P-Com Raises Additional Equity and Eliminates $3 Million in Debt
December 19 2003 - 4:14PM
PR Newswire (US)
P-Com Raises Additional Equity and Eliminates $3 Million in Debt
Company Achieves Milestone in Its Balance Sheet Restructuring
CAMPBELL, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- P-Com, Inc.
(BULLETIN BOARD: PCOM) , a worldwide provider of wireless telecom
products and services, today announced a series of transactions
that further strengthens the company's financial position. P-Com
today announced that it has raised approximately $2.8 million
through the issuance of additional Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock and Warrants. In addition, the company said it has eliminated
$3 million in debt in connection with the acquisition of the Wave
Wireless Networking division of SPEEDCOM Wireless Corporation.
Approximately $2 million in debt was exchanged for $2 million in
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of P-Com. The remaining $1
million in debt was retired by making a $750,000 cash payment to
the noteholders. Complete details related to the terms of the
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock are in P-Com's Form 8-K, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7th, 2003,
in connection with the October 2003 equity-based financing that
resulted in gross proceeds to the company of $11 million. "We have
removed a substantial portion of the debt from our balance sheet
and essentially completed the restructuring process," said Sam
Smookler, CEO of P-Com. "The restructuring actions, coupled with
our recent success in raising additional working capital, will
allow us to turn our full attention to growing our business in
2004." The financial transactions announced today culminate a
restructuring program that included the conversion of $21 million
in debt into shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, a
substantial portion of which has recently been converted into
shares of P-Com common stock. Burnham Hill Partners acted as
exclusive placement agent in connection with Series C Preferred
Stock financing and served as financial advisor to P- Com in
connection with the debt reduction and issuance of Series D
Preferred Stock. About P-Com, Inc. P-Com, Inc. develops,
manufactures, and markets point-to-point, spread spectrum and
point-to-multipoint, wireless access systems to the worldwide
telecommunications market. P-Com broadband wireless access systems
are designed to satisfy the high-speed, integrated network
requirements of Internet access associated with Business to
Business and E-Commerce business processes. Cellular and personal
communications service (PCS) providers utilize P-Com point-to-point
systems to provide backhaul between base stations and mobile
switching centers. Government, utility, and business entities use
P-Com systems in public and private network applications. For more
information visit http://www.p-com.com/ or call 408-866-3660. About
Burnham Hill Partners Burnham Hill Partners, based in New York
City, formed in August 2003, is a division of Pali Capital, Inc., a
NASD registered broker dealer. The professionals at Burnham Hill
Partners have extensive experience providing comprehensive
financing and financial advisory services to publicly traded
companies with market capitalizations of up to $250 million.
Burnham Hill Partners' sector expertise includes
telecommunications, electronics equipment and services, network
security and software as well as medical devices and life sciences.
For more information on Burnham Hill Partners, its professionals
and deal history call 212-980-2200. Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this release that are forward looking involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause P-Com's actual
results in future periods to be materially different from any
future performance that may be suggested in this release. Such
factors may include, but are not limited to: the ability to achieve
positive cash flow given the Company's existing and anticipated
operating and other costs, and current sales trends; the possible
need to raise additional equity capital, and whether that capital
is available on acceptable terms, if at all; the Company's ability
to negotiate repayment terms with many of its creditors, and settle
outstanding litigation; a continued severe worldwide slowdown in
the telecommunications equipment and services sector; fluctuations
in customer demand, pricing and competition; reliance upon
subcontractors; the ability of P-Com's customers to finance their
purchases; the timing of new technology and product introductions;
and the risk of early obsolescence. Many of these risks and
uncertainties are beyond P-Com's control. Reference is made to the
discussion of risk factors detailed in P-Com's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its reports on Form
10-K and 10-Q. Media Contact: Investor Contact: Greg Berardi Dan
Rumsey, General Counsel and Interim CFO 415-239-7826 408-866-3666
DATASOURCE: P-Com, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Greg Berardi,
+1-415-239-7826, or , for P-Com, Inc.; or Investors, Dan Rumsey,
General Counsel and Interim CFO of P-Com, Inc., +1-408-866-3666, or
Web site: http://www.p-com.com/
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