ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager in the offering and Canaccord Genuity Inc., Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences, Summer Street Research Partners, and Merriman Capital are acting as co-managers for the offering. In addition Trout Capital LLC is serving as a financial advisor to AVANIR. 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.
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"). A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to these securities may be obtained from Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, Jefferies & Company, Inc., 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, at (877) 547-6340, and at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com. 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.
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AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CONTACT: Investors, Eric Benevich, or Brenna Mullen, both of AVANIR
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-949-389-6700, ir@avanir.com
