COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec 15, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq:RMTR) announced today that on December 13, 1999 it raised approximately $5.4 million in a private placement of its common stock and warrants. In the private placement, investors purchased approximately 953,000 units consisting of one share of Ramtron common stock and two warrants to purchase common stock. The first warrant allows for the purchase of one share of common stock at $10.80, and the second warrant allows for the purchase of one share of common stock at $16.20. Both warrants expire in two years. Ramtron plans to use the net proceeds of the equity placement to fund working capital and for general corporate purposes, including continued research and development, manufacturing and marketing of its ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM(R)) and enhanced dynamic random access memory (EDRAM(R)) technologies. For more information about Ramtron and its products, contact: Communications Department, Ramtron International Corporation, 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 80921. Telephone is 800-545-FRAM (3726); FAX is 719-481-9294; E-mail address is info@ramtron.com. Homepage is ramtron.com. Note to Editors: "FRAM" and "EDRAM" are registered trademarks of Ramtron International Corporation. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. |