Aug 7 - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc said it is offering 5 million common shares at $67.25 apiece, a discount of 1 percent on Thursday's close.
The company expects to raise about $321.4 million from the offering and plans to use the proceeds to repay debt and for general corporate purposes.
Green Mountain has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional shares to cover overallotments.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the sole book-running manager of the offering and Canaccord Adams is the co-lead manager, the company said.
William Blair & Co, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Janney Montgomery Scott are co-managers.
The offering is expected to close on or about Aug. 12.
Shares of Waterbury, Vermont-based Green Mountain were up 12 cents at $68.00 in premarket trade. They closed at $67.88 Thursday on Nasdaq.