ONYX TO SELL 5 MILLION SHARES

Biotechnology company Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it plans to sell 5 million shares to the public. The company said it has granted an over-allotment option to Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co., which underwrote the sale, to buy another 750,000 shares. All the shares will be sold by Onyx, the company said. Onyx shares closed at $27.63 on the Nasdaq Friday.

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