Zogenix Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock, Including Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zogenix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZGNX), a global pharmaceutical company developing rare disease therapies, announced today that it has closed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 9,798,000 shares of its common stock, including 1,278,000 shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares, at a price to the public of $23.50 per share. The gross proceeds to Zogenix from the offering, before underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs, were approximately $230.3 million. 

Zogenix intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to support its activities related to the potential commercialization of FINTEPLA® for the treatment of Dravet syndrome, submission of regulatory applications in the United States and the European Union for FINTEPLA for the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, funding of future clinical trials of FINTEPLA for other indications, continuing development and activities related to the potential commercialization of MT1621 for the treatment of thymidine kinase 2 deficiency, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. 

SVB Leerink and Stifel acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.

The securities described above were offered by Zogenix pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed by Zogenix with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that became automatically effective on October 2, 2017. A final prospectus supplement relating to this offering has been filed with the SEC. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from: SVB Leerink LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, by telephone at 800-808-7525, ext. 6218 or by email at ; or from Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94104, by telephone at 415-364-2720 or by email at . Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus are also available on the website of the SEC at

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 jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

About Zogenix

Zogenix, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing therapies with the potential to transform the lives of patients and their families living with rare diseases. The company has two late-stage development programs underway: FINTEPLA for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes, two rare and often-catastrophic childhood-onset epilepsies, and MT1621, a novel substrate enhancement therapy for the treatment of a rare genetic disorder called TK2 deficiency.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding anticipated use of proceeds from the public offering. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks and uncertainties inherent in Zogenix’s business, including those described in the company’s periodic filings with the SEC. The events and circumstances reflected in the company’s forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information on risks facing Zogenix can be found under the heading “Risk Factors” in Zogenix’s periodic reports, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and in the final prospectus supplement related to the proposed offering filed with the SEC on March 4, 2020, each available on the SEC’s web site at . Except as required by applicable law, the company does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

CONTACTS:

Zogenix

Melinda Baker

Senior Director, Corporate Communications

+1 (510) 788-8732 |

Investors

Brian Ritchie

Managing Director, LifeSci Advisors LLC

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