December 19, 2001, 4:48 PM — Handheld device maker Handspring Inc. announced the public offering of 7 million shares of stock on Wednesday, as well as a US$10 million investment from Qualcomm Inc.
The new shares of stock became available yesterday, at US$5.50 per share, $1.51 less than the $7.01 closing price of Handspring's (HAND) stock on the Nasdaq Wednesday. The stock sale will raise $38.5 million for Handspring.
In addition, wireless communications company Qualcomm has agreed to purchase more than 1.8 million shares of Handspring stock, for a total of $10 million, Handspring said in a statement.
Handspring will use the money raised by the offerings for "general corporate purposes," which may include investments and acquisitions, Handspring said.
Both transactions were filed under a shelf statement with the U.S. Securities and Commission last week, the company said.
