SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR) announced today the initial public offering of 9,000,000 shares of its common stock priced at $14.00 per share. All of the shares were sold by Atheros. Atheros has granted the underwriters the right to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Atheros' common stock will be traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol "ATHR."
The managing underwriters of the offering are Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, acting as sole bookrunner, with co-lead manager Lehman Brothers Inc. and co-managers Banc of America Securities LLC and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC.
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