Bitfarms Ltd. (Nasdaq/TSX: BITF), a global Bitcoin vertically
integrated company, announced that it has entered into an
at-the-market offering agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) dated March
8, 2024 with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (the “Agent”) as agent,
pursuant to which the Company established an at-the-market equity
program (the “ATM Program”). Pursuant to the ATM Program, the
Company may, at its discretion and from time-to-time during the
term of the ATM Agreement, sell, through the Agent, such number of
common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) as would result in
aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of up to US$375 million.
Sales of Common Shares, if any, through the Agent will be made
through “at-the-market” issuances, including without limitation,
sales made directly on the Nasdaq Stock Market or another trading
market for the shares in the United States at the market price
prevailing at the time of each sale. No Common Shares will be
offered or sold under the ATM Program on the TSX or any other
trading market in Canada. The ATM Program may be terminated by
either party at any time.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of
the ATM Program, if any, primarily on capital expenditures to
support the growth and development of the Company’s existing mining
operations as well as for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
Since the Common Shares will be distributed at
trading prices prevailing at the time of the sale, prices may vary
between purchasers and during the period of distribution. The
volume and timing of sales, if any, will be determined at the sole
discretion of the Company's management and in accordance with the
terms of the ATM Agreement. To date, no Common Shares have been
distributed by the Company pursuant to the ATM Agreement.
The offer and sale of the Common Shares under
the ATM Program will be made by means of a prospectus supplement
dated March 8, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s
existing shelf prospectus dated November 10, 2023 (the “Base Shelf
Prospectus” and, together with the Prospectus Supplement, the
“Prospectus”) and U.S. registration statement on Form F-10 (the
“Registration Statement”) (File No. 333-272989), which includes the
Base Prospectus. The Prospectus Supplement has been filed with the
applicable provincial regulatory authorities in Canada and the SEC.
The Prospectus is available on the SEDAR website maintained by the
Canadian Securities Administrators at http://www.sedar.com and is
available on the SEC’s EDGAR website at http://www.sec.gov.
This news release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be
any sale of these Common Shares in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
About Bitfarms Ltd.Founded in
2017, Bitfarms is a global Bitcoin mining company that contributes
its computational power to one or more mining pools from which it
receives payment in Bitcoin. Bitfarms develops, owns, and operates
vertically integrated mining farms with in-house management and
company-owned electrical engineering, installation service, and
multiple onsite technical repair centers. The Company’s proprietary
data analytics system delivers best-in-class operational
performance and uptime.
Bitfarms currently has 11 operating Bitcoin
mining facilities and two under development situated in four
countries: Canada, the United States, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Powered predominantly by environmentally friendly hydro-electric
and long-term power contracts, Bitfarms is committed to using
sustainable and often underutilized energy infrastructure.
Cautionary Statement
Trading in the securities of the Company should
be considered highly speculative. No stock exchange, securities
commission or other regulatory authority has approved or
disapproved the information contained herein. Neither the Toronto
Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, or any other securities exchange or
regulatory authority accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain
“forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”
(collectively, “forward-looking information”) that are based on
expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news
release and are covered by safe harbors under Canadian and United
States securities laws. The statements and information in this
release regarding the ATM Program and any sales of the Common
Shares thereunder and proceeds to the Company therefrom, as well as
the potential use of such proceeds, are forward-looking
information. Any statements that involve discussions with respect
to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections,
objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but
not always using phrases such as “expects”, or “does not expect”,
“is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”,
“budget”, “scheduled”, “forecasts”, “estimates”, “prospects”,
“believes” or “intends” or variations of such words and phrases or
stating that certain actions, events or results “may” or “could”,
“would”, “might” or “will” be taken to occur or be achieved) are
not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking
information and are intended to identify forward-looking
information.
This forward-looking information is based on
assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time
they were made, and involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance,
or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among
others, risks relating to: the construction and operation of the
Company’s facilities may not occur as currently planned, or at all;
expansion may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all;
the digital currency market; the ability to successfully mine
digital currency; revenue may not increase as currently
anticipated, or at all; it may not be possible to profitably
liquidate the current digital currency inventory, or at all; a
decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative
impact on operations; an increase in network difficulty may have a
significant negative impact on operations; the volatility of
digital currency prices; the anticipated growth and sustainability
of hydroelectricity for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining in
the applicable jurisdictions; the inability to maintain reliable
and economical sources of power for the Company to operate
cryptocurrency mining assets; the risks of an increase in the
Company’s electricity costs, cost of natural gas, changes in
currency exchange rates, energy curtailment or regulatory changes
in the energy regimes in the jurisdictions in which the Company
operates and the adverse impact on the Company’s profitability; the
ability to complete current and future financings; the impact of
the Restatement on the price of the Company’s common shares,
financial condition and results of operations; the risk that a
material weakness in internal control over financial reporting
could result in a misstatement of the Company’s financial position
that may lead to a material misstatement of the annual or interim
consolidated financial statements if not prevented or detected on a
timely basis; any regulations or laws that will prevent Bitfarms
from operating its business; historical prices of digital
currencies and the ability to mine digital currencies that will be
consistent with historical prices; and the adoption or expansion of
any regulation or law that will prevent Bitfarms from operating its
business, or make it more costly to do so. For further information
concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, refer to the
Company’s filings on www.SEDAR.com (which are also available on the
website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at
www.sec.gov), including the MD&A for the year-ended December
31, 2023, filed on March 7, 2024. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, including
factors that are currently unknown to or deemed immaterial by the
Company. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
information. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update any forward-looking information other than as required by
law.
Investor Relations Contacts:
Tracy Krumme (Bitfarms)+1
786-671-5638tkrumme@bitfarms.com
David Barnard (LHA)+1
415-433-3777Investors@bitfarms.com
Media Contacts:
Actual Agency Khushboo Chaudhary+1
646-373-9946mediarelations@bitfarms.com
Québec Media: TactLouis-Martin Leclerc+1
418-693-2425lmleclerc@tactconseil.ca
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