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Roadzen Strengthens Balance Sheet, Eliminates $5.5 Million in Short-Term Liabilities By Paying $1.65 million in Cash
Roadzen has eliminated a total of $12.6 million in short-term liabilities over the last six months utilizing $1.65 million in cash and approximately 1.2
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[{"type":"text","content":"Roadzen has eliminated a total of $12.6 million in short-term liabilities over the last six months utilizing $1.65 million in cash and approximately 1.2 million ordinary shares priced at $2.80 per share\nNEW YORK, Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roadzen Inc. (Nasdaq: RDZN) (“Roadzen” or the “Company”), a global leader in AI at the intersection of insurance and mobility, announced today that it eliminated $5.5 million in short-term payables in exchange for $1.65 million in cash. In July 2024, Roadzen launched a key initiative to strengthen its balance sheet, primarily by renegotiating and reducing payables associated with the going-public transaction and short-term debt. To date, the Company has improved its balance sheet as follows: Total Short-Term Liabilities Eliminated since Summer of 2024: $12.6 million $5.5 million: Eliminated through a cash payment of $1.65 million (announced today).$2.5 million: Payables exchanged for shares at $2.80 per share (by an entity controlled by the Chairman, as previously announced).$0.9 million: Short-term debt exchanged for shares at $2.80 per share (by an entity controlled by the CEO, as previously announced).$3.7 million: Various accrued expenses renegotiated and released in quarter ended September 30, 2024. Additionally, the Company also completed the following: Senior Secured Facility Extension: Agreement in principle reached with Mizuho Securities USA Inc. to extend the debt facility by one year, through December 31, 2025.Equity Financing: Raised $7.88 million in straight equity public offerings during December and January, as previously announced. Commenting on the Company’s progress in strengthening its balance sheet, Rohan Malhotra, Roadzen’s Founder and CEO, said, “Right-sizing Roadzen’s balance sheet and reducing global operating costs has been one of our core initiatives over the past six months. We have made significant progress towards both objectives by cutting nearly half of the expenses inherited when we went public in September 2023 and, sequentially reducing our cash burn over the last three quarters. In addition to cleaning up payables, agreeing in principle to extend our senior secured facility by a year, and raising approximately $8 million in straight equity over the last month are examples of the meaningful strides we have made to position Roadzen for future growth. Ou...