Eastside Reminds Holders of Call for Common Stock Purchase Warrants ("EASTW")
31 August 2018 - 6:15AM
Business Wire
Beneficial holders of the Common Stock
Purchase Warrants are advised to contact the Company at
971-888-4264 or ROTH ECM at 949-720-5700
Eastside Distilling (NASDAQ: EAST, EASTW) today issued a
reminder to registered holders of the Common Stock Purchase
Warrants (“EASTW”) that they will have until September 10, 2018 to
exercise each Common Stock Purchase Warrant for one share of common
stock at a price of $5.40 per share, which were sold in its public
unit offering in August 2017 and the warrants sold in the note
offering between March and June 2018 (collectively, the "Common
Stock Purchase Warrants"). Its anticipated the Common Stock
Purchase Warrants will cease to be traded on the NASDAQ Capital
Market at the close of the market on September 10, 2018.
Any Common Stock Purchase Warrants not exercised by the
registered holders by September 10, 2018 will automatically expire
at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on the last day of the call exercise
period, and Eastside Distilling, Inc. will remit to the registered
holders of such expired Common Stock Purchase Warrants the sum of
$0.15 per Common Stock Purchase Warrant, upon surrender of the
warrant certificate representing such expired Common Stock Purchase
Warrants. After expiration of the call period, registered holders
of expired Common Stock Purchase Warrants will have no rights or
privileges with respect to such Common Stock Purchase Warrants,
other than to receive the redemption amount. The common stock
underlying the Common Stock Purchase Warrants is registered
pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company has engaged Roth Capital Partners LLC (“Roth”) to
act as its financial advisor on an exclusive basis, effective
August 10, 2018 and extending to the completion of the Warrant Call
on September 10, 2018 (unless extended). The Company will pay Roth
a financial advisory fee of 4% of gross proceeds received by the
Company from the exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(including any amount received from exercise of the underwriter’s
compensation warrants previously issued to Roth), provided that, in
no event shall Roth’s Advisory Fee be less than $200,000.
The Common Stock Purchase Warrants are eligible to be called for
redemption by Eastside Distilling, Inc. because during each day in
the five consecutive trading day period commencing on June 20, 2018
and ending on June 26, 2018, the closing sale price of the common
stock exceeded $7.65 per share. The Common Stock Purchase Warrants
are currently exercisable for an aggregate of 1,509,162 shares of
common stock. If all such currently outstanding warrants are
exercised within the call exercise period, then the Company will
issue an aggregate of 1,509,162 shares of common stock at $5.40 per
share and receive gross exercise proceeds of approximately
$8,149,475. On the other hand, if all such Common Stock Purchase
Warrants are redeemed by the Eastside Distilling, Inc. pursuant to
the notice of redemption, then the Company will pay to the
registered holders of such Common Stock Purchase Warrants an
aggregate of approximately $226,374.
The common stock that was also issued in Eastside Distilling,
Inc.’s public unit offering will remain trading on the NASDAQ
Capital Market under the trading symbol "EAST."
If you are a beneficial holder of the Common Stock Purchase
Warrants subject to the notice of redemption (i.e., your Common
Stock Purchase Warrants are held in a brokerage firm), you are
advised to contact your broker, Lytham Partners, LLC (Eastside
Distilling, Inc.'s investor relations firm) at 602-889-9700, or the
Company's Chief Financial Officer, Steven Shum at 971-888-4264.
This release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities of Eastside Distilling, Inc.
About Eastside Distilling
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST) has been producing
high-quality, award-winning craft spirits in Portland, Oregon since
2008. The company is distinguished by its highly decorated product
lineup that includes Burnside Bourbon, West End American Whiskey,
Goose Hollow Reserve, Below Deck Rums, Portland Potato Vodka,
Hue-Hue Coffee Rum and a distinctive line of fruit infused spirits.
Eastside Distilling is majority owner of Big Bottom Distilling
(makers of The Ninety One Gin, Navy Strength Gin and Delta Rye
whiskey) and the Redneck Riviera Whiskey Co. All Eastside, Big
Bottom and Redneck Riviera spirits are crafted from natural
ingredients for quality and taste. Eastside’s MotherLode Bottling
subsidiary is one of the Northwest’s leading independent spirit
bottlers and ready-to-drink canners. For more information visit:
www.eastsidedistilling.com or follow
the company on Twitter and
Facebook.
Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release may be
forward-looking statements. Such matters involve risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially,
including the following: changes in economic conditions; general
competitive factors; acceptance of the Company's products in the
market; the Company's success in obtaining new customers; the
Company's success in product development; the Company's ability to
execute its business model and strategic plans; the Company's
success in integrating acquired entities and assets, and all the
risks and related information described from time to time in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"), including the financial statements and related information
contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and interim
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Examples of forward-looking
statements in this release may include statements related to our
strategic focus, product verticals, anticipated revenue, and
profitability. The Company assumes no obligation to update the
cautionary information in this release.
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Lytham Partners, LLCRobert Blum, Joe Diaz, or Joe
Dorame602-889-9700east@lythampartners.comwww.lythampartners.comorEastside
Distilling, Inc.Steven ShumChief Financial
Officer971-888-4264www.eastsidedistilling.com
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