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Wave Life Sciences Prices $100 Million Public Offering of Ordinary Shares

Key Takeaway: Wave Life Sciences Ltd. has announced the pricing of a public offering of 20 million ordinary shares at $5.00 per share, aiming to raise approximately $100 million. This offering is part of the company's strategy to bolster its clinical programs focusing on RNA medicines for serious diseases. The offering is contingent upon customary closing conditions and is expected to close on December 11, 2023. J.P. Morgan and Leerink Partners are acting as joint book-running managers, further demonstrating the offering's market confidence.

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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Wave Life Sciences is raising $100 million to support its clinical-stage RNA medicines.
  • The public offering demonstrates strong interest and confidence from investors.
  • Wave's proprietary PRISM platform may enable the development of best-in-class therapies.

Full Press Release Details

Wave Life Sciences Prices $100 Million Public Offering of Ordinary Shares
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 7, 2023 Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (Nasdaq: WVE), a clinical-stage RNA medicines company committed to
delivering life-changing treatments for people battling devastating diseases, announced today the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 20,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a price to the public of $5.00 per ordinary
share. Gross proceeds to Wave Life Sciences from the offering are expected to be approximately $100 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. All of the ordinary shares in the offering are being
sold by Wave Life Sciences. In addition, Wave Life Sciences has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 of its ordinary shares on the same terms and conditions. The
offering is expected to close on or about December 11, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan and Leerink Partners are acting as
joint book-running managers for the offering. Mizuho and Truist Securities are acting as book-runners and H.C. Wainwright & Co. and Raymond James are acting as co-managers for the offering.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement forming part of a shelf registration statement that was
previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ). The preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering were filed with the SEC on December 6,
2023. The final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC s website located at http://www.sec.gov, copies of which may be obtained, when available, from J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, c/o 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; or from Leerink Partners LLC, Syndicate Department, 53 State Street, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, or by telephone at (800) 808-7525, ext.
6105, or by email at syndicate@leerink.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will
there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an 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 Wave Life Sciences
(Nasdaq: WVE) is a clinical-stage RNA medicines company committed to delivering life-changing treatments for people battling devastating diseases. Wave aspires to develop
best-in-class medicines across multiple therapeutic modalities using PRISM, the company s proprietary discovery and drug development platform that enables the
precise design, optimization and production of stereopure oligonucleotides. Driven by a resolute sense of urgency, the Wave team is targeting a broad range of genetically defined diseases so that patients and families may realize a brighter future.
Forward-Looking Statements
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. The words may, will, could, would, should, expect,
plan, anticipate, intend, believe, estimate, predict, project, potential, continue, target and similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the closing of the public offering of ordinary shares. These statements are
subject to various risks and uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from those projected and Wave cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release. These risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the public offering. There can be no assurance that Wave will be able to complete the public offering on the anticipated terms,
or at all. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and important factors that may cause actual events or results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties described in the section entitled Risk Factors in Wave s
prospectus supplement related to the proposed offering filed with the SEC on December 6, 2023 and Wave s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC, as amended, and in other filings Wave makes with the SEC from time to time. Wave undertakes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the price of Wave Life Sciences' ordinary shares?

The ordinary shares are priced at $5.00 each.

How many shares is Wave Life Sciences offering?

Wave Life Sciences is offering 20,000,000 ordinary shares.

What are the expected gross proceeds from the offering?

Gross proceeds are expected to be approximately $100 million.

Who are the joint book-running managers for the offering?

J.P. Morgan and Leerink Partners are the joint book-running managers.

When is the offering expected to close?

The offering is expected to close on or about December 11, 2023.

Last updated: Dec 7, 2023