Orexigen Therapeutics Prices $70.9M Share Offering

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX - News) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $7.50 per share. Net proceeds, after estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses, will be approximately $70.9 million. Orexigen has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on or about July 28, 2009, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Leerink Swann LLC is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering. Lazard Capital Markets LLC, Canaccord Adams Inc., JMP Securities LLC and Natixis Bleichroeder Inc. are acting as co-managers for the offering.