Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Dated February 28, 2023
Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement Dated February 27, 2023
Registration Statement No. 333-259311
$175,000,000
Common Stock
Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase
Shares of Common Stock
This free writing prospectus relates only to the public offering of shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Travere Therapeutics, Inc. and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated February 27, 2023, or the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, and the accompanying prospectus, in each case, including the documents incorporated by reference therein. The information in this free writing prospectus updates and, to the extent inconsistent, supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. This free writing prospectus supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to reflect the addition of pre-funded warrants, and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of such pre-funded warrants, to the securities being offered by Travere Therapeutics, Inc, and to provide a recent development. Except as otherwise indicated, all information in this free writing prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock and the full exercise of all pre-funded warrants sold in this offering.
This free writing prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus, in each case, including the documents incorporated by reference therein. Financial information and other information presented in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or incorporated by reference therein is deemed to have changed to the extent affected by the changes described herein. This free writing prospectus should be read together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus, in each case, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, before making a decision in connection with an investment in the securities. Capitalized terms used in this free writing prospectus but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
The Offering
Common stock to be offered by us | shares. | |
Pre-funded warrants offered by us | We are also offering, in lieu of shares of common stock to certain investors that so choose, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock. Each pre-funded warrant will have an initial exercise price per share of $0.0001, subject to certain adjustments. The purchase price of each pre-funded warrant is equal to the price at which the share of common stock is being sold to the public in this offering, minus $0.0001. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable immediately and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. For more information, see the section titled Description of Securities We Are OfferingPre-Funded Warrants. This free writing prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement also relate to the offering of the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of such pre-funded warrants. | |
Nasdaq Global Market symbol | Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol TVTX. There is no established public trading market for the pre-funded warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for listing of the pre-funded warrants on any securities exchange or recognized trading system. See the section titled Description of Securities We Are OfferingPre-Funded Warrants. |
RISK FACTORS
There is no public market for the pre-funded warrants being offered by us in this offering.
There is no established public trading market for the pre-funded warrants being sold in this offering, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply to list the pre-funded warrants on any securities exchange or recognized trading system. Without an active market, the liquidity of the pre-funded warrants will be limited.
Holders of the pre-funded warrants will have no rights as common stockholders until they acquire our common stock.
Until you acquire shares of our common stock upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants, you will have no rights with respect to our common stock issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants, including the right to receive dividend payments, vote or respond to tender offers. Upon exercise of your pre-funded warrants, you will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common stockholder only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.
Significant holders or beneficial holders of shares of our common stock may not be permitted to exercise the pre-funded warrants that they hold.
A holder (together with its affiliates and other attribution parties) may not exercise any portion of a pre-funded warrant to the extent that immediately prior to or after giving effect to such exercise the holder would own more than 9.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holders election to a higher or lower percentage not in excess of 19.99% (if exceeding such percentage would result in a change of control under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b) or any successor rule) upon 61 days notice to us subject to the terms of the pre-funded warrants. As a result, you may not be able to exercise your pre-funded warrants for shares of our common stock at a time when it would be financially beneficial for you to do so. In such a circumstance, you could seek to sell your pre-funded warrants to realize value, but you may be unable to do so in the absence of an established trading market and due to applicable transfer restrictions.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING
We are offering shares of our common stock, or for certain investors that so choose, in lieu of shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, or the pre-funded warrants. The common stock and the pre-funded warrants will be sold at the same time. The shares of common stock and the pre-funded warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately. The shares of common stock issuable from time to time upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants, if any, are also being offered pursuant to the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Common Stock
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on matters on which our stockholders vote. There are no cumulative voting rights. Subject to any preferential dividend rights of any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if declared by our board of directors, out of funds that we may legally use to pay dividends. Generally, all matters to be voted on by stockholders must be approved by a majority (or, in the case of election of directors, by a plurality) of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of our common stock that are present in person or represented by proxy.
Holders representing 50% of our common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of our stockholders. A vote by the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares is required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to our certificate of incorporation. If we liquidate or dissolve, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in our assets once our debts and any liquidation preference owed to any then-outstanding preferred stockholders are paid. Our certificate of incorporation does not provide our common stock with any redemption, conversion or preemptive rights.
Pre-Funded Warrants
The material terms and provisions of the pre-funded warrants being issued in this offering are summarized below. The following description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the form of pre-funded warrant which will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by us with the SEC in connection with this offering. You should review the form of pre-funded warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the pre-funded warrants.
Exercisability. The pre-funded warrants will be immediately exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice and by payment in full in immediately available funds for the number of shares of common stock purchased upon such exercise. The holder may also exercise the pre-funded warrant through a cashless exercise, in which case, the holder would receive upon such exercise, the net number of shares of common stock determined according to the formula set forth in the pre-funded warrant. The exercise price must be paid by the holder in cash in immediately available funds.
Exercise Limitations. A holder (together with its affiliates and other attribution parties) may not exercise any portion of a pre-funded warrant to the extent that immediately prior to or after giving effect to such exercise the holder would own more than 9.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, which percentage may be changed at the holders election to a higher or lower percentage not in excess of 19.99% (if exceeding such percentage would result in a change of control under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b) or any successor rule) upon 61 days notice to us subject to the terms of the pre-funded warrants.
Exercise Price. Each pre-funded warrant offered hereby has an initial exercise price per share equal to $0.0001. The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise is subject to adjustment in the event of stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock.
Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, the pre-funded warrants are separately tradeable immediately after issuance at the option of the holders and may be transferred at the option of the holders.
No Listing. There is no established public trading market for the pre-funded warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for listing of the pre-funded warrants on any securities exchange or recognized trading system, including The Nasdaq Global Market. Without an active market, the liquidity of the pre-funded warrants will be limited.
Fundamental Transactions. In the event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the pre-funded warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our common stock, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the voting power represented by our outstanding common stock, the holders of the pre-funded warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the pre-funded warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction.
Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in the pre-funded warrants or by virtue of a holders ownership of shares of our common stock, the holders of the pre-funded warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of our common stock, including the right to receive dividend payments, vote or respond to tender offers, until they exercise their pre-funded warrants.
Warrant Agent. We will act as warrant agent for the pre-funded warrants.
UNDERWRITING
The underwriters will purchase the pre-funded warrants pursuant to the underwriting agreement described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement on terms generally consistent with those applicable to the shares of common stock being sold in the offering. The per share underwriting discounts and commissions for the pre-funded warrants will be equal to the per share underwriting discounts and commissions on the shares of our common stock sold in the offering.
RECENT DEVELOPMENT
As previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, our licensor of our patent portfolio for Thiola® and Thiola EC®, Mission Pharmacal Company (Mission), had received, as of December 31, 2022, three paragraph IV notice letters from three generic manufacturers notifying Mission that each had filed an ANDA seeking approval of a proposed generic version of Thiola EC (tiopronin) 100 mg and 300 mg oral tablets, before expiration of the patent covering the treatment of cystinuria by administering Thiola EC with food (US Patent No. 11,458,104, the 104 patent), and asserting that the 104 patent is not infringed and/or is invalid, with each such ANDA having been filed prior to the granting and listing of the 104 patent.
On February 28, 2023, we became aware, via the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations website, that the ANDA filed by Par Pharmaceutical Inc. (which had previously indicated to Mission that it may challenge the 104 patent through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board procedures at the United States Patent and Trademark Office), for a generic version of Thiola EC (100 mg and 300 mg) is listed as having been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on February 24, 2023.
GENERAL
Additional conforming changes are hereby made to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to reflect the changes described in this free writing prospectus. All terms of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement applicable to our shares of common stock will be applicable to the shares of common stock underlying the pre-funded warrants upon issuance.
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. has filed an automatically effective registration statement (including a preliminary prospectus supplement, dated February 27, 2023 and the accompanying prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. A preliminary prospectus supplement dated February 27, 2023 related to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SECs website located at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204, or by email at fi@jpmchase.com; from BofA Securities, NC1-004-03-43 200 North College Street, 3rd floor Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; or from SVB Securities LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, 53 State Street, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, or by telephone at (800) 808-7525, ext. 6105, or by email at syndicate@svbsecurities.com.