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Mineralys Therapeutics Announces Closing of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares in Connection with Public Offering of Common Stock

Key Takeaway: Mineralys Therapeutics has successfully completed a public offering, closing the sale of an additional 1,944,444 shares at $13.50 each, totaling approximately $201.2 million in gross proceeds. The funds will be allocated toward the clinical development of its lead candidate, lorundrostat, focusing on research, manufacturing, and pre-commercial activities. The underwriters for this offering included prominent financial institutions such as BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs. This move significantly bolsters the company's financial resources for pursuing its development goals.
Price reaction · baseline $14.22 (2025-03-17 close) · hit after-hours · clean, no other MLYS news in the window
day 0 close
+8.5%
day 1
+17.8%
day 3 · peak
+18.6%

Market Sentiment Analysis

POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Mineralys raised approximately $201.2 million in gross proceeds.
  • The public offering has strengthened the funding for clinical development of lorundrostat.
  • The company is well-positioned to advance its research and pre-commercial activities.

CONCERNS & RISKS

  • Forward-looking statements carry risks and uncertainties that could impact actual results.
  • Potential for the company's assumptions not to materialize as expected.
  • Market conditions that could affect the performance of the securities sold.

BiopharmaWatch Analysis

From our catalyst data and publicly available data · not financial advice
Best trade, last catalyst
+35%
120-day peak, hindsight
Typical move
7%
average across 8 past catalysts
Cash runway
~12 mo
Low dilution risk
Lead asset
lorundrostat
Phase 3 · Hypertension

Full Press Release Details

RADNOR, Pa., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLYS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone, announced today the closing of the sale of an additional 1,944,444 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $13.50 per share pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares in connection with Mineralys’ recently completed public offering. After giving effect to the sale of these additional shares, the aggregate gross proceeds to Mineralys from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, were approximately $201.2 million. All of the securities sold in the offering were sold by Mineralys.
BofA Securities, Evercore ISI, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Stifel and Wells Fargo Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. LifeSci Capital acted as lead manager and H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as co-manager for the offering.
Mineralys intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund clinical development of lorundrostat, including research and development and manufacturing, and pre-commercialization activities, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The securities described above were offered by Mineralys pursuant to a shelf registration statement previously filed and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from: BofA Securities NC1-022-02-25, Attention: Prospectus Department, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001 or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10055, by telephone at (888) 474-0200, or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, via telephone: (866) 471-2526, via fax: 212-902-9316, or via email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, via telephone at (415) 364-2720 or via email at syndprospectus@stifel.com; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attention: WFS Customer Service, 608 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by telephone at 1-800-645-3751, or by email at wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus are also available on the website of the SEC 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 jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Mineralys Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension, CKD, OSA and other diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone. Its initial product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor that Mineralys Therapeutics is developing for cardiorenal conditions affected by dysregulated aldosterone, including hypertension, CKD and OSA. Mineralys is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and was founded by Catalys Pacific.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the anticipated use of proceeds therefrom. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Mineralys’ current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks described in Mineralys’ filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Mineralys undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What company sold additional shares on March 18, 2025?

Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. sold additional shares on March 18, 2025.

How much gross proceeds did Mineralys raise from the offering?

Mineralys raised approximately $201.2 million in gross proceeds.

What is the purpose of the proceeds from the share sale?

Proceeds will fund clinical development of lorundrostat and general corporate needs.

What is lorundrostat developed for?

Lorundrostat targets hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Who managed the public offering for Mineralys?

BofA Securities, Evercore ISI, Goldman Sachs, Stifel, and Wells Fargo managed the offering.

Last updated: Mar 18, 2025