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Organization and Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Description of Business Organization and Description of Business
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or "Pliant" or “we” or “our” or “us”) is a late stage clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel therapies for the treatment of fibrosis with an initial focus on treating fibrosis by inhibiting integrin-mediated activation of TGF-β. Fibrosis refers to the abnormal thickening and scarring of connective tissue due to the production and deposition of excess collagen in the extra-cellular matrix. Fibrosis can occur in many different tissues including lung, liver, kidney, muscle, skin and the GI tract, and often causes severe and debilitating disease leading to organ failure. The Company is located in South San Francisco, California, and was incorporated in the state of Delaware in June 2015.
Public Offerings
In July 2022, the Company completed a public offering of 12,432,432 shares of common stock, including the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase 1,621,621 additional shares of common stock. The shares were offered at a price of $18.50 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $215.4 million, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
In January 2023, the Company completed a public offering of 9,583,334 shares of common stock, including the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase 1,250,000 additional shares of common stock. The shares were offered at a price of $30.00 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $269.8 million, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by us.