Overview and Basis of Presentation Description of Business
Semrush Holdings, Inc. (“Semrush Holdings”) and its subsidiaries (together the “Company”, or “Semrush”) provide an online visibility management software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform. The Company’s platform enables its subscribers to improve their online visibility and drive traffic, including on their websites and social media pages, and distribute highly relevant content to their customers on a targeted basis across various channels to drive high-quality traffic and measure the effectiveness of their digital marketing campaigns. The Company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has wholly owned subsidiaries in Cyprus, Russia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, and the United States.
The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties common to companies in similar industries and stages of development that could affect future operations and financial performance. These risks include, but are not limited to, rapid technological change, competitive pressure from substitute products or larger companies, protection of proprietary technology, management of international activities, the need to obtain additional financing to support growth, and dependence on third parties and key individuals.
Public Offerings
On March 29, 2021, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”) in which it sold 10,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $14.00 per share. The Company received $126.6 million in net proceeds after deducting approximately $13.4 million for underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. Immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, all shares of common stock then outstanding were reclassified as Class B common stock, and all shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock and convertible preferred stock then outstanding were converted into shares of common stock on a one-to-one basis and then reclassified into Class B common stock.
On April 20, 2021, the underwriters of the Company’s IPO partially exercised their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock. In connection with the closing of the partial exercise on April 23, 2021, the underwriters purchased 719,266 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for net proceeds to the Company of $9.2 million after deducting approximately $0.8 million for underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses.
On November 23, 2021, the Company closed a follow-on offering (the “Follow-On Offering”) in which it sold 4,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $20.50 per share. The Company received $77.9 million in net proceeds after deducting approximately $4.1 million for underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. Selling stockholders sold an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Class A common stock in the Follow-On Offering.
Effects of the Russian Military Action in Ukraine
Economic, civil, military, and political uncertainty exists and may increase in many of the regions where the Company operates and derives its revenue. Several countries in which the Company operates are experiencing and may continue to experience military action and civil and political unrest as a result of such action. The Company has significant development operations in the emerging market economies of
Eastern Europe and more than half of the Company’s full-time employees are located in Russia. The Company is beginning to relocate its Russia-based workforce. Please refer to Note 18 for further details.
In late February 2022, Russian military forces launched significant military action against Ukraine, and sustained conflict and disruption in the region is likely. The impact to Ukraine and Russia, as well as actions taken by other countries, including new and stricter sanctions by Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the U.S. and other countries and organizations against officials, individual
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