LAKESIDE HOLDING LIMITED ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF UPSIZED $6.75 MILLION INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Itasca, IL, July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeside Holding Limited (“Lakeside” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LSH), a U.S.-based integrated cross-border supply chain solution provider with a strategic focus on the Asian market, today announced the closing of its previously announced initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 1,500,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $4.50 per share for total gross proceeds to the Company of $6.75 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses.  

The Company has granted a 30-day option to the underwriters to purchase up to 225,000 additional shares of common stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 28, 2024, under the ticker symbol “LSH.”

Net proceeds from the offering will be used for strengthening our cross-border supply chain capabilities, marketing activities to grow our customer base, strategic investments and potential mergers and acquisitions in the future, and general corporate purposes.

The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc. acted as joint book-running managers for the Offering.

DLA Piper UK LLP served as legal counsel for Lakeside, and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP served as legal counsel for the underwriters in connection with the Offering.

A registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-278416), was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and was declared effective on June 27, 2024. The offering of the securities is being made only by means of a prospectus. Electronic copies of the final prospectus relating to the Offering may be obtained by visiting the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting The Benchmark Company, LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 150 E. 58th Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10155, by email at prospectus@benchmarkcompany.com, or by telephone at (212) 312-6700.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Lakeside Holding Limited

Lakeside Holding Limited, based in Itasca, IL, is a U.S.-based integrated cross-border supply chain solution provider with a strategic focus on the Asian market, including China and South Korea. Operating under the brand American Bear Logistics, we primarily provide customized cross-border ocean freight solutions and airfreight solutions in the U.S. that specifically cater to our customers’ requirements and needs in transporting goods into the U.S. We are an Asian American-owned business rooted in the U.S. with in-depth understanding of both the U.S. and Asian international trading and logistics service markets. Our customers are typically Asia- and U.S.-based logistics service companies serving large e-commerce platforms, social commerce platforms, and manufacturers to sell and transport consumer and industrial goods made in Asia into the U.S. For more information, please visit https://lakeside-holding.com.  

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