** Shares of drug developer Tenaya Therapeutics TNYA.O slump 42.3% to $0.79
** TNYA announces pricing of 50 million units at $1.20 apiece for gross proceeds of $60 million
** Each unit includes one common share and a warrant to buy an additional share at an exercise price of $1.50 apiece
** Proceeds will be used to fund the development of its experimental drug candidates, mainly TN-201 and TN-401, and other general purposes
** Leerink Partners and Piper Sandler were lead joint book-running managers for offering
** H.C. Wainwright cuts PT to $3 from $5 on dilution from the capital raise, among other reasons
** All eight brokerages covering the stock rate it "buy" or higher; median PT $5 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, TNYA stock down 4.9% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
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