MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(
BUSINESS WIRE
)--Coursera, Inc. (“Coursera”) today announced the pricing of its
initial public offering of an aggregate of 15,730,000 shares of its
common stock at a price to the public of $33.00 per share. The offering
includes 14,664,776 shares of common stock to be issued and sold by
Coursera and 1,065,224 shares of common stock to be sold by the selling
stockholders. The shares are expected to begin trading on The New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “COUR” on March 31, 2021. The
gross proceeds of the offering to the Company, before deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, are
expected to be $483.9 million, excluding any exercise of the
underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Coursera will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by the
selling stockholders. The offering is expected to close on April 5,
2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
Coursera has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to
2,359,500 additional shares of common stock at the initial price to the
public, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as lead
book-running managers for the offering. Citigroup and UBS Investment
Bank are acting as additional bookrunners, and KeyBanc Capital Markets,
Raymond James, Stifel, Truist Securities, William Blair, D.A. Davidson
& Co., Needham & Company, Loop Capital Markets, and Telsey
Advisory Group are acting as co-managers for the offering.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the
final prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley,
Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York,
New York 10014, by telephone at (866) 718-1649; or Goldman Sachs &
Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department 200 West Street, New York, New
York 10282, by telephone at (866) 471-2526, by facsimile at (212)
902-9316, or by email at
prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com
.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed
with, and declared effective on March 30, 2021 by, the Securities and
Exchange Commission. 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.
About Coursera
Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science
professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide
universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest
online learning platforms in the world, with 77 million registered
learners. Coursera partners with over 200 leading university and
industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials,
including Guided Projects, courses, Specializations, certificates, and
bachelor’s and master’s degrees. More than 6,000 institutions have used
Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and
students, including in high-demand fields such as data science,
technology, and business.
