PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 29 Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRUS) announced today the underwriter of its recent stock offering has exercised its option to purchase an additional 230,400 shares of common stock. The net proceeds to Pharmasset, Inc., after deducting the underwriting discount, from the sale of these additional shares are expected to be approximately $4.1 million. This brings the total expected proceeds of the offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses, to $32.7 million. Leerink Swann LLC served as sole book-running manager for the offering.
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Pharmasset granted the option in connection with its previously announced offering of 1,600,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $18.75 per share, which is expected to close on February 2, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions.
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This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, 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. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained by calling Leerink Swann, toll free, at 1-800-808-7525, Ext. 4814.
About Pharmasset
Pharmasset is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections. Pharmasset's primary focus is on the development of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and, secondarily, on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Forward-Looking Statements
Pharmasset "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release that are not historical facts, including without limitation, statements regarding the proposed closing of the public offering, are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risk that adverse events could cause the cessation or delay of the closing of the proposed public offering or of any of the ongoing or planned clinical trials and/or our development of our product candidates, the risk that the results of previously conducted studies involving our product candidates will not be repeated or observed in ongoing or future studies involving our product candidates, the risk that our collaboration with Roche will not continue or will not be successful, and the risk that any one or more of our product candidates will not be successfully developed and commercialized. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause our actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission entitled "Risk Factors" and discussions of potential risks and uncertainties in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact Richard E. T. Smith, Ph.D. VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications [email protected] Office: +1 (609) 613-4181
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