JetBlue offers new shares to raise $135 million

JetBlue Airways has priced its public offering of 7,500,000 newly issued shares of its common stock at $18.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $135 million. The Company has also granted to the underwriters of this offering an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 shares of common stock which, if exercised in full, would generate additional gross proceeds of $20.25 million. JetBlue anticipates using the net proceeds from this offering to fund working capital and capital expenditures, including capital expenditures relating to the purchase of aircraft.