InterMune to net $228m in stock, note sale to pay down debt and finance Esbriet
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Executive Summary
InterMune will pay down debt and finance its pursuit of US FDA approval for Esbriet (pirfenidone) in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with $228.1 million in aggregate net proceeds from an offering of 13.5 million shares of common stock and the concurrent sale of 2.5% convertible senior notes worth $105 million in principal.
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