PEARL RIVER, NY – December 14, 2016 – Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN), announced today the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 7,392,856 shares of its common stock, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase 965,285 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments. Net proceeds from the sale of common stock, including as a result of the option exercise, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses were approximately $48.4 million.
Hudson Technologies intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes which may include, among other things, funding acquisitions, although the Company has no present commitments or agreements with respect to any such transactions. Hudson Technologies may also use a portion of the proceeds to reduce or repay indebtedness under its loan agreement with its existing commercial lender.
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC acted as joint book-running managers. Roth Capital Partners and B. Riley & Co., LLC acted as co-managers for the offering.
The offering was made by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting William Blair & Company, L.L.C. at 222 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60606, Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (800) 621-0687, or by email at prospectus@williamblair.com; or by contacting Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC at 222 South Ninth Street, Suite 350, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by telephone at (612) 334-6300, or by email at prospectus@craig-hallum.com. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will also be available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.