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Published on 11/6/2014 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Mast prices $21 million public sale of units at $0.48, $0.47 per unit

Bookrunning manager Cowen helps sells series A and series B units

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 6 – Mast Therapeutics, Inc. said it priced a $21 million public offering of units with a $2.25 million greenshoe. The offering was announced Wednesday.

The company will sell 30,941,102 series A units of one common share and a half-share warrant at $0.48 per unit and 13,081,428series B units of one prefunded warrant and a half-share warrant at $0.47 per unit.

Each whole warrant will be exercisable at $0.75. The strike price is a 56.25% premium to the Nov. 5 closing share price of $0.48.

Cowen and Co., LLC is the bookrunning manager.

Settlement is expected Nov. 12.

Proceeds will be used for the company’s clinical development programs and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The biopharmaceutical company is based in San Diego.

Issuer:Mast Therapeutics, Inc.
Issue:Series A units of one common share and a half-share warrant, series B units of one prefunded warrant and a half-share warrant
Amount:$21 million
Warrants:One half-share warrant per unit
Warrant strike price:$0.75
Bookrunner:Cowen and Co., LLC
Lead manager:Canaccord Genuity Inc.
Co-managers:Laidlaw & Co. and Highline Research Advisers
Announcement date:Nov. 5
Pricing date:Nov. 6
Settlement date:Nov. 12
Stock symbol:NYSE: MSTX
Stock price:$0.48 at close Nov. 5
Market capitalization:$53.58 million
Series A units
Amount:$6,148,271
Units:30,941,102
Price:$0.48
Series B units
Amount:$14,851,729
Units:13,081,428
Price:$0.47

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