainwright & Co. and Needham & Company are each acting as co-managers for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes. Following this offering, the Company expects its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into the fourth quarter of 2026.

A registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-277699) relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 6, 2024, and was declared effective by the SEC on April 12, 2024. The offering was made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying filed with the SEC. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will also be filed with the SEC. These documents will be available for free on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, telephone: (866) 718-1649 or by emailing prospectus@morganstanley.com, or TD Securities (USA) LLC, 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017, by telephone at (855) 495-9846 or by email at TD.ECM_Prospectus@tdsecurities.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 TScan Therapeutics, Inc.

TScan is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of T cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T cell therapies (TCR-T) for the treatment of patients with cancer. The Company’s lead TCR-T candidates, TSC-100 and TSC-101, are in development for the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies to prevent relapse following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. The Company is also developing multiplexed TCR-T candidates for the treatment of various solid tumors. The Company has developed and continues to expand its ImmunoBank, the Company’s repository of therapeutic TCRs that recognize diverse targets and are associated with multiple HLA types, to provide customized multiplex therapeutic TCR-Ts for patients with a variety of cancers.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements related to TScan’s ability to complete the financing and its use of proceeds. These and other risks are discussed in TScan’s filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and its periodic reports on Form 8-K, as well as the risks identified in the registration statement and the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering. TScan intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as, but not limited to, “may,” “might,” “advance,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan,” “on track,” or similar expressions or the negative of those terms. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations that involve risks, changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release represent TScan’s views only as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Except as required by law, TScan explicitly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Heather Savelle
TScan Therapeutics, Inc.
VP, Investor Relations
857-399-9840
hsavelle@tscan.com

Maghan Meyers
Argot Partners
212-600-1902
TScan@argotpartners.com 

FAQ

What did TScan Therapeutics announce?

TScan Therapeutics announced the pricing of an upsized $150 million public offering.

How many shares were included in the public offering?

The public offering included 2,472,581 shares of TScan Therapeutics' voting common stock.

What is the expected gross proceeds from the offering?

The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $150.1 million.

When is the offering expected to close?

The offering is expected to close on or before a specified date.