UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2021
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35397 | 26-4785427 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
416 South Bell Avenue
Ames, Iowa, 50010
(Address of principal executive officers) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (515) 239-8000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share | REGI | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 16, 2021, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the public offering of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), at a public offering price of $67.00 per share. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of Common Stock, which option was exercised in full on March 17, 2021. The offering closed on March 19, 2021, resulting in approximately $365.5 million of net proceeds to the Company, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The offering was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237201) (the “Registration Statement”), which became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the related prospectus, dated March 16, 2020, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated March 16, 2021. The Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement. A copy of the legal opinion relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of Common Stock in the offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
On March 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2021, between the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. | |
23.1 | Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
99.1 | Press Release dated March 16, 2021. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 22, 2021
RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Cynthia J. Warner | |
| Cynthia J. Warner | |
| Chief Executive Officer |