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Published on 8/21/2006 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

New Issue: GigaBeam raises $10 million from sale of convertible preferreds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Aug. 21 - GigaBeam Corp. concluded a $10 million private placement of series C convertible preferred stock.

The company sold 10,000 shares of the preferred stock at $1,000 each to a group of institutional investors. The preferreds are convertible into common shares at $6.10 each and pay annual dividends initially at 8%. The rate of dividends increases to 11% at the third anniversary and again to 14% after the fourth anniversary.

The company may redeem the preferreds at any time within the first three years.

The investors also received warrants for 860,653 shares, exercisable at $6.39 each.

Proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

GigaBeam, based in Herndon, Va., provides wireless point-to-point communications based on radio frequencies.

Issuer:GigaBeam Corp.
Issue:Series C convertible preferreds
Amount:$10 million
Shares:10,000
Price:$1,000
Conversion price:$6.10
Dividends:8%, initially
Warrants:For 860,653 shares
Warrant strike price:$6.39
Settlement date:Aug. 21
Stock symbol:OTCBB: GGBM
Stock price:$5.75 at close Aug. 21

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