ALX Oncology Prices Highly Dilutive $150M Offering, Including Pre-Funded Warrants, at a Discount to Market

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ALX Oncology announced the pricing of a substantial underwritten public offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants, raising approximately $150 million at a discount to its current share price, which will result in significant dilution for existing shareholders.

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• Underwritten Public Offering Priced

  ALX Oncology is selling 76,979,112 shares of common stock and 18,574,120 pre-funded warrants.

• Offering Price Details

  Common stock is priced at $1.57 per share, and pre-funded warrants at $1.569 per warrant (with a $0.001 exercise price).

• Expected Gross Proceeds

  The offering is expected to generate approximately $150 million in gross proceeds for the company.

• Use of Proceeds

  Funds will be allocated to continued clinical development of evorpacept and ALX2004 programs, related clinical trials, and general working capital.

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This 8-K filing details a highly dilutive capital raise for ALX Oncology, with the company pricing a $150 million offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants under its effective S-3 registration statement (File No. 333-285620). The offering price of $1.57 per share is below the current market price of $1.70, and the inclusion of pre-funded warrants further exacerbates the dilutive impact on existing shareholders. While this substantial capital infusion is critical for a clinical-stage biotechnology company to fund ongoing clinical development programs (evorpacept and ALX2004) and extend its operational runway, the sheer magnitude of the offering relative to the company's current market valuation suggests a significant increase in outstanding shares. This level of dilution is a major negative for current equity holders and will likely weigh heavily on the stock price, fundamentally altering the investment thesis for many.