CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESSWIRE / October 12, 2017 / Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTR) ("Chanticleer" or the "Company"), owner, operator and franchisor of multiple restaurant brands in the U.S. and abroad, announced today that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors providing for the purchase and sale of approximately 500,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $2.00 per share in a registered direct offering, resulting in total gross proceeds of approximately $1 million.
The Company also agreed to issue unregistered 5 ½ year warrants non-exercisable for 6 months to the investors in a concurrent private placement to purchase an equivalent number of shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. The Company has agreed to register the resale of the common shares underlying the warrants. If the warrants are exercised for cash in full, the Company would receive additional gross proceeds of an additional $1.7 million.
The offering is expected to close on or about October 16, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. The net proceeds of the financing will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
The shares of common stock described above are being offered by the Company through a prospectus supplement pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3 as previously filed and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the base prospectus contained therein (Registration No. 333-203679). A prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, 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. The shares of common stock are being offered only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting the Company or the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.
About Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Chanticleer Holdings (HOTR), owns, operates and franchises fast casual and full-service restaurant brands, including American Burger Company, BGR - Burgers Grilled Right, Little Big Burger, Just Fresh and Hooters.
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