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Published on 1/14/2015 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

Electronic Cigarettes settles $2.11 million sales of discounted notes

Deal sells notes in multiple closings that convert at $0.14 per share

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 14 – Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. settled a second tranche of a $1.84 million private placement of original issue discount 12% convertible promissory notes between Jan. 8 and Jan. 12, according to an 8-K filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It also raised $250,000 in a placement of $263,158 of 10% notes on Jan. 14.

The 12% note sale raised $1 million by selling $1.05 million of notes, with about a 5% discount on Dec. 23, and the company raised $750,000 by selling $789,474 of notes in the January closings.

The one-year notes have an original issue discount of 5%. The notes will initially convert to common shares at $0.14 per share, a 16.67% premium to the Dec. 22 closing share price of $0.12.

Interest may be paid in cash or common stock, at the company’s option, at an ascribed value per share equal to 75% of the lowest volume-weighted average price of the stock for the 20 trading days preceding the payment.

The 10% notes are due in nine months and have an original issue discount of 5%. The notes may be converted into shares at an initial conversion price of $0.14, a 180% premium to the Jan. 13 closing share price of $0.05. The notes may be prepaid at 120 and put at 105.

The Spring Lake, Mich., company markets and sells electronic cigarettes.

Issuer:Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd.
Issue:Original issue discount convertible promissory notes
Amount:$2,105,264
Conversion price:$0.14
Warrants:No
Stock symbol:OTCBB: ECIG
Market capitalization:$6.21 million
12% notes
Amount:$1,842,106
Maturity:One year
Price:$1.75 million
Coupon:12%
Conversion premium:16.67%
Warrants:No
Settlement date:Dec. 23 (for $1,052,632), between Jan. 8 and Jan. 12 (for $789,474)
Stock price:$0.12 at close Dec. 22
10% notes
Amount:$263,158
Maturity:Nine months
Price:$250,000
Coupon:10%
Conversion premium:180%
Call:At 120
Put:At 105
Warrants:No
Settlement date:Jan. 14
Stock price:$0.05 at close Jan. 13

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