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Exhibit 99.2

 

Exact Sciences Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
July 21, 2015

 

MADISON, Wis.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Exact Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced that Jefferies LLC and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, the underwriters of the Company’s previously announced public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock, are reoffering the shares to the public at an initial price of $25.50 per share. The Company has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,050,000 of additional shares. The offering is expected to close on or about July 24, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.

 

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to fund expansion of Cologuard® commercialization activities, to fund product development efforts, and for general corporate and working capital purposes.

 

Jefferies LLC and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated acted as the underwriters for the offering. A shelf registration statement relating to the shares was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is effective. A copy of the prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained by contacting (a) Jefferies LLC, Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor,New York, NY 10022, or by calling 877-547-6340, or by e-mailing Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com, (b) Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Syndicate Department, 777 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI53202, or by calling 800-792-2473, or by e-mailing syndicate@rwbaird.com, or (c) the Internet site of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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 in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state. The offering may be made only by means of the prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

 

About Exact Sciences

 

Exact Sciences Corporation is a molecular diagnostics company focused on the early detection and prevention of the deadliest forms of cancer. The company has exclusive intellectual property protecting its noninvasive, molecular screening technology for the detection of colorectal cancer. The company manufactures, and offers through its clinical lab subsidiary, Cologuard®, which is the first and only FDA approved stool DNA non-invasive colorectal cancer screening test. Cologuard is included in the colorectal cancer screening guidelines of the American Cancer Society and stool DNA is included in the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.

 

Certain statements made in this news release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are intended to be covered by the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the

 



 

Company’s future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements in this news release may address the following subjects among others: the terms and size of the offering and the use of proceeds from the offering. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including those risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company urges you to consider those risks and uncertainties in evaluating the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein (or elsewhere) to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

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Exact Sciences Corporation
J.P. Fielder
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
608-210-5220
jpfielder@exactsciences.com

 

Source: Exact Sciences Corporation

 

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