Huon Aquaculture Group: Raises $64M to improve financial position

  • Fish farmer Huon Aquaculture Group (HUO) has raised $64 million through a fully underwritten institutional placement
  • A total of 21.3 million new fully paid ordinary shares were issued to institutional and sophisticated investors at $3
  • Due to a challenging year, the company spent $64.3 million which was mainly funded from renegotiated debt facilities
  • Huon Aquaculture will use the funds to reduce net debt and strengthen its balance sheet and liquidity position
  • Additionally, Huon hopes to raise up to $4 million through a share purchase plan to eligible shareholders
  • Company shares closed 5.85 per cent in the red to trade for $3.06
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