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NitroMed Prices Public Offering of Common Stock
LEXINGTON, MA
BUSINESS WIRE
December 8, 2004
NitroMed, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTMD) announced today the pricing of its public
offering of 3,247,878 shares of its common stock at a price of $24.46
per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company
has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional
431,581 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Proceeds
to NitroMed from this offering, net of underwriting discounts and
commissions, and estimated offering expenses total $74.2 million.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Pacific Growth Equities, LLC are acting
as joint book-running managers of this offering. Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc. and Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. are acting as co-managers. Copies
of the final prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained
from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 227 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10172.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sale of these securities
in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About NitroMed
NitroMed is an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on the research,
development and commercialization of proprietary pharmaceuticals based
on the therapeutic benefits of the naturally occurring molecule nitric
oxide.
Of Note
Statements in this press release regarding NitroMed's business which
are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied
in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including
those factors contained in the Company's registration statement on
Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November
8, 2004, as amended, under the section "Risk Factors". Forward-looking
statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate",
"believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "should",
"will" and "would" or similar words. NitroMed assumes no obligations
to update the information included in this press release.
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