SAN DIEGO, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belite Bio, Inc (NASDAQ:BLTE) ("Belite Bio" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage drug development company focused on advancing novel therapeutics targeting degenerative retinal diseases that have significant unmet medical needs, today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 2,272,727 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each representing one of its ordinary shares, at a public offering price of $154.00 per ADS. The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 340,909 additional ADSs from the Company at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The gross proceeds of the offering to the Company are expected to be approximately $350.0 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by Belite Bio. All of the securities in the offering are to be sold by Belite Bio. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about December 3, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Belite Bio intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for (i) commercialization preparation, including building our in-house commercialization team, establishing sales network and systems, and preparing for the commercial manufacture of our future products, if approved, (ii) development and expansion of pipelines, and (iii) working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Leerink Partners, BofA Securities and Cantor are acting as joint active book-running managers for the offering. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as lead manager for the offering. Maxim Group LLC and Titan Partners Group, a division of American Capital Partners, are acting as co-managers for the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus included in Belite's registration statement on Form F-3ASR (File No. 333-284521), which became effective automatically on January 27, 2025. Copies of the preliminary ...