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Space business Astra will go personal in a low-cost offer with its creators after a disappointing run as a publicly-traded stock.
Astra co-founders Chris Kemp and Adam London – CEO and CTO, respectively – signed an arrangement with the business’s board to acquire all exceptional typical stock at 50 cents a share. The offer is anticipated to close in the 2nd quarter.
A unique committee of the board, with Kemp and London stayingaway, voted in favor of the take-private strategy. After the creators last month cut their deal from $1.50 a share to 50 cents, the board’s committee highlighted it thought the offer was “the just alternative” to filing for Chapter 7 personalbankruptcy.
Astra’s stock, halted at 85 cents a share near the time of the statement, closed at 58 cents a share Thursday.
The business’s market worth is about $13 million at existing levels, a sliver