Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MNTA), a biotechnology company specializing in the characterization and engineering of complex drugs, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock at $14.35 per share. The total proceeds, before expenses, to Momenta will be approximately $57.4 million. The offering is expected to close on December 13, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions.
UBS Investment Bank is the sole book-running manager for the offering. Cowen and Company and Canaccord Genuity are acting as co-managers for the offering. Momenta has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any.