CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“CoLucid”) (Nasdaq:CLCD), a biopharmaceutical company that is developing lasmiditan oral tablets for the acute treatment of migraine in adults, today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock. CoLucid also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of common stock sold in the public offering on the same terms and conditions. All of the shares of the common stock to be sold in the proposed offering will be sold by CoLucid.

Piper Jaffray & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering.

A shelf registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and was declared effective on June 24, 2016. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to these securities may also be obtained, when available, by contacting: Piper Jaffray & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or by email at [email protected], or by contacting: Barclays Capital Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (888) 603-5847, or by email at [email protected].  The final terms of the offering will be disclosed in a final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall 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 CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CoLucid was founded in 2005 and is developing lasmiditan oral tablets for the acute treatment of migraine headaches in adults and intravenous lasmiditan for the acute treatment of headache pain associated with migraine in adults in emergency room and other urgent care settings.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains or may imply “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “approximate” or “plan,” or similar words or phrases.  Because such statements deal with future events and are based on CoLucid’s current expectations, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results, performance or achievements of CoLucid could differ materially from those described in or implied by the statements in this press release. For example, forward-looking statements include statements related to current market conditions and expectations related to the proposed public offering. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. More information about the risks and uncertainties faced by CoLucid are contained in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CoLucid disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT: CONTACT

Thomas Mathers
Chief Executive Officer
CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(857) 285-6494 

Hans Vitzthum
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC.
(212) 915-2568