Underwriters Exercise Option
to Purchase Additional 5.25 Million Shares
HostReview.com Wednesday, March 3, 2004; 12:00 AM
ATLANTA – March 3, 2004 – Internap® Network Services Corporation (AMEX:
IIP), a provider of high-performance, managed Internet connectivity solutions
to business customers, announced today that it has completed the public
offering of a total of 40,250,000 shares of its common stock at a price
of $1.50 per share. The estimated net proceeds to Internap after deduction
of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses are $57.05
million, which includes the underwriters' election of an option to purchase
an additional 5,250,000 shares to cover over-allotments.
All of the shares
of common stock were offered pursuant to a registration statement previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and declared effective
in February 2004. SG Cowen acted as sole book-runner and CIBC World Markets
acted as co- lead manager on this offering. Thomas Weisel Partners LLC,
Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Needham & Company, Inc. acted as
co-managers of the offering.
This press release
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction
in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities law of any such
jurisdiction.
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About Internap
Internap provides high performance, managed Internet connectivity solutions
to business customers who require guaranteed network availability and
high performance levels for business-critical applications, such as e-commerce,
video and audio streaming, voice over Internet Protocol, virtual private
networks and supply chain management. Internap's proprietary route optimization
technology monitors the performance of these Internet networks and allows
us to intelligently route our customers' Internet traffic over the optimal
Internet path in a way that minimizes data loss and network delay. Its
service level agreements guarantee performance across the entire Internet
in the United States, excluding local connections, whereas conventional
Internet connectivity providers typically only guarantee performance on
their own network. Internap provides services to customers in various
industry verticals, including financial services, entertainment and media,
travel, e-commerce retail, and technology. As of December 31, 2003, Internap
provided its services to over 1,600 customers in the United States and
abroad, including approximately 70 customers in the Fortune 1000 companies.
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are registered trademarks of Internap. All other trademarks and brands
are the property of their respective owners.
Contacts
Internap, Media Contact
David Sutton
404.302.9721
dsuttone@internap.com
Internap, Investor
Contact
David Buckel
404.302.9846
dbuckel@internap.com
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