RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation announced today it has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed follow-on public offering of common stock. The filing provides for an offering of 7,500,000 shares, consisting of 3,500,000 primary shares offered by the company, with the remainder of the offering consisting of secondary shares offered by certain stockholders and officers of the company. In addition, the company will grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,125,000 additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Piper Jaffray & Co. will serve as joint book-running managers for the offering, with Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Cowen and Company, LLC serving as co-managers.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from the prospectus department of either J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 8th floor, New York, NY 10172, or Piper Jaffray & Co., 800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 800, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
Volcano Corporation offers a broad suite of devices designed to facilitate endovascular procedures and enhance the diagnosis of vascular and structural heart diseases and guide therapies.
Volcano Corporation
CONTACT: Neal Rosen, +1-415-397-2686
Web site: http://www.volcanocorp.com//
