Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated February 11, 2014

Relating to Preliminary Prospectus dated February 10, 2014

Registration No. 333-193681

 

 

2,285,714 Shares

 

Common Stock

 

This free writing prospectus relates only to the shares of common stock of Ophthotech Corporation described below and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus dated February 10, 2014 (the “Preliminary Prospectus”) included in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-193681) relating to these shares.

 

The following information supplements and updates the information contained in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Common Stock Offered by Ophthotech Corporation

 

1,900,000 shares

 

 

 

Common Stock Offered by Selling Stockholders

 

385,714 shares

 

 

 

Common Stock to be Outstanding After This Offering

 

33,318,575 shares

 

 

 

Option to Purchase Additional Shares Granted by the Selling Stockholders

 

342,857 shares

 

 

 

Public Offering Price

 

$31.50

 

 

 

Selling Stockholder Information

 

Selling Stockholder

 

Number of
Shares Offered

 

Additional Shares to be Sold if Underwriters’ Option is Exercised in Full

 

 

 

Entities Affiliated with SV Life Sciences

 

372,594

 

331,194

 

 

 

International Biotechnology Trust plc

 

13,120

 

11,663

 

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by contacting Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014; and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717.