TRUECar Secondary Offering Nears Fruition

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TRUECar Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUE) has filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a secondary offering of 6.4 million shares. The company entered the market in its initial public offering at $9.70 in May 2014. Note that the company signaled an impending secondary offering roadshow just last week, so this means that the secondary offering is now closer to fruition. At the most recent closing price of $16.42, the secondary offering could raise over $105 million.

Upon the completion of this offering, the executive officers, directors and 5% stockholders of the company and affiliates will beneficially own, in aggregate, approximately 66.4% of the company’s outstanding capital stock. The underwriters for the secondary offering at J.P. Morgan, JMP Securities, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital and Cowen.

Another observation is that TRUECar CEO Scott Painter expressed an interest in purchasing up to an aggregate of approximately $500,000 of common stock at public price from this offering.

TRUECar operates a pricing and information website for new and used car buyers and dealers. The site gives buyers information on what others have paid for the same or similar cars, upfront pricing and a network of TRUECar dealers. The company has its headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.

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The proceeds from this offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. A portion of these proceeds may be used to invest in complementary technologies, solutions, products, services, businesses or other assets.

Shares of TRUECar closed up 0.5% at $16.42 on Friday. The consensus analyst price target is $20.40, and the post-IPO trading range is $9.05 to $25.00. When the company announced last week that its roadshow would be forthcoming, shares fell from $17.19 the prior day to $16.62.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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