LiqTech International Announces Pricing of $20 Million Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
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LiqTech International (NASDAQ: LIQT) priced an underwritten public offering of 20,000,000 common shares at $1.00 per share, targeting gross proceeds of about $20 million before expenses. The underwriter holds a 45-day option for up to 3,000,000 additional shares to cover over-allotments.
The offering is expected to close on June 8, 2026, subject to customary conditions. LiqTech plans to use net proceeds to repay about $4.1 million of senior notes, support business development, fund working capital, and for related general corporate purposes.
Positive
- Planned gross capital raise of approximately $20 million
- Use of proceeds includes repayment of about $4.1 million senior notes
- Funding earmarked for business development and working capital to support growth
Negative
- Issuance of 20,000,000 new shares increases share count and dilutes existing holders
- Underwriter’s 45-day option for up to 3,000,000 extra shares adds potential further dilution
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News Market Reaction – LIQT
On Jun 5, the first trading day after this news, LIQT closed 27.27% below the previous close. That session’s volume was 3.8x the stock’s average daily volume.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Jun 5 session.
Key Figures
- Offering size
- $20 million
- Aggregate gross proceeds before fees from underwritten public offering
- Offering price
- $1.00 per share
- Public offering price for common stock
- Shares offered
- 20,000,000 shares
- Base size of underwritten common stock offering
- Over-allotment shares
- 3,000,000 shares
- Underwriter’s 45-day option to purchase additional shares
- Over-allotment period
- 45 days
- Duration of underwriter’s option to buy additional shares
- Debt repayment
- $4.1 million
- Senior notes targeted for repayment from net proceeds
- Registration amount
- Form S-1 (File No. 333-296258)
- Registration statement used for the offering
- Effective date
- June 1, 2026
- SEC effectiveness date of Form S-1 registration statement
Historical Context
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Announced timing and access details for upcoming Q1 2026 earnings call.
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Formed Lotec partnership and won largest commercial pool project in Den Helder.
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Won first U.S. commercial pool order, adding a key reference installation.
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BALLERUP, Denmark, June 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT), a clean technology company specializing in advanced ceramic filtration solutions, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of
Konik Capital Partners, LLC, a division of T.R. Winston & Company, LLC, is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering.
LiqTech intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay approximately
The securities described above are being offered and sold pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-296258), including a prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which was declared effective by the SEC on June 1, 2026.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus that forms a part of the registration statement. A final prospectus describing the terms of the public offering will be filed with the SEC and will form a part of the effective registration statement.
Copies of the final prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained, when available, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting Konik Capital Partners LLC, a division of T.R. Winston & Company, LLC, at 7 World Trade Center, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10007, Attention: Capital Markets Team, Email: capmarkets@konikcapitalpartners.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, 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 LiqTech International, Inc.
LiqTech International, Inc. is a clean technology company that manufactures and markets highly specialized filtration products and systems for liquid and gas applications. Founded in 2000, LiqTech’s patented Silicon Carbide (SiC) membranes are designed to treat the most challenging fluids in commercial swimming pool, marine water treatment, industrial and municipal water, and oil & gas applications.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” including statements regarding the expected closing of the offering, the Company’s use of the net proceeds from the offering and the anticipated benefits that the Company may realize from the offering. Although the forward-looking statements in this release reflect the good faith judgment of management, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in the reports filed with the SEC, including the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and in subsequent filings that the Company makes with the SEC. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected or projected. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this release.
Company Contact
Susan Keegan Elleskov
Head of Marketing
LiqTech International, Inc.
www.liqtech.com
Investor Contact
Robert Blum
Lytham Partners, LLC
liqt@lythampartners.com
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