WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zenas BioPharma, Inc. ("Zenas"), (Nasdaq: ZBIO) a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company committed to being a leader in the development and commercialization of transformative immunology-based therapies, today announced that the underwriters of its previously announced upsized initial public offering of 13,235,294 shares of its common stock, which closed on September 16, 2024, exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 1,985,294 shares at the initial public offering price of $17.00 per share. After giving effect to the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, which closed on September 19, 2024, Zenas sold 15,220,588 shares in its initial public offering, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $258.7 million. All of the shares were sold by Zenas. Zenas' shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 13, 2024 under the ticker symbol "ZBIO".
Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Citigroup, and Guggenheim Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
