Tectonic Therapeutic (TECX) Announces $185M Private Placement

Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TECX) (“Tectonic”), today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a private investment in public equity financing (the “PIPE”) that is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $185.0 million.

Pursuant to the terms of the securities purchase agreement, at the closing of the PIPE, Tectonic will issue an aggregate of 3,689,465 shares of common stock at a price of $50.00 per share to fund investors and $54.14 per share to individual investors that are either an officer or director of Tectonic.

The PIPE financing included participation from new and existing investors, including Adage Capital Partners LP, Ally Bridge Group, Deep Track Capital, EcoR1 Capital, funds managed by Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., Soleus Capital, StemPoint Capital LP, TAS Partners, Woodline Partners LP, a major mutual fund, a life-sciences focused institutional investor and other investors.

“We are excited to announce this significant financing,” said Alise Reicin, M.D, Chief Executive Officer of Tectonic. “The additional capital will help us further advance our discovery and development of therapeutic proteins and antibodies that modulate the activity of G-protein coupled receptors.”

TD Cowen, Leerink Partners, Piper Sandler and Wells Fargo Securities acted as placement agents for the PIPE.

Tectonic expects to use net proceeds from the PIPE to fund the clinical development of TX45, clinical development of TX2100, discovery platform development as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The PIPE is expected to close on February 5, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The offer and sale of the shares of common stock to be sold in the PIPE are being made in a transaction not involving a public offering, and the shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or any applicable state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws. Tectonic has agreed to register the resale of the shares of common stock to be issued in the PIPE with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

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