Parametric Sound Secures $1.0 Million in Equity Financing
HENDERSON, NV, Feb 22, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Parametric Sound
Corporation (PAMT), a leading innovator of directed audio products and solutions,
announced today the receipt of $1.0 million in financing proceeds from the
private sale of common shares and warrants to existing institutional shareholders
and entities affiliated with Company officers.
The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the equity financing for general
working capital in the operation of its HSS directed audio business.
The Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an
additional 2,000,000 shares of the common stock. The securities were sold at a
price of $0.50 per common share. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.75 per
share and are exercisable for five years. If exercised, the warrants could
generate up to an additional $1.5 million in proceeds. The Company has agreed to
file a registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock
and the shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. The Company's Form
8-K, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will provide a
description of the other material terms of this transaction and copies of the
executed documents.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy shares of the Company's common stock or warrants. The shares and
warrants sold to the investors, and the shares that may be issued upon exercise
of the warrants, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or
applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United
States or any state thereof absent registration under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from the registration
of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. This press release is being
issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.
About Parametric Sound Corporation Parametric Sound Corporation is an innovator
of directed audio solutions employing a tightly focused directional beam of sound
to target a specific listening area to communicate without the ambient noise of
traditional speakers. A substantial body of intellectual property and an
established customer base were inherited from a spin-off completed in September
2010. Important new technology is now being applied to an improved third
generation HyperSonic(R) sound product line -- HSS(R)-III directed audio. Recent
technology improvements produce a distinctive 3D audio image from just two stereo
HSS-III emitters opening opportunities for 3D sound solutions for computers and
entertainment. For more information about the Company and its products, please
visit parametricsound.com.
Cautionary note on forward-looking statements This press release includes
forward-looking information and statements. Except for historical information
contained in this release, statements in this release, may constitute
forward-looking statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations,
targets, intentions or beliefs about future events that are based on management's
belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to,
management. While the Company believes that its expectations are based upon
reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that the Company's goals and
strategy will be realized. Numerous factors, including risks and uncertainties,
may affect the Company's actual results and may cause results to differ
materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on
behalf of the Company. Some of these factors include the acceptance of new
Parametric Sound products and technologies, the impact of competitive products
and pricing, the timely development and release of products by the Company,
general business and economic conditions, and other factors detailed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the
SEC. Parametric Sound Corporation specifically disclaims any obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jim Barnes
CFO
888-HSS-2150 Ext 3
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