Freight Technologies Announces Extinguishment of $1.1M of Outstanding Debt and Convertible Notes
September 03 2024 - 7:24AM
Freight Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGT, “Fr8Tech” or the
“Company”), a technology company offering its custom-developed
Fr8App, an industry-leading freight-matching platform powered by AI
and machine-learning that offers a real-time portal for B2B
cross-border and domestic shipping within the USMCA region, today
announced that it has reached an agreement with Freight
Opportunities LLC to extinguish $906K of outstanding promissory
notes and accumulated interest and the remaining balance of
Convertible Notes held on Freight Technologies’ June 30, 2024
balance sheet at $220K. Freight Opportunities remains an equity
investor in the Company.
CEO Javier Selgas commented, “This development is very positive
news for Freight Technologies. It is a strong vote of confidence in
the long-term prospects of the Company and in management’s ability
to drive real innovation in the logistics industry across the USMCA
market. We are excited about the opportunities in front of us, and
are eager to execute against them in order to deliver long-term
results to our stakeholders.”
Fr8Tech CFO Don Quinby added, “This transaction with Freight
Opportunities is quite favorable for the Company. It bolsters our
shareholders’ equity balance and frees up additional cash to invest
in the business. This strengthens our balance, and will help us
improve our working capital in the second half of 2024.”
Freight Opportunities LLC remains committed to its investment in
Freight Technologies and believes in the long-term potential in the
Company, its technology and management team.
About Freight Technologies Inc.
Freight Technologies (Nasdaq: FRGT) (“Fr8Tech”) is a technology
company developing solutions to optimize and automate the supply
chain process. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Freight App, Inc.
(Fr8App Inc.), is a B2B cross-border shipping marketplace in the
USMCA region powered by AI and machine learning. Focused on making
shipping transparent and efficient, Fr8App provides carriers with
increased growth opportunities and shippers with flexibility,
visibility and simplicity for the once-complex process of
international over-the-road (OTR) shipping. Fr8App uses its
proprietary technology platform to connect carriers and shippers
and significantly improve matching and operation efficiency via
innovative technologies such as live pricing and real-time
tracking, digital freight marketplace, broker, transportation
management, fleet management, and committed capacity solutions. The
company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information,
please visit fr8technologies.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Fr8Tech’s and
Fr8App Inc.’s actual results may differ from their expectations,
estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not
rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future
events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,”
“forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,”
“should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” and
similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or
expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Most of these factors are outside Fr8Tech’s and Fr8App Inc.’s
control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such
differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on Fr8App Inc.’s business, if it should recur;
(2) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of Fr8Tech’s
ordinary shares on Nasdaq; (3) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (4) the possibility that Fr8Tech or Fr8App Inc. may be
adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive
factors; (5) risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected
financial information with respect to Fr8App Inc.; (6) risks
related to the organic and inorganic growth of Fr8App Inc.’s
business and the timing of expected business milestones; and (7)
other risks and uncertainties identified, including those under
“Risk Factors,” to be filed in ’Fr8Tech other filings with the SEC.
Fr8Tech cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not
exclusive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results may vary materially from those indicated or
anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Fr8Tech and Fr8App
Inc. caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
Fr8Tech and Fr8App Inc. do not undertake or accept any obligation
or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in their
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based.
Fr8Tech IR Contact:
Jason Finkelstein
Ignition Investor Relations
investors@fr8technologies.com
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