By Chris Wack
Akebia Therapeutics shares were down 20% to $2.27 after the company priced its underwritten public offering of 25 million shares at $2 a share.
All shares are being offered by Akebia.
The proceeds to Akebia from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses, are expected to be $50 million.
Akebia has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 3.75 million additional shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The offering is expected to close Friday.
The stock hit its 52-week high of $2.89 Wednesday, and is up 19% in the past 12 months.
Write to Chris Wack at chris.wack@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 20, 2025 09:41 ET (13:41 GMT)
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