Celsius Holdings Announces Launch Of Public Offering Of Common Stock

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CELH) (the "Company" or "CELH") today announced the launch of an underwritten registered public offering of shares of its common stock. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of its common stock sold in the proposed offering. All shares of common stock to be sold in the proposed offering will be offered by the Company. The proposed offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. Certain directors and affiliates of the Company have indicated an interest in purchasing shares of common stock in the offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, if completed, to fund the cash needed to consummate the acquisition of Func Food Group Oyj (the "Func Food Acquisition") and related fees, costs and expenses, and the remaining, for general corporate purposes, including funding marketing initiatives and expanding European distribution of CELH products.                                                                                                                          

B. Riley FBR, Inc. is acting as sole bookrunner for the offering.

The proposed offering is being made pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-228888) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 1, 2019. The shares may be offered only by means of a prospectus. A preliminary prospectus supplement describing the terms of the proposed offering  and the accompanying base prospectus will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the proposed offering, when available, may be obtained from B. Riley FBR, Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, 1300 17th St. North, Ste. 1300, Arlington, VA 22209, or by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (703) 312-9580. The final terms of the proposed offering will be disclosed in a final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC.

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 Celsius Holdings, Inc.

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), is a global company with a proprietary, clinically proven formula for its brand CELSIUS® and all its sub-brands. A lifestyle fitness drink and a pioneer in the rapidly growing performance energy sector, CELSIUS® has four beverage lines that each offer proprietary, functional, healthy-energy formulas clinically-proven to offer significant health benefits to its users. The four lines include, CELSIUS® Originals, CELSIUS HEAT™, CELSIUS® On-the-Go, and CELSIUS® Sweetened with Stevia. CELSIUS® has zero sugar, no preservatives, no aspartame, no high fructose corn syrup, and is non-GMO, with no artificial flavors or colors. The CELSIUS® line of products is Certified Kosher and Vegan. CELSIUS® is also soy and gluten-free and contains very little sodium. CELSIUS® is backed by six university studies that were published in peer-reviewed journals validating the unique benefits CELSIUS® provides. CELSIUS® is sold nationally at Target, CVS, GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, 7-Eleven, Dick's Sporting Goods, The Fresh Market, Sprouts and other key regional retailers such as HEB, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Harris Teeter, Shaw's and Food Lion. It is also available on Amazon, at fitness clubs and in select micro-markets across the country.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "may," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release include statements about the Company's expectations regarding the completion of its proposed public offering, its expectations with respect to granting the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional shares, the outcome and impact of the proposed Func Food Acquisition and the anticipated use of proceeds from the offering. These statements involve risks, estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these statements, including, among others, risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed offering, as well as risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business and finances in general. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019 and other SEC filings available at www.sec.gov. Because the risks, estimates, assumptions and uncertainties referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.