Jan 10 (Reuters) -

* METSERA INC - FILES FOR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

* METSERA INC - APPLIES TO LIST ON NASDAQ UNDER SYMBOL

'MTSR'

* METSERA INC SAYS BOFA SECURITIES, GOLDMAN SACHS & CO LLC,

EVERCORE ISI, GUGGENHEIM SECURITIES AND CANTOR ARE UNDERWRITERS

TO IPO

* METSERA INC SAYS SVF II US AGGREGATOR (DE) LLC

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED 5.5% OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO OFFERING

* METSERA INC SAYS VALIDAE HEALTH LP BENEFICIALLY OWNED

14.6% OF

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO OFFERING

* METSERA INC SAYS ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH FMR LLC

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED 8.1% OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO OFFERING

* METSERA INC SAYS ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH NEWPATH PARTNERS

BENEFICIALLY OWNED 5.6% OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO

OFFERING

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