Accelerate Diagnostics Announces $80M Public Offering

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.

today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $80 million of shares of its common stock. All of the shares are being offered by Accelerate Diagnostics. In addition, Accelerate Diagnostics expects to grant the underwriters of the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $12 million of shares of its common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. Accelerate Diagnostics anticipates using the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is acting as lead book-running manager for the offering. Piper Jaffray & Co. is also acting as a book-running manager. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and BTIG, LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering. Certain of Accelerate Diagnostics' affiliates, including entities affiliated with one of its directors, Jack Schuler, and which together are its largest stockholders, have indicated an interest in purchasing an aggregate of up to $50 million of the shares of the company's common stock in the proposed offering at the public offering price. Because these indications of interest are not binding agreements or commitments to purchase, any or all of these entities may elect not to purchase any shares in the offering, or the underwriters may elect not to sell any shares in the offering to any or all of these entities. A shelf registration statement relating to the shares was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on December 10, 2013. The offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained 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 prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; or from Piper Jaffray & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, or by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or by email at prospectus@pjc.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.