** CleanSpark's CLSK.O shares down 4.9% premarket to $14.29 after bitcoin miner's above-target capital raise for expansion
** Nevada-based CLSK late Mon announced pricing private offering of $1.15 bln 0% convertible bonds (CBs) due 2032
** Offering size increased from $1 bln; initial conversion price set at $19.16, 27.5% above stock's last close of $15.03
** Co plans to use net offering proceeds to expand its power and land portfolio, develop data center infrastructure, repay outstanding bitcoin-backed line of credit balances, among other purposes
** It also intends to use about $460 mln of proceeds to repurchase its shares from CBs investors
** Through Mon, CLSK shares up 63% YTD
** 11 of 13 analysts rate CLSK "strong buy" or "buy", rest rate "hold"; median PT is $25, per LSEG data
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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