AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superconductor Technologies Inc. ("STI" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:SCON) today announced that it has entered into agreements with certain institutional investors for a registered direct placement of approximately $2.5 million of common stock at a price of $1.05 per share. This reflects additional demand for STI's recently announced $4.6 million offering (the "Pending Offering").
This offering is on the same terms and conditions as the Pending Offering. The Company will issue to the investors warrants to purchase up to 1,773,750 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.35 per share, and are exercisable 6 months after issuance and terminate five years after the date of issuance.
Both offerings are expected to close on or about February 22, 2012, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:RODM), acted as the exclusive placement agent for the transaction.
The securities described above are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-172190), which was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 13, 2011. 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. When filed with the SEC, copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov or by request at Rodman & Renshaw LLC, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020, or by calling 212-356-0549 or e-mailing placements@rodm.com.
About Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI)
Superconductor Technologies Inc., founded in Santa Barbara, CA, and now headquartered in Austin, TX, has been a world leader in HTS materials since 1987, developing more than 100 patents as well as proprietary trade secrets and manufacturing expertise. For more than a decade, STI has been providing innovative interference elimination and network enhancement solutions to the commercial wireless industry. The company is currently leveraging its key enabling technologies, including RF filtering, HTS materials and cryogenics to develop energy efficient, cost-effective and high performance second generation (2G) HTS wire for existing and emerging power applications, to develop applications for advanced RF wireless solutions and innovative adaptive filtering, and for government R&D. Superconductor Technologies Inc.'s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol "SCON." For more information about STI, please visit http://www.suptech.com.
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Contacts
Investor Relations, invest@suptech.com, Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman of LHA, +1-415-433-3777, for Superconductor Technologies Inc.