Olema Oncology Announces Closing of $218.5 Million Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares
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Olema Oncology (Nasdaq: OLMA) closed an underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 common shares, including the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase 1,500,000 additional shares, at $19.00 per share.
Gross proceeds to Olema, before underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses, were approximately $218.5 million. The offering relied on a shelf registration on Form S-3 declared effective January 15, 2025 and a related Form S-3MEF filed and automatically effective on November 18, 2025. Book-running managers included TD Cowen, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Securities, LifeSci Capital, Oppenheimer, and H.C. Wainwright.
Positive
- Gross proceeds of approximately $218.5 million
- 11,500,000 common shares sold at $19.00 per share
- Underwriters' option fully exercised for 1,500,000 additional shares
Negative
- Issuance of 11,500,000 shares increases outstanding share count
- Offering may dilute existing shareholders' ownership percentage
News Market Reaction 67 Alerts
On the day this news was published, OLMA gained 13.28%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +22.9% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 67 alerts that day, indicating high trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $200M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $1.70B at that time.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Olema” or “Olema Oncology”, Nasdaq: OLMA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of targeted therapies for breast cancer and beyond, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 shares of its common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 1,500,000 additional shares of common stock, at a price to the public of
TD Cowen, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Securities, LifeSci Capital, Oppenheimer & Co. and H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as book-running managers for the offering.
The offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 6, 2025 and declared effective on January 15, 2025, and a related registration statement on Form S-3MEF that was filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(b) on November 18, 2025, which became automatically effective on November 18, 2025. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering can be accessed at no charge through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from: TD Securities (USA) LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by email at TDManualrequest@broadridge.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a 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 Olema Oncology
Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the standard of care and improving outcomes for patients living with breast cancer and beyond. Olema is advancing a pipeline of novel therapies by leveraging its deep understanding of endocrine-driven cancers, nuclear receptors, and mechanisms of acquired resistance. Olema’s lead product candidate, palazestrant (OP-1250), is a proprietary, orally available complete estrogen receptor antagonist (CERAN) and a selective ER degrader (SERD), currently in two Phase 3 clinical trials. In addition, Olema is developing OP-3136, a potent lysine acetyltransferase 6 (KAT6) inhibitor, now in a Phase 1 clinical study. Olema is headquartered in San Francisco and has operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Media and Investor Relations Contact
Courtney O’Konek
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Olema Oncology
media@olema.com