Exact Sciences (EXAS) to Sell $869 Million of Common Stock in Registered Direct Offering

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Exact Sciences Announces Entry into Agreements to Sell $869 Million of Common Stock in Registered Direct Offering

October 27, 2020 7:10 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Exact Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAS) today announced the entry into agreements to sell an aggregate of 8,605,483 shares (the "Shares") of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in a registered direct offering to ten institutional investors, including some of its largest shareholders as well as healthcare specialist firms Casdin Capital and Rock Springs Capital.

Each Share is being sold for a purchase price of $101.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $869.2 million and net proceeds, after estimated offering expenses, of approximately $866.0 million.... More

Exact Sciences To Acquire Thrive Earlier Detection, Becoming A Leader In Blood-Based, Multi-Cancer Screening

October 27, 2020 7:00 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS) and Thrive Earlier Detection Corp. ("Thrive"), a healthcare company dedicated to incorporating earlier cancer detection into routine medical care, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Exact Sciences will acquire Thrive for cash and stock consideration of up to $2.15 billion. The transaction was unanimously approved by both companies' Boards of Directors and is anticipated to close during the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approval and the satisfaction of other conditions.

Combining Thrive's pioneering early-stage... More