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PlanetOut Inc Raises $26.2 Million in Private Placement Financing
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PlanetOut Inc (Nasdaq:
LGBT) announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement in
connection with a private placement of common stock to a group of new and
existing accredited and institutional investors that includes Special
Situations Funds, Cascade Investment, L.L.C., SF Capital Partners, PAR
Investment Partners LP and Allen & Company LLC. Pursuant to the terms of
the purchase agreement and subject to customary closing conditions, the
transaction is expected to close on or about July 6, 2007 with PlanetOut
receiving an aggregate of approximately $26.2 million in gross proceeds
from the sale of approximately 22.8 million shares of its common stock.
Allen & Company LLC acted as the placement agent for the transaction.
The shares of PlanetOut common stock issued in connection with the
private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Accordingly, these securities may
not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective
registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. PlanetOut has agreed to file within 30
days after the closing one or more registration statements covering the
resale of the common stock. This press release shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy PlanetOut common
stock.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements regarding
PlanetOut Inc, including statements with respect to the anticipated closing
of the private placement. Any statements contained in this press release
that are not historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements. The words "will," "expected," "intends" or similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of
important factors that could cause PlanetOut's results to differ materially
from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including risks
associated with the satisfaction of the conditions to the closing of the
private placement, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in
PlanetOut's SEC reports, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2007. PlanetOut does not undertake any
obligation to update forward-looking statements. You are encouraged to read
PlanetOut's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
available at http://www.sec.gov.
SOURCE PlanetOut Inc
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