LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Turning Point Brands, Inc. (“TPB”), a leading provider of Other Tobacco
Products, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of
5.4 million shares of common stock at $10.00 per share. The shares are
expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on May
11, 2016, under the ticker symbol “TPB” (NYSE:TPB).
The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an
additional 810,000 shares of common stock. The offering is expected to
close on May 13, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.
Cowen and Company, LLC, and FBR Capital Markets & Co. are acting as
joint book-running managers for the offering, and the shares will be
delivered to purchasers through the book entry facility of The
Depository Trust Company.
This offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the
prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Cowen and
Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Services,1155 Long Island Avenue,
Edgewood, NY,11717, Attn: Prospectus Department, Phone (631) 274-2806;
or from FBR Capital Markets & Co., c/o FBR Prospectus Department, 1300
North 17th Street, Suite 1400, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone (703)
312-9726, email prospectuses@fbr.com.
TPB provided the NYSE with additional information upon which the NYSE
relied to list the common stock. Such information is included in TPB’s
original listing application and is available to the public upon request.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed
with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”). Copies of the registration statement can be accessed
through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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 registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Turning Point Brands, Inc.
Louisville, Ky.-based Turning Point Brands, Inc. is a leading U.S.
provider of Other Tobacco Products (“OTP”). Through widely recognized
brands such as Zig-Zag®, Beech-Nut® and Stoker’s®, the company markets
smokeless products (chewing tobacco and moist snuff), smoking products
(premium cigarette papers and cigar products), new generation electronic
products (vaporizers and E-Liquids), and new generation non-nicotine,
non-tobacco products sold through the new PrimalTM brand.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the federal securities laws, including with respect to the
proposed initial public offering. Forward-looking statements may
generally be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate,"
"believe," "expect," "intend," "plan" and "will" or, in each case, their
negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. These
forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical
facts. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances
that may or may not occur in the future. As a result, actual events may
differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the
forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by TPB in
this press release speaks only as of the date hereof. New risks and
uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible for TPB to
predict these events or how they may affect it. TPB has no obligation,
and does not intend, to update any forward-looking statements after the
date hereof, except as required by federal securities laws.
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Turning Point Brands, Inc.
Investment Community:
Mark A.
Stegeman, 502-774-9238
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer
ir@tpbi.com
or
Media:
Terry
McWilliams, 502-774-9238
President, Mozaic Investor Relations
ir@tpbi.com
Source: Turning Point Brands, Inc.