Cyngn Inc. Announces Pricing of $9.0 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market
Rhea-AI Summary
Cyngn (Nasdaq: CYN), an AI-powered autonomous driving software developer for industrial applications, has announced a $9.0 million registered direct offering. The company will sell 15,000,000 shares of common stock and/or pre-funded warrants at $0.60 per share (or $0.5999 for pre-funded warrants with a $0.0001 exercise price). The transaction is expected to close around December 31, 2024. Aegis Capital Corp is acting as the Exclusive Placement Agent, and the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital. The offering is being made through an effective shelf registration statement previously declared effective by the SEC on June 13, 2023.
Positive
- Secured $9.0 million in additional funding
- Transaction structured through registered direct offering, typically faster than traditional public offerings
Negative
- Significant dilution with 15,000,000 new shares being issued
- Low share price of $0.60 indicates potential market weakness
- Non-specific use of proceeds (general corporate purposes) provides visibility on strategic direction
News Market Reaction – CYN
In the trading session that priced this news, CYN gained 29.05%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction.
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Aggregate gross proceeds to the Company are expected to be approximately
Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as Exclusive Placement Agent for the offering. Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP is acting as counsel to the Company. Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. is acting as counsel to Aegis Capital Corp.
The registered direct offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-271567), previously filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which was declared effective by the SEC on June 13, 2023. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the proposed offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov/edgar. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting Aegis Capital Corp., Attention: Syndicate Department, 1345 Avenue of the
Interested parties should read in their entirety the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in such prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, which provide more information about the Company and such offering.
This press 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.
About Cyngn
Cyngn develops and deploys scalable, differentiated autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations. Cyngn's self-driving solutions allow existing workforces to increase productivity and efficiency. The Company addresses significant challenges facing industrial organizations today, such as labor shortages, costly safety incidents, and increased consumer demand for eCommerce.
Cyngn's DriveMod Kit can be installed on new industrial vehicles at end of line or via retrofit, empowering customers to seamlessly adopt self-driving technology into their operations without high upfront costs or the need to completely replace existing vehicle investments.
Cyngn's flagship product, its Enterprise Autonomy Suite, includes DriveMod (autonomous vehicle system), Cyngn Insight (customer-facing suite of AV fleet management, teleoperation, and analytics tools), and Cyngn Evolve (internal toolkit that enables Cyngn to leverage data from the field for artificial intelligence, simulation, and modeling).
Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing material may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, including without limitation statements regarding the Company's product development and business prospects, and can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan," "believe," "potential," "should," "continue" or the negative versions of those words or other comparable words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future actions or performance. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and its current plans or expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect current plans. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the security laws of
Investor Contact:
Donald Alvarez, CFO
investors@cyngn.com
Media Contact:
Luke Renner, Head of Marketing
media@cyngn.com
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