XIAO-I CORPORATION Announces Closing of $3,260,870 Senior Convertible Notes Offering

Rhea-AI Summary

Xiao-I (NASDAQ: AIXI) announced the closing of a $3,260,870 Senior Convertible Notes Offering. The Notes, with an 8% Original Issue Discount, are convertible into the Company's ordinary shares as American Depositary Shares (ADS). Additionally, 1,000,002 ADS were offered at par, representing 333,334 ordinary shares, for gross proceeds of $2,994,945. After expenses, net proceeds were approximately $2,496,945. The funds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. FT Global Capital Inc. acted as the exclusive placement agent.

Positive

• Raised $3,260,870 through Senior Convertible Notes Offering.
• Gross proceeds of $2,994,945 from offering additional ADS.
• Net proceeds of approximately $2,496,945 after deducting expenses.
• Funds will support working capital and general corporate purposes.

Negative

• 8% Original Issue Discount on the Senior Convertible Notes.
• Potential shareholder dilution due to conversion of notes into ordinary shares.
• Additional offering of 1,000,002 ADS could further dilute existing shares.

SHANGHAI, June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Xiao-I Corporation ("Xiao-I" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AIXI) announced today the closing of its previously disclosed Senior Convertible Notes Offering (the "Notes") with an institutional investor (the "Investor") to purchase an aggregate principal amount of $3,260,869.57 Notes with an 8% Original Issue Discount, convertible into the Company's ordinary shares ("Conversion Shares") in the form of American Depositary Shares ("Conversion ADSs"), and its concurrently offering of an additional 1,000,002 ADS (the "Pre-Delivery ADSs"), at par, representing 333,334 of its ordinary shares (the "Pre-Delivery Shares"), to the Investor, for gross proceeds of $2,994,945. Each ADS represents one third of an ordinary share.   

After deducting the placement agent's commission and other offering expenses payable by the Company, the net proceeds to the Company were approximately $2,496,945. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

FT Global Capital Inc. acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with this offering.

The Notes, Conversion ADSs and Pre-Delivery ADSs were sold through a prospectus supplement pursuant to the Company's effective shelf registration statement on Form F-3, as amended (SEC File No. 333-279306) and the base prospectus therein. Such prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to and describing the terms of this offering were filed with the SEC on June 17, 2024. When available, copies of such prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained at the SEC's website www.sec.gov or by contacting FT Global Capital Inc., 1688 Meridian Avenue Suite 700, Miami Beach, FL 33139 USA.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a 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 would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Xiao-I Corporation

Xiao-I Corporation is a leading cognitive intelligence enterprise in China that offers a diverse range of business solutions and services in artificial intelligence, covering natural language processing, voice and image recognition, machine learning, and affective computing. Since its inception in 2001, the Company has developed an extensive portfolio of cognitive intelligence technologies that are highly suitable and have been applied to a wide variety of business cases. Xiao-I powers its cognitive intelligence products and services with its cutting-edge, proprietary AI technologies to enable and promote industrial digitization, intelligent upgrading, and transformation. For more information, please visit: www.xiaoi.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: the Company's ability to achieve its goals and strategies, the Company's future business development and plans for future business development, including its financial conditions and results of operations, product and service demand and acceptance, reputation and brand, the impact of competition and pricing, changes in technology, government regulations, fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, including under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in its annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 30, 2024, as well as its current reports on Form 6-K and other filings, all of which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

 

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FAQ

What is the value of Xiao-I's Senior Convertible Notes Offering?

The value of Xiao-I's Senior Convertible Notes Offering is $3,260,870.

What discount is applied to Xiao-I's Senior Convertible Notes?

An 8% Original Issue Discount is applied to the Notes.

How many additional ADS did Xiao-I offer?

Xiao-I offered an additional 1,000,002 ADS.

What are the net proceeds from Xiao-I's recent offering?

The net proceeds from the offering are approximately $2,496,945.

What will Xiao-I use the funds from the offering for?

Xiao-I intends to use the funds for working capital and general corporate purposes.