NanoString Technologies Announces Pricing of Offering of 3,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

SEATTLE, June 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $16.75 per share pursuant to its existing shelf registration statement. NanoString has granted to the underwriter of the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 shares of common stock. NanoString intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes and working capital. The offering is expected to close on or about June 6, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated served as sole underwriter for the offering.

A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the common stock offered in the public offering described above was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 29, 2014 and declared effective by the SEC on September 10, 2014.  The offering is being made only by means of a written prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement.  A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will be filed with the SEC. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, and when available, copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, may also be obtained by contacting Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Attn: Syndicate Department, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, Telephone: (800) 792-2473, Email: syndicate@rwbaird.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities being offered, nor shall there be any sale of the securities being offered in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

Contact    
                    Douglas Farrell
                    Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
                    dfarrell@nanostring.com
                    Phone: 206-602-1768