Peptide News Digest

#500-2-Million-Offering

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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLX) Closed Its Upsized $500.2 Million Underwritten Public Offering as Scheduled Friday August 21, 2026, With 14,090,000 Shares of Common Stock Priced Wednesday August 19 at $35.50 per Share, Leerink Partners, Morgan Stanley, Guggenheim Securities, and LifeSci Capital as Joint Book-Running Managers; The Offering Follows the Monday August 18 Phase 3 LUCIDITY Primary Endpoint Hit for Avexitide (Exendin 9-39, First-in-Class GLP-1 Receptor Antagonist Peptide) That Documented a 55% Reduction in the Composite Rate of Level 2 and Level 3 Hypoglycemic Events (P=0.000003) in Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia; Use of Proceeds: Avexitide Commercial Launch Preparation, End-2026 NDA Submission Activities, AMX0318 (Long-Acting Follow-On) IND-Enabling Studies, and General Corporate Purposes; Underwriter 30-Day Option for Additional 2,113,500 Shares Would Bring Total Raise Capacity to Roughly $575 Million if Fully Exercised

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLX) closed its upsized $500.2 million underwritten public offering as scheduled Friday August 21, 2026. Deal terms: 14,090,000 shares of common stock priced Wednesday August 19 at $35.50 per share, with Leerink Partners, Morgan Stanley, Guggenheim Securities, and LifeSci Capital as joint book-running managers. The offering follows the Monday August 18 Phase 3 LUCIDITY primary endpoint hit for avexitide (exendin 9-39, first-in-class GLP-1 receptor antagonist peptide) that documented a 55% reduction in the composite rate of Level 2 and Level 3 hypoglycemic events (p=0.000003) in post-bariatric hypoglycemia. Use of proceeds: avexitide commercial launch preparation (Q4 2026 NDA submission), broader pipeline advancement including AMX0318 (long-acting follow-on candidate identified with Gubra A/S, IND targeted 2027), and general corporate purposes. Underwriter 30-day option for additional 2,113,500 shares at the same price less underwriting discounts and commissions would bring total raise capacity to roughly $575 million if fully exercised. Amylyx also expanded its board of directors as part of the LUCIDITY-week capital markets round. The $500 million raise provides several years of operational runway to fund the avexitide launch trajectory and the second-generation AMX0318 development program targeting the same GLP-1 receptor antagonist mechanism at a longer-acting dosing format.

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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLX) Upsized Its Underwritten Public Offering to $500.2 Million From the Initial $350 Million Announcement, Pricing 14,090,000 Shares of Common Stock at $35.50 per Share Wednesday August 19, 2026 With Expected Closing August 21 and an Underwriter 30-Day Option for an Additional 2,113,500 Shares That Would Bring Total Raise Capacity to Roughly $575 Million (Before Underwriting Discounts and Commissions); Use of Proceeds: Avexitide (Exendin 9-39, a Peptide GLP-1 Receptor Antagonist) Commercial Launch Preparation Following the Monday LUCIDITY Phase 3 Win, NDA Submission Activities (Planned End of 2026), AMX0318 IND-Enabling Studies, and General Corporate Purposes; New Investors Will Experience Substantial Immediate Dilution Relative to the Public Offering Price, With 111,368,283 Shares Outstanding as of June 30, 2026 Now Growing by 12.6% on Base Offering and 14.5% Including the Overallotment

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLX) upsized its underwritten public offering to $500.2 million from the initial $350 million announcement, pricing 14,090,000 shares of common stock at $35.50 per share Wednesday August 19, 2026. Expected closing: August 21, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Underwriter 30-day option: additional 2,113,500 shares at the same price less underwriting discounts and commissions, which would bring total raise capacity to roughly $575 million if fully exercised. Use of proceeds: avexitide (exendin 9-39, a peptide GLP-1 receptor antagonist) commercial launch preparation following the Monday August 18 LUCIDITY Phase 3 primary endpoint hit (55% reduction in composite Level 2/3 hypoglycemic events, p=0.000003, in post-bariatric hypoglycemia), NDA submission activities planned for end of 2026, AMX0318 (long-acting GLP-1 receptor antagonist candidate) IND-enabling studies with IND filing targeted 2027, and general corporate purposes. Dilution: as of June 30, 2026, Amylyx reported 111,368,283 shares outstanding; the 14.09 million new shares represent roughly 12.6% dilution on the base offering and 14.5% dilution including the underwriter overallotment. The upsize from $350M to $500.2M reflects the strong demand generated by the LUCIDITY win and the analyst reception (Guggenheim $55 PT, Mizuho $30, H.C. Wainwright $20, Seeking Alpha Strong Buy upgrade). Amylyx also expanded its board of directors as part of the capital markets round.