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Published on 2/26/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Lion Biotechnologies prices $64 million public sale of stock at $8.00

Offering conducted through bookrunners Jeffries, Cowen, Piper Jaffray

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 26 – Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. said it priced its $64 million public offering of its common stock with a $9.6 million greenshoe. The deal was announced Wednesday.

The company will sell 8 million common shares at $8.00 per share. The price per share is a 14.07% discount to the Feb. 25 closing share price of $9.31.

Jefferies LLC, Cowen and Co, LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co. are the bookrunners.

Settlement is expected March 3.

Proceeds will be used for product development, clinical trials and general corporate and working capital purposes.

The biotechnology company is based in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Issuer:Lion Biotechnologies, Inc.
Issue:Common stock
Amount:$64 million
Greenshoe:$9.6 million
Shares:8 million
Price:$8.00
Warrants:No
Bookrunners:Jefferies LLC, Cowen and Co, LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co.
Co-manager:Roth Capital Partners, LLC
Announcement date:Feb. 16
Pricing date:Feb. 26
Settlement date:March 3
Stock symbol:OTCBB: LBIO
Stock price:$9.31 at close Feb. 25
Market capitalization:$306.51 million

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