AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Silence Therapeutics plc (SLN)

Silence Therapeutics prices $175 million share offering at $13.50 per ADS

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Silence Therapeutics plc agreed on August 11, 2026 to sell 12,962,963 American Depositary Shares at $13.50 each in an underwritten public offering, with expected gross proceeds of about $175 million, up from the approximately $150 million announced on August 10. The company expects net proceeds of about $164.0 million, or about $188.7 million if underwriters fully exercise their option, and the offering is expected to close on August 13, 2026, which would add new shares for existing shareholders.

Key points

  • Offering of 12,962,963 ADSs at $13.50 per ADS, with underwriters buying at $12.69 per ADS
  • Expected net proceeds of about $164.0 million, or about $188.7 million with full exercise of the 30-day option for 1,944,444 additional ADSs
  • Joint book-running managers are Jefferies LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; closing expected on or about August 13, 2026

The filing

CompanySilence Therapeutics plc (SLN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 12, 2026, 5:23 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-347196

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 12, 2026.

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