Structure Therapeutics Announces Closing of Upsized $747.5 Million Public Offering of ADSs and Pre-Funded Warrants and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional ADSs
Rhea-AI Summary
Structure Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GPCR) closed an upsized underwritten public offering on Dec 11, 2025, selling 9,961,538 ADSs (each ADS = 3 ordinary shares) and pre-funded warrants for 1,538,462 ADSs at $65.00 and $64.9999 respectively.
All securities were sold by the company, including the full exercise of the underwriters' 1,500,000-ADS option, producing gross proceeds of approximately $747.5 million before underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
Positive
- Gross proceeds of approximately $747.5 million
- Full exercise of 1,500,000-ADS underwriter option
- Pre-funded warrants issued for 1,538,462 ADSs
Negative
- Issued 9,961,538 ADSs, increasing outstanding ADS count
- Net proceeds reduced by underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
GPCR was up 3.3% with elevated volume, while peers were mixed: ELVN +3.38%, NUVB -1.26%, PGEN +0.29%, TRML 0.0%, AMLX -0.15%, suggesting a stock-specific reaction to its capital raise.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 09 | Equity offering pricing | Negative | -4.6% | Upsized underwritten offering priced with potential dilution concerns. |
| Dec 08 | Proposed equity raise | Negative | +102.5% | Announcement of proposed $500M ADS and pre-funded warrant offering. |
| Dec 08 | Clinical data update | Positive | +102.5% | Positive 36-week Phase 2b and exploratory data for aleniglipron. |
| Dec 07 | Data presentation notice | Positive | +102.5% | Pre-announcement of ACCESS clinical program topline data release. |
| Nov 06 | Earnings and pipeline | Positive | +3.9% | Q3 update with strong cash position and multiple advancing programs. |
Recent news showed very large positive moves on clinical and data-related updates, while equity offerings produced mixed reactions, including both a sharp gain and a moderate decline.
Over the past month, GPCR reported positive ACCESS and ACCESS II data for oral GLP‑1 agonist aleniglipron, with stock moves of about +102.49% around the December 8 data and news cycle. That strength was followed by a proposed and then upsized underwritten offering, and now the closing of the fully exercised deal. Earlier, Q3 2025 results highlighted $799.0M in cash and ongoing pipeline progress, setting the backdrop for this large financing.
Regulatory & Risk Context
The company has an active automatic shelf registration on Form S-3ASR filed on 2025-08-06 and effective through 2028-08-06. This provides flexibility to issue registered securities, as seen in the current underwritten offering, although the total shelf capacity is not specified here.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement confirms the closing of an upsized underwritten offering, with full exercise of the underwriters’ option and gross proceeds of about $747.5M from ADSs and pre-funded warrants. Combined with previously reported cash of $799.0M, GPCR has significantly expanded funding capacity under its Form S-3ASR framework. Investors may track future capital deployment, additional use of the shelf registration, and progress of aleniglipron and other pipeline assets as key determinants of long-term value.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Structure Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GPCR), a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company developing novel oral small molecule therapeutics for metabolic diseases, with a focus on obesity, today announced the closing of its previously announced upsized underwritten public offering of 9,961,538 American depositary shares (ADSs), each representing three ordinary shares, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional ADSs at a price to the public of
The gross proceeds to Structure Therapeutics from the offering were approximately
Jefferies, Leerink Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley, Guggenheim Securities and BMO Capital Markets acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. LifeSci Capital and Citizens Capital Markets acted as co-managers for the offering.
The offering was made pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 6, 2025 and became effective upon filing. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering were filed with the SEC and can be accessed at no charge through the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering 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; Leerink Partners LLC, Syndicate Department, 53 State Street, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, by telephone at (800) 808-7525 ext. 6105, or by email at syndicate@leerink.com; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone at (866) 471-2526, or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, by telephone at (866) 718-1649, or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com; 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; and BMO Capital Markets Corp., Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, 151 W 42nd Street, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036, or by email at bmoprospectus@bmo.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 Structure Therapeutics
Structure Therapeutics is a science-driven clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative oral small molecule treatments for chronic metabolic conditions with significant unmet medical needs. Utilizing its next generation structure-based drug discovery platform, the Company has established a robust GPCR-targeted pipeline, featuring multiple wholly-owned proprietary clinical-stage oral small molecule compounds designed to surpass the scalability limitations of traditional biologic and peptide therapies and be accessible to more people living with obesity around the world.
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