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Published on 5/6/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

HTG prices $49.98 million initial public offering of stock at $14.00

Leerink Partners is the bookrunner; Canaccord Genuity, JMP to assist

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., May 6 – HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. said it priced its $49.98 million initial public sale of stock with a $7.5 million greenshoe. The deal was announced Dec. 31.

The company will sell 3.57 million common shares at $14.00 apiece.

Leerink Partners LLC is the bookrunning manager.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. intends to buy about $9 million of the shares at the initial public offering price.

Settlement is expected May 11.

Proceeds will be used for clinical development, research and development, working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The Tucson, Ariz., company designs and markets a novel technology platform to facilitate the routine use of complex molecular profiling. The company intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq under the symbol “HTGM.”

Issuer:HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.
Issue:Common stock
Amount:$49.98 million
Greenshoe:$7,497,000
Shares:3.57 million
Price:$14.00
Warrants:No
Bookrunner:Leerink Partners LLC
Co-managers:Canaccord Genuity Inc. and JMP Securities LLC
Announcement date:Dec. 31
Pricing date:May 6
Settlement date:May 11
Stock exchange:Nasdaq: HTGM

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