Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: AKTS), a manufacturer of patented BulkONE™ bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high band RF filters for mobile wireless, announced today a closing of a private placement offering in which it sold 322,000 shares of common stock to accredited investors at a fixed purchase price of $5.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,610,000.
The round was led by Akoustis Co-Chairman, Jerry Neal as well as Steven Miller, the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Sawtek Inc., which was sold to TriQuint Semiconductor in 2001. Akoustis management also participated, including CEO, Jeff Shealy, recently appointed VP Engineering, Rohan Houlden, and VP Operations, Mark Boomgarden.
Akoustis CEO, Jeff Shealy, commented, “I would like to thank our co-Chairman Jerry Neal as well as welcome Steven Miller as a new investor in Akoustis. I believe the investment by Akoustis insiders demonstrates the confidence within the Company regarding our patented BAW RF technology.”
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering principally to support operations and the continued development and qualification of its premium high-band BAW RF filters utilizing its patented single-crystal piezoelectric materials.
The offer and sale of the foregoing securities was made in a transaction not involving a public offering and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be reoffered or resold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws. As part of the transaction, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of registering the resale by the investors of the shares of common stock purchased by such investors.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state. Any offering of the securities under the resale registration statement will only be by means of a prospectus.
About Akoustis
Akoustis™ (http://www.akoustis.com) is a high-tech RF filter solutions company that manufactures its unique, patent-pending BulkONE™ technology to produce single crystal bulk acoustic wave (BAW) RF filters for the mobile-wireless industry, which facilitate signal acquisition and accelerate band performance between the antenna and the back end of mobile devices. Its BulkONE™ technology will service the fast growing multi-billion dollar market of device OEMs, network providers, and consumers to diminish front end phone heat, battery drain and signal loss -- all considered to be directly related to current RF polycrystalline filter technologies’ limitations. Akoustis’ capital-efficient business model leverages third party investments and existing manufacturing infrastructure in the semiconductor industry. Akoustis™ is located in the Piedmont technology corridor between Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.
