Ondas Holdings Inc. Prices Upsized $150 Million Public Offering of Common Stock
Rhea-AI Summary
Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ:ONDS) has priced its upsized public offering of 46,160,000 shares of common stock at $3.25 per share, expecting to raise $150 million in gross proceeds. The company has granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 6,924,000 additional shares.
The offering, expected to close around August 14, 2025, is being managed by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as the sole book-running manager, with Northland Capital Markets as lead manager. The net proceeds will be used for working capital, general corporate purposes, and potential strategic transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures, or technology investments.
Positive
- Expected gross proceeds of $150 million to strengthen company's financial position
- Potential for strategic growth through acquisitions, joint ventures, and technology investments
- Additional flexibility through 30-day option for underwriters to purchase 6.9M more shares
Negative
- Significant dilution for existing shareholders with 46.16M new shares being issued
- Share price set at $3.25 indicates potential discount to market price
- No specific allocation plan for the proceeds beyond general corporate purposes
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, ONDS declined 17.95%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +6.2% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -11.1% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 41 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $188M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $861M at that time. Trading volume was very high at 3.0x the daily average, suggesting heavy selling pressure.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) ("Ondas" or the "Company"), a leading provider of private industrial wireless networks and commercial drone and automated data solutions through its Ondas Networks and Ondas Autonomous Systems business units, announced today that it has priced its underwritten public offering of 46,160,000 shares of its common stock. The public offering price of each share of common stock is
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is acting as the sole book-running manager. Northland Capital Markets is acting as the lead manager for the offering. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. and Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering.
A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-286642) relating to the shares of common stock to be issued in the offering was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 18, 2025 and was declared effective on April 25, 2025. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC and a final prospectus supplement will be filed with the SEC. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the shares being offered may also be obtained, when available, from Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Attention: Syndicate Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10004, or by telephone at (212) 667-8055, or by email at EquityProspectus@opco.com. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will also be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the shares, nor will there be any sale of the shares in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this release that are not statements of historical or current facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the expected timing or completion of the offering, the expected gross proceeds therefrom and the intended use of net proceeds therefrom. We caution readers that forward-looking statements are predictions based on our current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties relate, among other things, to fluctuations in our stock price, changes in market conditions and satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the public offering. Our actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" discussed under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any updates discussed under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Part II of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the public offering on the anticipated terms or at all. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise that occur after that date, except as required by law.
Contacts
IR Contact for Ondas Holdings Inc.
888.350.9994
ir@ondas.com
Media Contact for Ondas
Escalate PR
ondas@escalatepr.com
Preston Grimes
Marketing Manager, Ondas Holdings Inc.
Preston.grimes@ondas.com
SOURCE: Ondas Holdings Inc.
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