Lexicon Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
Rhea-AI Summary
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) announced on January 29, 2026 that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of common stock and will grant a 30-day option for additional shares.
Lexicon also intends a concurrent private placement to an affiliate of Invus under its preemptive right; proceeds are intended for R&D, working capital, and general corporate purposes. Jefferies and Piper Sandler are joint book-runners. A preliminary prospectus supplement will be filed with the SEC.
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, LXRX declined 4.00%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -29.2% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 9 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $23M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $545M at that time. Trading volume was exceptionally heavy at 5.2x the daily average, suggesting significant selling pressure.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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LXRX showed a -12.28% move while peers were mostly positive (e.g., FULC +4.69%, SLDB +1.38%), indicating stock-specific pressure rather than a sector-wide move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Corporate milestone | Neutral | -3.4% | 30th-anniversary Nasdaq closing bell celebration and branding-focused communication. |
| Jan 21 | Clinical milestone | Positive | +19.1% | FDA raised no objections to advancing pilavapadin into Phase 3 trials. |
| Jan 20 | Partner product launch | Positive | -4.4% | Launch of Inpefa in first Viatris territory with strong supporting trial data. |
| Jan 12 | Pipeline update | Positive | +0.8% | Business and pipeline update outlining key Phase 3 timelines and cash position. |
| Jan 9 | Policy-focused white paper | Neutral | -0.8% | Publication highlighting chronic pain burden and access to non-opioid treatments. |
Recent history shows positive clinical and business updates often coinciding with gains, while neutral or partner-related news has sometimes seen negative or muted reactions.
Over the last month, Lexicon reported multiple pipeline and corporate updates. A successful End-of-Phase 2 FDA meeting for pilavapadin on Jan 21 coincided with a strong positive move, while a business and pipeline update at the J.P. Morgan conference on Jan 12 was followed by a modest gain. More neutral items, like the Jan 27 30th-anniversary bell ringing and a chronic pain white paper, coincided with small declines. Today’s equity offering follows this period of mostly constructive operational news.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement outlines a proposed underwritten public offering with an additional 30-day underwriter option and a concurrent private placement to a large existing stockholder. It follows a series of recent updates, including an End-of-Phase 2 meeting for pilavapadin and a detailed business and pipeline briefing. Investors may focus on how the offering size, pricing, and use of proceeds support late-stage development while balancing dilution against pipeline and commercial execution.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) (“Lexicon”) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, shares of its common stock, par value
Jefferies and Piper Sandler are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering.
Concurrently with the closing of the underwritten public offering, Lexicon intends to sell shares of its common stock in a private placement to an affiliate of Invus, L.P., Lexicon’s largest stockholder, pursuant to its preemptive right under Lexicon’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Lexicon intends to grant the private placement purchaser an option to purchase, on a pro rata basis, additional shares of common stock to the extent the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional common stock. Any shares of common stock offered pursuant to the concurrent private placement would not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The closing of the underwritten public offering is not conditioned on the closing of the concurrent private placement.
Lexicon currently intends to use the net proceeds that it will receive from the proposed offering (i) to fund the continued research and development of its drug candidates and (ii) for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the proposed offering was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 2, 2024 and declared effective by the SEC on August 15, 2024 (File No. 333-281208). A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the proposed offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may also be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, by e-mail at prospectus_department@jefferies.com or by telephone at (877) 821-7388; or Piper Sandler & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 350 North 5th Street, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55401, by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or via email at prospectus@psc.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.
About Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company with a mission of pioneering medicines that transform patients’ lives. Lexicon has a pipeline of drug candidates in discovery and clinical and preclinical development in neuropathic pain, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), obesity, metabolism and other indications.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements about the completion and timing of the proposed offering, the use of proceeds from the proposed offering and the grant of the option to the underwriters and the private placement purchaser to purchase additional shares, are based on management’s current assumptions and expectations and involve risks, uncertainties and other important factors, specifically including Lexicon’s ability to meet its capital requirements, obtain patent protection for its discoveries and establish strategic alliances, as well as additional factors relating to manufacturing, intellectual property rights, and the therapeutic or commercial value of its drug candidates. Any of these risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause Lexicon’s actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Information identifying such important factors is contained under “Risk Factors” in Lexicon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the quarter ended June 30, 2025 and the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and other subsequent disclosure documents filed with the SEC. Lexicon undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For Investor and Media Inquiries:
Lisa DeFrancesco
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
lexinvest@lexpharma.com
Registration Statement
Lexicon has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the equity offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Lexicon has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Lexicon and the equity offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may also be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, by e-mail at prospectus_department@jefferies.com or by telephone at (877) 821-7388; or Piper Sandler & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 350 North 5th Street, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55401, by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or via email at prospectus@psc.com.
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