Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. ("CSS Entertainment") (Nasdaq:CSSE), a growing media company building online video on-demand ("VOD") networks that provide positive and entertaining video content for all screens, today announced that its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-225603) was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The closing of the offering of 600,000 shares of CSS Entertainment's Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") is expected to occur on or about June 29, 2018. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be sold at a public offering price of $25.00. The shares are expected to be traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "CSSEP." The shares will not be convertible into or exchangeable for any of the company's other securities. CSS Entertainment expects the offering will result in gross proceeds of approximately $15 million.
The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 90,000 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Company, exercisable in whole or in part, solely to cover over-allotments, at the public offering price less the underwriting discount.
The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for accretive merger and acquisition opportunities and general corporate purposes.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, is acting as sole book-running manager of the offering. The Benchmark Company and Northland Capital Markets are acting as co-managers.
A registration statement relating to the Series A Preferred Stock was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2018. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, 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.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from any of the underwriters, including the offices of:
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co.
Attn: Syndicate Department
277 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10172
212-409-2000
Email: prospectus@ladenburg.com
The Benchmark Company, LLC
Attn: Prospectus Department
150 E 58th Street, 17th floor
New York, NY 10155
212-312-6700
Email: prospectus@benchmarkcompany.com
Northland Capital Markets
Attn: Heidi Fletcher
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
800-851-2920
Email: hfletcher@northlandcapitalmarkets.com