Meishan, Sichuan, China, Feb. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wetouch Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: WETH ) (“Wetouch” or the “Company”), a Nevada company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, sales and servicing of projected capacitive touchscreens, announced today the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 2,160,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $5.00 per share (the “Offering”). The gross proceeds to the Company from this Offering were $10.8 million, prior to deducting offering expenses, commissions and underwriting discounts. In addition, the Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 324,000 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price per share, less commissions and underwriting discounts.
Proceeds from the Offering will be used for the construction of a new factory, facilities and office buildings, the purchase of two production lines in the new factory, research and development, the repayment of convertible promissory notes, and working capital and general corporate purposes.
WestPark Capital, Inc. (“WestPark”), Craft Capital Management LLC, R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc., and Orientiert XYZ Securities Limited are the underwriters for the Offering, with WestPark being the lead book running manager for the Offering. The Crone Law Group P.C. acted as U.S. counsel to the Company and Bevilacqua PLLC acted as U.S. counsel to the underwriters in connection with the Offering.
The shares of common stock described above were offered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-270726) that was initially filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 21, 2023 and declared effective by the SEC on February 14, 2024. The Offering was made by means of a written prospectus that forms a part of the registration statement. A final prospectus relating to the Offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained from WestPark Capital, Inc., 1800 Century Park East, Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90067, tel: 310-203-2919, e-mail: jstern@wpcapital.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Wetouch Technology Inc.
Wetouch Technology Inc. is a holding company incorporated in Nevada with operations conducted by its wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, sales and servicing of medium to large sized projected capacitive touchscreens. The Company specializes in large-format touchscreens, which are developed and designed for a wide variety of markets and used in the financial terminals, automotive, POS, gaming, lottery, medical, HMI, and other specialized industries.
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