Exhibit 99.1
AtriCure Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
MASON, Ohio—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 11, 2020— AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage (LAA) management, today announced it has commenced a proposed underwritten public offering in which it expects to issue and sell approximately $100 million of shares of its common stock pursuant to its existing automatic shelf registration statement. In connection with this offering, AtriCure plans to grant the underwriters of the offering a30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of its common stock at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. AtriCure intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of debt or long-term liabilities, and other potential corporate or market development activities.
J.P. Morgan and Piper Sandler are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Canaccord Genuity, Needham & Company, Stifel, SVB Leerink and BTIG are acting asco-managers. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or the actual size or terms of the offering.
The securities described above are being offered by AtriCure pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 1, 2019. 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 relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, when available, may also be obtained by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by phone at1-866-803-9204, or by emailat prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; or Piper Sandler & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, or by telephone at800-747-3924, or by email at prospectus@psc.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.
About AtriCure
AtriCure, Inc. provides innovative technologies for the treatment of Afib and related conditions. Afib affects more than 33 million people worldwide. Electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons around the globe use AtriCure technologies for the treatment of Afib and reduction of Afib related complications. AtriCure’s Isolator®Synergy™ Ablation System is the first and only medical device to receive FDA approval for the treatment of persistent Afib. AtriCure’s AtriClip Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion System products are the most widely sold LAA management devices worldwide.
