{"id":16941,"date":"2023-03-17T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4045453_CN45453_0"},"modified":"2023-03-17T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T18:30:00","slug":"recon-technology-announces-closing-of-8-million-registered-direct-offering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=16941","title":{"rendered":"Recon Technology Announces Closing of $8 million Registered Direct Offering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">BEIJING<\/span>, March 18, 2023 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) (&#8220;Recon&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced today the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering with certain accredited investors to purchase&nbsp;approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">$8 million<\/span> worth of its Class A ordinary shares (or pre-funded warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares in lieu thereof) in a registered direct offering, and Class A ordinary shares warrants in a concurrent private placement, for proceeds of approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">$8 million<\/span>. In addition, ordinary share purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of <span id=\"spanHghlta980\">7,950,769<\/span> ordinary shares previously issued by the Company to certain institutional investors on <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 16, 2021<\/span> had the exercise price reduced to <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.80<\/span> in connection with this offering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After deducting the placement agent&#8217;s commission and other offering expenses payable by the Company, the net proceeds to the Company were approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">$7.1 million<\/span>. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including for the Company&#8217;s research and development needs for current and future products, expansion of marketing efforts, and possible acquisitions of complementary assets or businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Maxim Group LLC (&#8220;Maxim&#8221;) acted as the sole placement agent in connection with this offering.<\/p>\n<p>The securities described above were offered by the Company pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 2, 2022<\/span>, and declared effective on <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 5, 2023<\/span>. A prospectus supplement related to the offering were filed with the SEC on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 17, 2023<\/span> and is available on the SEC&#8217;s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.sec.gov<\/a>. Copies of the prospectus supplements relating to the offering may be obtained, when available, by contacting: Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, 16<sup>th<\/sup> Floor, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York, NY<\/span> 10022, by telephone: at (212) 895-3500.<\/p>\n<p>This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the 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 the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Recon Technology, Ltd.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Recon Technology, Ltd (NASDAQ: Recon) is <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> first listed non-state owned oil and gas field service company on NASDAQ. Recon supplies <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> largest oil exploration companies, Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) and The China National Petroleum Corporation (&#8220;CNPC&#8221;), with advanced automated technologies, efficient gathering and transportation equipment and reservoir stimulation measure for increasing petroleum extraction levels, reducing impurities and lowering production costs. Through the years, Recon has taken leading positions on several segmented markets of the oil and gas filed service industry. Recon also has developed stable long-term cooperation relationship with its major clients. For additional information please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recon.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.recon.cn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Forward-Looking Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;seek,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;predict,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;likely,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;would&#8221; and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us and our management, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among others, whether we will sign any additional contracts with the <span class=\"xn-location\">North China<\/span> Branch, the final revenue from providing services to the <span class=\"xn-location\">North China<\/span> Branch, actual results of our solutions in the field, levels of spending in our industry as well as consumer confidence generally; changes in the competitive environment in our industry and the markets where we operate; our ability to access the capital markets; and other risks discussed in the Company&#8217;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F, which filings are available from the SEC. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more information, please contact:<br \/><\/b>Ms. <span class=\"xn-person\">Liu Jia<\/span><br \/>Chief Financial Officer<br \/>Recon Technology, Ltd<br \/>Phone: +86 (10) 8494-5188<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@recon.cn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">info@recon.cn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING, March 18, 2023 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Recon Technology, Ltd. 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