Able Energy Announces $65 Million Senior Notes Offering.ROCKAWAY, N.J. -- Able Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET Originally called the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, NASDAQ announced a name change to the NASDAQ Capital Market on September 27, 2005. [1] The NASDAQ Capital Market exists for securities of smaller, less-capitalized companies (small caps) that do not qualify for : ABLE) ("Able" or the "Company") today announced that it is offering up to $65.0 million five-year senior notes with an 8% annual coupon (the "Notes"). The offering is expected to be closed by early April. The Notes will be secured by real property and improvements underlying eleven truck stop plazas, which have an aggregate appraised value An appraised value (USA) or mortgage valuation (Australia) pertains to the assessed value of real property in the opinion of a qualified appraiser or valuer. It is usually used as a pre-qualification & risk-based pricing factor related to the issuance of mortgage loans by a in excess of $80 million. The coupon payments Coupon payments A bond's interest payments. will be made quarterly in arrears and will be funded from lease payments Able receives from All American Plazas, Inc., the operator of the truck stop facilities. The Notes will be convertible into shares of Able's common stock at the market price on the 10th day after the closing of the offering. The Company has agreed to file a proxy statement Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. and a registration statement registering the Notes and underlying shares into which they are convertible within ninety days of the closing of the offering. The net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). from the offering will be used by the Company to acquire the real property of All American Plazas, Inc. by satisfying all encumbrances on the property and for general corporate purposes, including the completion of certain acquisitions to continue the planned growth and development of the Company. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the senior notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Various risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: the effects of terrorist attacks or conflicts or wars involving the United States This is a list of wars, conflicts, operations, and battles, in chronological order, that involve the United States during and after its declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (now United Kingdom). or its allies or trading partners; the effects of labor strikes; weather conditions that may affect sales; volatility in fuel, utility, transportation and security costs; changes in global or regional political or economic conditions, including changes in governmental and central bank policies; changes in business conditions in the furniture industry, including changes in consumer spending patterns and demand for home furnishings; effects of our brand awareness and marketing programs, including changes in demand for our products and acceptance of our new products; our ability to locate new store sites or negotiate favorable lease terms for additional stores or for expansion of existing stores; competitive factors, including changes in the products or marketing efforts of others; pricing pressures; fluctuations in interest rates and the cost, availability and quality of raw materials; those matters discussed in our SEC filings; and future decisions by us. The Company has no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements at any time for any reason. Able's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "ABLE" and on the Boston Stock Exchange The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) is a regional stock exchange located in Boston, Massachusetts. The third-oldest stock exchange in the United States, it was founded in 1834. On October 2nd, 2007 Nasdaq agreed to acquire BSE for $61 million. under the symbol "AEI AEI American Enterprise Institute AEI Archive of European Integration AEI Australian Education International AEI Automotive Engineering International AEI Australian Education Index AEI Albert Einstein Institute ". |
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