08:16 AM EST, 12/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- POET Technologies ( POET ) U.S.-listed shares were fluctuating in pre-market trading on Thursday after the company said it will complete a non-brokered public offering of 5 million units at US$5 per unit, raising US$25 million.

The design and development company said each unit will include one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant, with each warrant being exercisable to buy one common share at US$6 for five years from the date of issuance.

The $7.08 issue price for the common shares is a premium over Wednesday's closing price of $6.83 on the TSX Venture Exchange.

The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering that would close on or about Dec. 19, for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Shares of the company on the TSXV closed down $0.31 to $6.83 on Wednesday. U.S.-listed shares of the company were last seen to be down US$0.02 at US$4.79 in pre-market trading.