Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares for Gross Proceeds of $403 Million
Rhea-AI Summary
Apogee Therapeutics (Nasdaq: APGE) closed an underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 common shares at $70.00 per share, including full exercise of the underwriters’ option for 750,000 additional shares, generating approximately $403 million in gross proceeds before fees.
The offering used an effective shelf registration filed August 12, 2024, and was led by Jefferies, TD Cowen, Stifel and Guggenheim.
Positive
- Gross proceeds of $403 million
- Full exercise of 750,000-share overallotment option
- 5.75 million shares sold at $70.00 per share
Negative
- Share issuance may cause ownership dilution for existing shareholders
- Net proceeds reduced by underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses
News Market Reaction – APGE
In the Mar 27 session, APGE declined 0.77%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Previous Offering Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24 | Offering pricing | Neutral | +7.6% | Priced 5,000,000 shares at $70.00 for about $350M gross proceeds. |
| Mar 23 | Offering proposed | Neutral | -7.9% | Proposed $300M offering with $45M overallotment option under existing registration. |
| Oct 10 | Offering closing | Neutral | +2.9% | Closed offering raising about $345M, including full exercise of underwriters’ option. |
| Oct 08 | Offering pricing | Neutral | +12.6% | Priced $300M offering at $41.00 plus pre-funded warrants under shelf registration. |
| Oct 08 | Offering proposed | Neutral | +12.6% | Announced proposed underwritten offering with 30-day 15% overallotment option. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Offering-related headlines have typically seen positive or mixed price reactions, with an average move of 5.57% around such events.
Over recent quarters, Apogee has repeatedly accessed equity markets via underwritten offerings, including deals in October 2025 and multiple stages of the current March 2026 raise. These have generally coincided with positive or mixed single-day moves, such as 7.58% on the March 24 pricing. The latest closing of the upsized offering for $403 million extends this pattern of capital raises alongside an already strong share-price trend near the 52-week high.
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SAN FRANCISCO and BOSTON, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: APGE), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing optimized, novel biologics with the potential for best-in-class profiles in the largest inflammatory and immunology (I&I) markets, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 shares of its common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 750,000 additional shares, at a public offering price per share of
Jefferies, TD Cowen, Stifel and Guggenheim Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Wedbush PacGrow and BTIG acted as lead managers for the offering.
An automatically effective shelf registration statement relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 12, 2024. This offering was made only by means of a written prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of an effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering have been filed with the SEC, are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be obtained from: Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; TD Securities (USA) LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by email at TDManualrequest@broadridge.com; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94104, by telephone at (415) 364-2720 or by email at syndprospectus@stifel.com; or Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017, by telephone at (212) 518-9544, or by email at GSEquityProspectusDelivery@guggenheimpartners.com.
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 registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Apogee
Apogee Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel biologics with the potential for differentiated efficacy and dosing in the largest I&I markets, including for the treatment of Atopic Dermatitis (AD), asthma, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other I&I indications. Apogee’s antibody programs are designed to overcome limitations of existing therapies by targeting well-established mechanisms of action and incorporating advanced antibody engineering to optimize half-life and other properties. Zumilokibart (APG777), the Company’s most advanced program, is being initially developed for the treatment of AD, which is the largest and one of the least penetrated I&I markets, as well as asthma and EoE. With four validated targets in its portfolio, Apogee is seeking to achieve best-in-class efficacy and dosing through monotherapies and combinations of its novel antibodies. Based on a broad pipeline and depth of expertise, the Company believes it can deliver value and meaningful benefit to patients underserved by today’s standard of care.
Investor Contact:
Noel Kurdi
VP, Investor Relations
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc.
Noel.Kurdi@apogeetherapeutics.com
Media Contact:
Dan Budwick
1AB Media
dan@1abmedia.com