By Connor Hart
Shares of Exicure surged after the company entered debt-for-equity exchange agreements with two promissory notes holders.
The stock jumped 78% to $2.84 in after-hours trading Friday. Shares, which hit a 52-week low of $1.44 during the regular session, are down 45% since the beginning of the year.
The biopharmaceuticals company, based in Chicago, said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it agreed to issue 237,233 shares of its common stock to DGP, representing a conversion price of $3 a share.
DGP is the company's largest shareholder, having owned approximately 35% of its outstanding shares ahead of this issuance.
Exicure will issue an additional 101,991 shares of its common stock to an individual promissory note holder, also representing a conversion price of $3 a share.
Write to Connor Hart at connor.hart@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 13, 2024 17:56 ET (21:56 GMT)
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