Bill.com’s follow-on public offering of 7 million shares at $74.53 per share will dwarf the amount the payments company raised via its initial public offering. The proceeds of $535 million top the December IPO which netted the company $225.5 million.
Both offerings were expanded from the initial plans., with Bill.com selling 11,297,058 shares at $22 per share (including the underwriter’s overallotment) durin the IPO. The company added 1 million shares from its original plan for the IPO, whose original price estimate was $16 per share to $18 per share
The follow-on offering is also 1 million shares higher than the original plan with underwriters given the option to purchase an additional 1,080,000 sharesill.com is offering 3.25 million shares which will bring estimated proceeds of $231,660,000 while selling shareholders—all outside investment firms—are offering 3.95 million, with estimated proceeds of $281,556,000; all before expenses., Bill.com will receive about $307.3 million, if the underwriter’s exercise their option.
The company says possible use of proceeds include product development, general and administrative matters, capital expenditures and possible M&A activity.
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