Exicure Shares Surge 78% on Debt-for-Equity Exchange Agreements

Dow Jones09-14
 

By Connor Hart

 

Shares of Exicure surged after the company entered debt-for-equity exchange agreements with two promissory notes holders.

The stock jumped 78% to $2.84 in after-hours trading Friday. Shares, which hit a 52-week low of $1.44 during the regular session, are down 45% since the beginning of the year.

The biopharmaceuticals company, based in Chicago, said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it agreed to issue 237,233 shares of its common stock to DGP, representing a conversion price of $3 a share.

DGP is the company's largest shareholder, having owned approximately 35% of its outstanding shares ahead of this issuance.

Exicure will issue an additional 101,991 shares of its common stock to an individual promissory note holder, also representing a conversion price of $3 a share.

 

Write to Connor Hart at connor.hart@wsj.com

 

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September 13, 2024 17:56 ET (21:56 GMT)

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