Empire Resorts Announces Closing of Rights Offering and Backstop Purchase
February 09 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Approximately $50 Million Aggregate Gross
Proceeds to the Company
Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM:NYNY) announced its rights
offering (the “Rights Offering”) and standby purchase of shares not
sold in the Rights Offering, which generated approximately $50
million in gross proceeds for the Company closed on Friday,
February 6, 2015. The Company issued a total of 7,042,254 shares of
common stock at $7.10 per share. This includes 53,291 shares issued
to holders upon exercise of their basic subscription rights and
4,321,798 shares issued to Kien Huat Realty III Limited (“Kien
Huat”), our largest stockholder, upon exercise of its basic
subscription rights. Kien Huat also acquired the remaining
2,667,165 shares not sold in the Rights Offering pursuant to the
terms of a standby purchase agreement. The Company paid Kien Huat a
fee of $250,000 for its commitment pursuant to the standby purchase
agreement and reimbursed Kien Huat for its expenses related to the
standby purchase agreement in an amount of $40,000. After giving
effect to the Rights Offering, Kien Huat will own approximately 67%
of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.
The Company expects the net proceeds of the Rights Offering to
be approximately $49.6 million following the deduction of expenses.
The Company anticipates using the net proceeds of the Rights
Offering to fund the expenses relating to the Company’s pursuit of
a gaming facility license for the Montreign Resort Casino proposed
to be built in Sullivan County, New York. If the Company is not
awarded a gaming facility license, the remaining portion of the
proceeds of the Rights Offering will be used in its on-going
operations.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking
Information
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts
are “forward-looking statements” that may involve material risks
and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers not to
place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which
statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, and as such, speak only as of the date made.
For a full discussion of risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in the company’s
registration statement on Form S-3 and the prospectus relating to
the rights offering, dated January 5, 2015.
About Empire Resorts
Empire Resorts owns and operates, through its subsidiary
Monticello Raceway Management, Inc., the Monticello Casino &
Raceway, a harness racing track and casino located in Monticello,
New York, and is 90 miles from midtown Manhattan. Further
information is available at www.empireresorts.com and
www.montreign.com.
Empire Resorts, Inc.Charles Degliomini,
845-807-0001cdegliomini@empireresorts.com
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