Auxilium Pharmaceuticals declares pricing of common stock shares

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced the pricing of a public offering of 3 million shares of its common stock. The offering is expected to close on or about September 30, 2009, subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, Auxilium has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 shares to cover over-allotments, if any.

Jefferies & Company is acting as sole book-running manager in this offering.

A registration statement relating to the shares of common stock issued in the offering has been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). This offering is being made pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the registration statement. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and related prospectus, when available, may be obtained from Jefferies & Company, Inc., Attention: Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 or at (888) 449-2342. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

SOURCE: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.