Viking Therapeutics Announces Closing of Concurrent Upsized Offerings of Common Stock and Convertibl...

Viking Therapeutics Announces Closing of Concurrent Upsized Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes, Including Full Exercise of Underwriters' Options to Purchase Additional Shares of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes Gross Proceeds to Viking Approximately $575 Million SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced the closing of its concurrent upsized public offerings of 9,035,714 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $35.00 per share, and $258.75 million aggregate principal amount of 2.00% convertible senior notes due 2032 (the "notes"), which included the full exercise by the underwriters of the common stock offering of their option to purchase an additional 1,178,571 shares of common stock, and the full exercise by the underwriters of the note offering of their option to purchase an additional $33.75 million aggregate principal amount of notes.