SAN DIEGO, CA, Feb. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YGYI), a leading omni-direct lifestyle company, today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-221847), relating to the proposed offer and sale of up to $10,000,000 of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $9.50 per share. Each outstanding share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at any time, in whole or in part, at the option of the holders at an initial conversion price of $4.75 per share initially into two shares of Youngevity’s Common Stock, which Common Stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “YGYI.”
TriPoint Global Equities, LLC, who along with its division BANQ, will act as the lead managing selling agent and book runner with respect to the sale of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. You may subscribe to the offering by visiting www.banq.co/listings/ygyi.
The registration statement may be accessed through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may also be accessed through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or may be obtained from the Company by sending a request to: Youngevity International, Inc., 2400 Boswell Road, Chula Vista, California or calling (619) 934-3980.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sales of these securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Youngevity International, Inc.
Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YGYI), is a leading omni-direct lifestyle company - offering a hybrid of the direct selling business model, that also offers e-commerce and the power of social selling. Assembling a virtual Main Street of products and services under one corporate entity, Youngevity offers products from the six top selling retail categories: health/nutrition, home/family, food/beverage (including coffee), spa/beauty, apparel/jewelry, as well as innovative services.
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