Cerulean Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

Cerulean Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cerulean Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: CERU) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of approximately $50 million of shares of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price per share for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Cerulean.

Cerulean intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of the shares of common stock sold in the offering. The offering is subject to market and other conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

Leerink Partners LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Canaccord Genuity Inc., JMP Securities LLC and Wedbush PacGrow are acting as co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the securities proposed to be sold in the offering has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time that the registration statement becomes effective.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Leerink Partners LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, or by email at [email protected], or by phone at (800) 808‐7525, ext. 6142 or from Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Ave., Edgewood, NY 11717, by calling toll-free (888) 603-5847 or by email at [email protected].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, 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 the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

About Cerulean Pharma

The Cerulean team is committed to improving treatment for people living with cancer. We apply our Dynamic Tumor Targeting™ Platform to create a portfolio of nanoparticle-drug conjugates (NDCs) designed to selectively attack tumor cells, reduce toxicity by sparing the body's normal cells, and enable therapeutic combinations. Our first platform-generated candidate, CRLX101, is in multiple clinical trials in combination with other cancer treatments, all of which aim to unlock the power of combination therapy. Our second platform-generated candidate, CRLX301, is in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial.

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Cerulean Pharma Inc.
Aurora Krause, 617-551-9627
Corporate Communications
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