Wabash National Corporation announced today the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its plan to sell up to 3 million shares of common stock through an underwritten public offering to be managed by Merrill Lynch & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and BB&T Capital Markets. In addition, up to 450,000 shares may be sold by Wabash to cover an underwriters over-allotment option.
Wabash intends to use all of the net proceeds from this public offering to repay a portion of its outstanding secured bank indebtedness.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.
A copy of the written prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained from Merrill Lynch & Co. Prospectus Center 4 World Financial Center New York, NY 10080.