BLADELOGIC, INC. ANNOUNCES
PRICING OF ITS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Lexington, MA, July 25, 2007 – BladeLogic,
Inc. (Nasdaq: BLOG) today announced the pricing of its initial
public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock, at a price
of $17.00 per share. The shares will be listed on the Nasdaq Global
Market and will trade under the symbol “BLOG” beginning
July 25, 2007. Of the 5,000,000 shares being offered, 3,940,000
shares will be sold by the Company and 1,060,000 shares will be
sold by selling stockholders. The underwriters have an option
to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares from the Company
at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares
by the selling stockholders.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted as joint book-running managers,
and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
and Cowen and Company, LLC acted as co-managers for the offering.
A copy of the final prospectus relating to these securities may
be obtained, when available, by contacting one of the following:
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Prospectus
Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014,
telephone: 1-866-718-1649 or via email at prospectus@morganstanley.com.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated,
World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10080 or
by calling (212) 449-1000.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, 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 BladeLogic, Inc.
BladeLogic is a provider of leading data center automation software
with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including
9 of the top 50 global companies, 2 of the top 10 aerospace and
defense companies, 6 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks,
2 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment
companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 6 of the top
12 pharmaceutical companies and 6 of the top 10 telecommunications
companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software
solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government
organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit
and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing
customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved
service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic
is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information,
please visit www.bladelogic.com.
BladeLogic Media Contact:
Tedd Rodman
BladeLogic, Inc.
781-257-3560
trodman@bladelogic.com
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