Atlanticus Announces Offering of Senior Notes

ATLANTA, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: ATLC) (“Atlanticus,” “the Company”, “we,” “our” or “us”), a financial technology company that enables its bank, retail and healthcare partners to offer more inclusive financial services to millions of everyday Americans, today announced it has commenced an underwritten registered public offering (the “Offering”) of Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional Notes in connection with the Offering.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds of this Offering to redeem a portion of the Class B preferred units issued by one of the Company’s subsidiaries and/or for general corporate purposes.

In connection with the Offering, the Company will apply to list the Notes on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “ATLCZ.” If approved for listing, trading on Nasdaq is expected to commence within 30 business days after the Notes are first issued.

The Company and this issuance of Notes received an “A” rating from Egan-Jones Ratings Company, an independent, unaffiliated rating agency. Ratings are not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell Notes, inasmuch as the ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor. The ratings are based upon current information furnished to the rating agency by the Company and information obtained by the rating agency from other sources. The ratings are only accurate as of the date thereof and may be changed, superseded or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, and therefore a prospective purchaser should check the current ratings before purchasing the Notes. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

B. Riley Securities, Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., William Blair & Co., L.L.C., and BTIG, LLC are acting as book-running managers for this Offering. Brownstone Investment Group, LLC is acting as co-manager for this Offering.

The Offering of these Notes is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 6, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on May 13, 2021. The Offering will be made only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement. A copy of the prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to these securities may be obtained, when available, from the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting: B. Riley Securities, Inc., 1300 17th Street North, Suite 1300, Arlington, Virginia 22209, Attn: Prospectus Department, Email: [e-mail], Telephone: [phone].