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Astrotech Increases Previously Announced Bought Deal Offering of Common Stock to $32.5 Million
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC), today announced that, due to demand, the underwriter has agreed to increase the size
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[{"type":"text","content":" AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAstrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC), today announced that, due to demand, the underwriter has agreed to increase the size of the previously announced public offering and purchase on a firm commitment basis 21,639,851 shares of common stock of the Company at a price to the public of $1.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about April 12, 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.\n\nH.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering.\n\nThe Company also has granted to the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,245,977 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commission.\n\nThe gross proceeds of the offering are expected to be approximately $32.5 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by Astrotech and assuming no exercise of the option to purchase additional shares. Astrotech intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, working capital, and capital expenditures. \n\nThe securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a \"shelf\" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-253835) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and declared effective on March 15, 2021 and the accompanying prospectus contained therein. The offering of the securities is being made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering were filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to this offering, when filed, may be obtained by contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC at 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (212) 856-5711.\n\nThis announcement is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale i...