Advanced Biofuels

KiOR Raises $138 Million in IPO

Date Posted: June 29, 2011

Pasadena, TX—KiOR, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIOR), a cellulosic fuels producer, announced June 29 it has closed its initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $15.00 per share.

In addition, KiOR has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 shares of Class A common stock at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.

KiOR received approximately $138 million of proceeds from the offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering, and Piper Jaffray & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as co-managers.

For more information, call 312-377-4136.

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