VKTX 424B5: Secondary offering

Filed with the SEC on Sep 23, 2026 · accession 0001193125-26-399628

VKTX filed a 424B5 (prospectus (offering)) with the SEC on Sep 23, 2026. Viking Therapeutics is offering convertible senior notes due 2032, with a concurrent common stock offering. The stock moved +2.0% by the first close after the filing.

Summary of the filing

Viking Therapeutics is offering convertible senior notes due 2032, with a concurrent common stock offering. The notes will mature on October 15, 2032, and are senior unsecured obligations.

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Key details

Last reported sale price of common stock$41

IssuerViking Therapeutics, Inc.

How VKTX stock reacted

Close before

$40.85

Sep 22, 2026

First close after

+1.96%

$41.65

5 trading days

-22.13%

$31.81

Since filing

-34.30%

$26.84

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Frequently asked questions

What did VKTX file with the SEC on Sep 23, 2026?

VKTX filed a 424B5 (Secondary offering). Viking Therapeutics is offering convertible senior notes due 2032, with a concurrent common stock offering. The notes will mature on October 15, 2032, and are senior unsecured obligations.

What does a secondary offering mean for VKTX stock?

New shares dilute existing holders and are often sold at a discount to the market price.

How do I read a 424B5?

The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds. Look at price, number of shares and the discount to the market price. Large offerings dilute existing shareholders.

Why are SEC filings important?

Public companies must tell the SEC about anything that can change their value — results, leadership changes, big deals, new shares, bankruptcy. Filings are the official source, often before the news. A 424B5 (prospectus (offering)): The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds.

How did VKTX stock react to this filing?

VKTX closed at $40.85 before the filing and $41.65 on Sep 23, 2026 (+1.96%). Five trading days later: $31.81 (-22.13%).

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