$CETX: NEWS--Cemtrex, Inc. Closes $5.5 Million Reg

$CETX: NEWS--Cemtrex, Inc. Closes $5.5 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market Brooklyn, NY, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- -- Cemtrex Inc. (Nasdaq: CETX, CETXP, CETXW), a leading multi-industry technology company that is driving innovation in a wide range of commercial sectors such as Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR), and Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision (AI & CV), today announced it has closed its registered direct offering with multiple institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 3,055,556 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $1.80 per share in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules for gross proceeds of $5.5 million before deducting placement agent fees and expenses. After paying Offering fees and expenses, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $5.1 million from the Offering. Cemtrex intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including accelerating its technology development, sales, and marketing activities in key growth segments including Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR), and Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision (AI & CV) in security applications. Additionally, the proceeds will strategically position the Company for attractive acquisition opportunities that may be available due to the current economic environment. A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as sole placement agent for the offering. The Offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" on June 5, 2017 (File No. 333-218501), as amended by the Company on June 12, 2017 and declared effective by the SEC on June 14, 2017. A prospectus supplement relating to the Offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained, when available, from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 624-2060, or by email at prospectus@allianceg.com

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