December 9, 2015 6:40am

KITE has commenced an underwritten public offering of approximately $250 million of shares of its common stock. Kite expects to grant the underwriters of the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $37.5 M of shares of its common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. 


 

Jefferies LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as lead book-running managers for the offering. Cowen and Company, LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers, and Stifel is acting as co-manager.