Blue Star Foods Prices $1.8 Million Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
February 10 2023 - 9:46AM
Blue Star Foods Corp., (NASDAQ:BSFC) (the "Company" ), an
integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable
seafood company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems
(RAS), today announced the pricing of an underwritten public
offering with gross proceeds to the Company expected to be $1.8
million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other
estimated expenses payable by the Company. The offering consists of
9,000,000 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to
purchase common stock (the "Offering") at a price of $0.20 per
share (or $0.1990 per pre-funded warrant after reducing $0.001
attributable to the exercise price of the pre-funded warrants). In
addition, the Company has granted Aegis Capital Corp., the
underwriter in the offering, a 45-day option to purchase up to an
additional 1,250,000 shares of common stock and/or pre-funded
warrants at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts
and commissions, which would increase the total gross proceeds of
the offering to approximately $2.0 million, if the over-allotment
option is exercised in full. The Company intends to use the net
proceeds from this Offering for general corporate purposes,
including working capital, operating expenses, and capital
expenditures. The Company may also use a portion of the net
proceeds to acquire or make investments in businesses, products,
and offerings, although they do not have agreements or commitments
for any material acquisitions or investments at this time. The
closing of the Offering is expected to occur on February 14, 2023,
subject to customary closing conditions.
Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as the sole book-running
manager for the offering.
This offering is being made pursuant to an
effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-268564)
previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") and declared effective by the SEC on December 6, 2022.
The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement
and accompanying prospectus that form a part of the shelf
registration statement. A prospectus supplement describing the
terms of the proposed offering will be filed with the SEC and will
be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov.
Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained,
when available, by contacting Aegis Capital Corp., Attention:
Syndicate Department, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 27th floor, New
York, NY 10105, by email at syndicate@aegiscap.com, or by telephone
at (212) 813-1010. Before investing in this offering, interested
parties should read in their entirety the prospectus supplement and
the accompanying prospectus and the other documents that the
Company has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference
in such prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
which provide more information about the Company and such
offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be
any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction.
About Blue Star Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: BSFC)
Blue Star Foods Corp. is an integrated
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood
company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS)
that processes, packages and sells high-value seafood products. The
Company believes it utilizes best-in-class technology, in both
resource sustainability management and traceability, and ecological
packaging. The Company also owns and operates the oldest
continuously operating Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) full
grow-out salmon farm in North America. The company is based in
Miami, Florida, and its corporate website is:
https://bluestarfoods.com
Forward-Looking Statements:
The foregoing material may contain
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. Forward-looking statements
include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or
current facts, including without limitation statements regarding
the Company’s product development and business prospects, and can
be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,”
“project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,”
“potential,” “should,” “continue” or the negative versions of those
words or other comparable words. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future actions or performance. These forward-looking
statements are based on information currently available to the
Company and its current plans or expectations and are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect
current plans. Risks concerning the Company’s business are
described in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2021, and other periodic and current
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Investor Contacts:
investors@bluestarfoods.com
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