Freshpet Announces Offering of Common Stock
Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) has announced a proposed follow-on offering of $300 million of its common stock, with an additional 30-day option for underwriters to purchase $45 million more. The offering will be managed by BofA Securities, Baird, and Truist Securities. An effective shelf registration statement was filed with the SEC on February 25, 2020, and the offering will be conducted via a prospectus supplement. This announcement comes amid ongoing efforts to enhance growth through fresh pet food products distributed across various retail channels.
- Planned follow-on offering of $300 million to enhance liquidity and growth initiatives.
- Option for underwriters to purchase up to $45 million more shares, potentially increasing funding.
- Potential shareholder dilution from the new offering of common stock.
SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freshpet, Inc. (“Freshpet”) (NASDAQ: FRPT) today announced the launch of a proposed follow-on offering of
BofA Securities, Baird and Truist Securities are acting as book-running managers for the offering.
An effective shelf registration statement relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 25, 2020. The offering of these securities will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus, the prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference therein for more complete information about Freshpet and the offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, when available, may be obtained for free from BofA Securities, Attention: Prospectus Department, NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate Department, 777 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, syndicate@rwbaird.com or telephone: (800) 792-2473; or Truist Securities, Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 9th floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, email:TruistSecurities.prospectus@Truist.com.
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 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 Freshpet
Freshpet’s mission is to improve the lives of dogs and cats through the power of fresh, real food. Freshpet foods are blends of fresh meats, vegetables and fruits farmed locally and made at our Freshpet Kitchens. We thoughtfully prepare our foods using natural ingredients, cooking them in small batches at lower temperatures to preserve the natural goodness of the ingredients. Freshpet foods and treats are kept refrigerated from the moment they are made until they arrive at Freshpet Fridges in your local market.
Our foods are available in select mass, grocery (including online), natural food, club, and pet specialty retailers across the United States, Canada and Europe. From the care we take to source our ingredients and make our food, to the moment it reaches your home, our integrity, transparency and social responsibility are the way we like to run our business.
Contact:
Jeff Sonnek
646-277-1263
jeff.sonnek@icrinc.com
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