E-mail us: service@prospectnews.com Or call: 212 374 2800
Bank Loans - CLOs - Convertibles - Distressed Debt - Emerging Markets
Green Finance - High Yield - Investment Grade - Liability Management
Preferreds - Private Placements - Structured Products
 
Published on 12/31/2010 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Vuzix raises $4 million through sale of convertible promissory notes

Investor LC Capital Master buys 12% notes due Dec. 23, 2014

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 30 - Vuzix Corp. settled a private placement of 12% convertible promissory notes on Dec. 23, according to an 8-K filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. LC Capital Master Fund Ltd., the investor, bought $4 million of the notes.

The notes are due on Dec. 23, 2014 and are convertible into up to 40,140,492 shares at a conversion price of $0.09965 per share, which represents a 24.56% premium to $0.08, the Dec. 22 closing share price.

LC Capital also received warrants for 40 million shares, each exercisable at $0.09965 until Dec. 23, 2014. The strike price also is a 24.56% premium to the Dec. 22 closing share price.

Vuzix, based in Rochester, N.Y., makes and sells devices that are worn like eyeglasses and feature built-in video screens that enable the user to view video and digital content, such as movies, computer data, the internet or video games.

Issuer:Vuzix Corp.
Issue:Convertible promissory notes
Amount:$4 million
Maturity:Dec. 23, 2014
Coupon:12%
Price:Par
Yield:12%
Conversion price:$0.09965
Conversion ratio:Into 40,140,492 shares
Warrants:For 40 million shares
Warrant expiration:Dec. 23, 2014
Warrant strike price:$0.09965
Investor:LC Capital Master Fund Ltd.
Settlement date:Dec. 23
Stock symbol:OTCBB: VUZI
Stock price:$0.07 at close Dec. 23

© 2015 Prospect News.
All content on this website is protected by copyright law in the U.S. and elsewhere. For the use of the person downloading only.
Redistribution and copying are prohibited by law without written permission in advance from Prospect News.
Redistribution or copying includes e-mailing, printing multiple copies or any other form of reproduction.