By Devika Patel
Knoxville, Tenn., March 5 - Jesup & Lamont, Inc. gave details on two private placements that raised $4.2 million in an 8-K filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deals were announced on March 4.
The company sold $2 million of 9% convertible debentures and $2.2 million of units on Feb. 27.
The debenture, sold to investor Legent Clearing LLC, matures in five years. It is convertible into stock at $0.50 per share.
The units were sold at prices ranging from $1.365 to $2.125. Each unit consists of four common shares and a warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for five years, with strike prices ranging from $0.341 to $0.55 per share.
Proceeds will primarily be used to expand the brokerage operations of the company's subsidiary Jesup & Lamont Security Corp.
Longwood, Fla.-based Jesup provides a range of securities brokerage, asset management and market making services.
| Issuer: | Jesup & Lamont, Inc.
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| Issue: | Convertible debentures, units of four common shares and one warrant
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| Amount: | $4.2 million
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| Announcement date: | March 4
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| Settlement date: | Feb. 27
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| Stock symbol: | Amex: JLI
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| Stock price: | $0.58 at close Feb. 27
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| Market capitalization: | $8.31 million
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| Debentures
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| Amount: | $2 million
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| Maturity: | Five years
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| Coupon: | 9%
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| Price: | Par
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| Yield: | 9%
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| Conversion price: | $0.50
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| Warrants: | No
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| Investor: | Legent Clearing LLC
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| Units
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| Amount: | $2.2 million
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| Price: | Variable, from $1.365 to $2.125
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| Warrants: | One per unit
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| Warrant expiration: | Five years
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| Warrant strike price: | Variable, from $0.341 to $0.55
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