BitMine Immersion (BMNR) Announces Pricing of $365.24MM Registered Direct Offering At $70 per share
Rhea-AI Summary
BitMine Immersion (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) has announced a significant registered direct offering, pricing 5.22 million shares at $70.00 per share, representing a 14% premium to the September 19 closing price. The offering includes warrants to purchase up to 10.44 million shares at $87.50 per share, exercisable until March 2027.
The company expects to raise $365.24 million in gross proceeds from the share offering, with potential additional proceeds of $913 million if all warrants are exercised, bringing total possible proceeds to $1.28 billion. The funds will primarily be used to increase BitMine's ethereum holdings, supporting its goal of acquiring 5% of ETH. The offering is backed by notable institutional investors including ARK's Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, and Founders Fund.
Positive
- Shares priced at $70.00, a 14% premium to recent closing price
- Significant gross proceeds of $365.24 million with potential for $1.28 billion total if warrants exercised
- Strong institutional backing from prominent investors including ARK's Cathie Wood
- Only large-cap US stock offering direct exposure to ethereum
Negative
- Substantial share dilution with 5.22 million new shares being issued
- Additional potential dilution from 10.44 million warrant shares if exercised
- High dependence on ethereum price performance for strategy success
News Market Reaction 60 Alerts
On the day this news was published, BMNR declined 10.10%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -3.6% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 60 alerts that day, indicating high trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $1.19B from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $10.63B at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
BitMine sells approximately 5.22 million shares at
BitMine common share sale is a
BitMine remains supported by a premier group of institutional investors including ARK's Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital and personal investor Thomas "Tom" Lee to support BitMine's goal of acquiring
The Company expects aggregate gross proceeds from the offering of approximately
"BitMine has raised
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The Company expects the offering to close on or about September 23, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Moelis & Company LLC is acting as the sole placement agent for the offering.
Winston & Strawn LLP served as legal counsel to BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR).
This offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-288579), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 9, 2025. The offering is made only by means of a prospectus which is part of the effective registration statement. Before investing, interested parties should read the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC for information about BitMine and this offering. A prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the registered direct offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Additionally, when available, electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, from Moelis & Company LLC, 399 Park Avenue, 5th Floor
About BitMine
BitMine is a Bitcoin and Ethereum Network Company with a focus on the accumulation of Crypto for long term investment, whether acquired by our Bitcoin mining operations or from the proceeds of capital raising transactions. Company business lines include Bitcoin Mining, synthetic Bitcoin mining through involvement in Bitcoin mining, hashrate as a financial product, offering advisory and mining services to companies interested in earning Bitcoin denominated revenues, and general Bitcoin advisory to public companies. BitMine's operations are located in low-cost energy regions in
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." The statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. This document specifically contains forward-looking statements regarding progress and achievement of the Company's goals regarding ETH acquisition and staking, the long-term value of Ethereum, continued growth and advancement of the Company's Ethereum treasury strategy and the applicable benefits to the Company. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including BitMine's ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; BitMine's ability to finance its current business, Ethereum treasury operations and proposed future business; the competitive environment of BitMine's business; and the future value of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Actual future performance outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond BitMine's control, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of BitMine's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 3, 2025, as well as all other SEC filings, as amended or updated from time to time. Copies of BitMine's filings with the SEC are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. BitMine undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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