Athersys, Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • February 1st, 2017 • Athersys, Inc / New • Pharmaceutical preparations • New York
Athersys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) for whom William Blair & Company, L.L.C. is acting as representative (the “Representative” or “you”) an aggregate of 19,802,000 shares (the “Firm Securities”) and, at the election of the Underwriters, up to 2,970,300 additional shares (the “Optional Securities”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the Firm Securities and the Optional Securities that the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuant to Section 2 hereof are herein collectively called the “Securities”).
