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Published on 2/18/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Inotek prices its $40 million initial public stock offering at $6.00

Cowen, Piper Jaffray, Canaccord Genuity and Nomura assist with deal

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 18 – Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp. said it priced its $40 million initial public offering of stock with a $6 million greenshoe. The deal was announced on Nov. 21 alongside a $9.4 million concurrent $20 million public sale of convertible senior notes with a $3 million greenshoe, which also priced on Tuesday. The stock offering is contingent on the notes settling.

In the stock sale, the company will sell 6,667,000 common shares at $6.00 per share.

Cowen and Co., LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co. are the bookrunning managers.

The 5% convertibles mature on Feb. 15, 2020 and initially convert to stock at a conversion rate of 158.7302 shares per $1,000 of notes, for an initial conversion price of about $6.30 per share.

Proceeds will be used for development of pharmaceutical candidates and other general corporate purposes, including debt repayment.

Beverly, Mass.-based Inotek is a development-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for glaucoma. The company expects its shares will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “ITEK.”

Issuer:Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Issue:Common stock
Amount:$40 million
Greenshoe:$6 million
Shares:6,667,000
Price:$6.00
Warrants:No
Bookrunners:Cowen and Co., LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co.
Co-managers:Canaccord Genuity Inc. and Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Announcement date:Nov. 21
Pricing date:Feb. 18
Stock exchange:Nasdaq: ITEK

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