Japan's Metaplanet raises $256.5m in share placement

Metaplanet said it raised about 40.8 billion yen (US$256.47 million) in a share placement priced at a 2% premium.

The Tokyo-listed bitcoin treasury firm paired the placement with fixed-strike warrants carrying a 10% premium, which could generate an additional 44.5 billion yen if exercised.

The company said the combined structure could unlock up to about 85.3 billion yen (US$536.2 million).

That sum is about US$531 million and the initial 40.8 billion yen (US$256.47 million) is about US$255 million.

Metaplanet introduced a new series of moving-strike warrants with an mNAV (multiple to net asset value) clause that allows the warrants to be exercised only when shares trade at least 1.01 times a modified net asset value.

The firm suspended the exercise of previously issued warrants representing up to 210 million shares to limit dilution and prioritize funding for further bitcoin purchases.

Metaplanet will use the proceeds mainly to add bitcoin toward a long-term target of 210,000 BTC and said it currently holds 35,102 BTC.

🔗 Source: CoinDesk

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Metaplanet added an mNAV (multiple to net asset value) clause to a new series of moving-strike warrants to tackle shareholder dilution tied to corporate bitcoin holdings.
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