American Oriental Bioengineering (AOB) Proposes Offering of $85 Million of Convertible Notes; Issues A Buyback of $30 Million

July 7, 2008 4:50 PM EDT

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (NYSE: AOB) announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $85 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 to qualified institutional buyers in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

American Oriental Bioengineering currently expects to use approximately $30 million of the proceeds from the offering to repurchase shares of its common stock pursuant to a prepaid forward share repurchase transaction with an affiliate of the placement agent, as counterparty.


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