NextDecade Announces $85 Million Private Placement of Common Stock

NextDecade Corporation announced a private placement of common stock pursuant to which NextDecade will sell $85 million of common stock to 10 institutional investors. Shares of NextDecade’s common stock will be sold at $5.50 per share, and the private placement is expected to close on September 19, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the private placement to continue development activity in preparation for its anticipated positive final investment decision on the first three trains at its Rio Grande LNG project.

Credit Suisse Securities LLC is acting as exclusive placement agent for the private placement.

The offer and sale of the common stock has not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or any other securities laws, and the common stock cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. 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 state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale of these securities would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About NextDecade Corporation
NextDecade Corporation is an energy company accelerating the path to a net-zero future. Leading innovation in more sustainable LNG and carbon capture solutions, NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to cleaner energy. Through our wholly owned subsidiaries Rio Grande LNG and NEXT Carbon Solutions, we are developing a 27 MTPA LNG export facility in South Texas along with one of the largest carbon capture and storage projects in North America. We are also working with third-party customers around the world to deploy our proprietary processes to lower the cost of carbon capture and storage and reduce CO2 emissions at their industrial-scale facilities. NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ���NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas.