Dyne Therapeutics Announces Closing of Upsized Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise by Underwriters of Option to Purchase Additional Shares
Rhea-AI Summary
Dyne Therapeutics (Nasdaq: DYN) closed an upsized underwritten public offering on Dec 11, 2025, selling 21,827,549 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $18.44 per share.
The total gross proceeds to Dyne were approximately $402.5 million before underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. The offering included 2,847,071 shares issued upon full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. All shares were sold by Dyne under a shelf registration on Form S-3 that became effective March 5, 2024.
Positive
- Gross proceeds of approximately $402.5 million
- Underwriters exercised option for 2,847,071 additional shares
Negative
- Issued 21,827,549 new shares, diluting existing shareholders
- Net proceeds reduced by underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses
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DYN gained 6.78% with heavy volume, while close biotech peers showed only modest, mixed moves (e.g., SRPT up 0.41%, MESO up 1.22%, IMCR down 1.93%). This points to a company-specific reaction to the offering rather than a broad sector shift.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 09 | Offering pricing | Negative | -16.9% | Priced upsized equity offering at $18.44 with significant gross proceeds. |
| Dec 08 | Offering launch | Neutral | +9.5% | Announced proposed $300M equity raise plus $45M underwriter option. |
| Dec 08 | Clinical data | Positive | +9.5% | Reported positive Phase 1/2 DELIVER results with strong dystrophin increases. |
| Nov 05 | Earnings update | Negative | -2.9% | Q3 results with substantial net loss offset by strong cash position and updates. |
| Nov 03 | Investor conferences | Neutral | +6.8% | Planned presentations at multiple healthcare investor conferences. |
Recent history shows financing announcements often trigger sizable moves, with pricing/closing headlines tending to draw negative reactions, while clinical data and some proposed offerings have been met positively.
Over the past months, Dyne combined financing activity with key clinical and corporate milestones. In June–July 2025, it executed a series of equity offerings that drew generally negative price reactions. A Nov 5 earnings update highlighted substantial cash and ongoing R&D investment. In early Dec 2025, positive DELIVER trial data and sequential offering announcements led to sharp, but directionally mixed, stock moves. Today’s closing of the upsized offering fits into this ongoing capital-raising phase following clinical progress.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement confirms the completion of Dyne’s upsized equity raise, including full exercise of the underwriters’ option, resulting in 21,827,549 shares sold at $18.44 and about $402.5 million in gross proceeds before expenses. It follows earlier pricing and proposed-offering releases and comes on the heels of positive clinical data. Investors may track how this larger share count interacts with past volatility around financings and forthcoming clinical or regulatory milestones.
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WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DYN), a clinical-stage company focused on delivering functional improvement for people living with genetically driven neuromuscular diseases, today announced the closing of its previously announced upsized underwritten public offering of 21,827,549 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of
Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Stifel and Guggenheim Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
The offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 5, 2024 and became automatically effective upon filing. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus that form a part of the registration statement. A final prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC and may be obtained for free by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may also be obtained by contacting: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com; 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; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Prospectus Department, 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 a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, 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 Dyne Therapeutics
Dyne Therapeutics is focused on delivering functional improvement for people living with genetically driven neuromuscular diseases. We are developing therapeutics that target muscle and the central nervous system (CNS) to address the root cause of disease. The company is advancing clinical programs for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and preclinical programs for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and Pompe disease. At Dyne, we are on a mission to deliver functional improvement for individuals, families and communities.
Contacts:
Investors
Mia Tobias
ir@dyne-tx.com
781-317-0353
Media
Stacy Nartker
snartker@dyne-tx.com
781-317-1938