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X-energy Launches IPO Roadshow to List on Nasdaq at $16–$19 a Share

Investor appetite for advanced nuclear faces a real-time test under a live patent dispute.

Overview

  • X-energy opened its investor roadshow to sell 42,857,143 Class A shares at $16 to $19 each, with a 30-day option for underwriters to buy 6,428,571 more.
  • The company filed a Form S-1 that is not yet effective, and its stock has conditional approval to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker XE.
  • Pricing at the top of the range would raise about $814 million, which would build on roughly $1.8 billion already invested before the IPO.
  • Amazon led a $500 million funding round and pledged to buy up to 5 gigawatts of nuclear power from X-energy by 2039, pointing to potential long-term demand.
  • X-energy disclosed a patent dispute tied to fuel fabrication involving bankrupt USNC and successor Standard Nuclear, adding legal risk as it works to commercialize its small modular reactor and TRISO fuel technology.