AXON ANNOUNCES PRICING OF UPSIZED OFFERING OF $1,000.0 MILLION OF 6.125% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030 AND $750.0 MILLION OF 6.250% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2033
Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) has successfully priced an upsized offering of senior notes totaling $1.75 billion, consisting of:
- $1 billion of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2030
- $750 million of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2033
The offering, increased from the initially announced $1.5 billion, is expected to close on March 11, 2025. The notes will be general senior unsecured obligations, with interest payable semiannually starting September 15, 2025. The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including potential repurchase of its 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027, supporting growth, and potential acquisitions or investments in products and technologies.
Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) ha completato con successo la determinazione del prezzo di un'offerta ampliata di note senior per un totale di 1,75 miliardi di dollari, composta da:
- 1 miliardo di dollari di Note Senior al 6,125% in scadenza nel 2030
- 750 milioni di dollari di Note Senior al 6,250% in scadenza nel 2033
L'offerta, aumentata rispetto ai 1,5 miliardi di dollari inizialmente annunciati, dovrebbe chiudersi il 11 marzo 2025. Le note saranno obbligazioni senior generali non garantite, con interessi pagabili semestralmente a partire dal 15 settembre 2025. L'azienda prevede di utilizzare i proventi per scopi aziendali generali, inclusi il potenziale riacquisto delle sue Note Senior Convertibili allo 0,50% in scadenza nel 2027, il supporto alla crescita e potenziali acquisizioni o investimenti in prodotti e tecnologie.
Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) ha logrado fijar con 茅xito el precio de una oferta ampliada de notas senior por un total de 1.75 mil millones de d贸lares, que consiste en:
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- 750 millones de d贸lares de Notas Senior al 6.250% con vencimiento en 2033
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Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) a r茅ussi 脿 fixer le prix d'une offre augment茅e de billets senior totalisant 1,75 milliard de dollars, compos茅e de :
- 1 milliard de dollars de Billets Senior 脿 6,125 % arrivant 脿 茅ch茅ance en 2030
- 750 millions de dollars de Billets Senior 脿 6,250 % arrivant 脿 茅ch茅ance en 2033
L'offre, augment茅e par rapport aux 1,5 milliard de dollars initialement annonc茅s, devrait se cl么turer le 11 mars 2025. Les billets seront des obligations senior g茅n茅rales non garanties, avec des int茅r锚ts payables semestriellement 脿 partir du 15 septembre 2025. L'entreprise pr茅voit d'utiliser les produits pour des fins corporatives g茅n茅rales, y compris le rachat potentiel de ses Billets Senior Convertibles 脿 0,50 % arrivant 脿 茅ch茅ance en 2027, le soutien 脿 la croissance et des acquisitions ou investissements potentiels dans des produits et technologies.
Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) hat erfolgreich eine vergr枚脽erte Emission von Senior Notes im Gesamtvolumen von 1,75 Milliarden Dollar bepreist, die sich aus folgenden Komponenten zusammensetzt:
- 1 Milliarde Dollar von 6,125% Senior Notes mit F盲lligkeit 2030
- 750 Millionen Dollar von 6,250% Senior Notes mit F盲lligkeit 2033
Die Emission, die von den urspr眉nglich angek眉ndigten 1,5 Milliarden Dollar erh枚ht wurde, wird voraussichtlich am 11. M盲rz 2025 abgeschlossen. Die Notes werden allgemeine unbesicherte Senior-Verbindlichkeiten sein, mit halbj盲hrlich zahlbaren Zinsen, die am 15. September 2025 beginnen. Das Unternehmen plant, die Erl枚se f眉r allgemeine Unternehmenszwecke zu verwenden, einschlie脽lich m枚glicher R眉ckk盲ufe seiner 0,50% wandelbaren Senior Notes mit F盲lligkeit 2027, Unterst眉tzung des Wachstums und m枚glicher Akquisitionen oder Investitionen in Produkte und Technologien.
- Successful upsizing of offering from $1.5B to $1.75B indicates strong investor demand
- Provides significant capital for growth and strategic investments
- Potential to refinance existing convertible notes with new long-term debt
- High interest rates of 6.125% and 6.250% represent significant debt service cost
- Substantial increase in long-term debt obligations
- No subsidiary guarantees on the notes at issuance
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Axon has secured
Financial Analysis: This debt issuance represents approximately
Strategic Implications: The capital infusion provides Axon substantial financial flexibility to pursue growth initiatives and potential acquisitions. Management's stated intention to potentially repurchase existing convertible notes indicates a strategic pivot in capital structure management, exchanging potential equity dilution for fixed interest obligations. This approach typically reflects confidence in organic growth prospects and future cash flow generation.
Market Context: The pricing achieved on these notes (6.125% and 6.250%) reflects current market conditions for corporate debt. While these rates represent a significant cost increase compared to Axon's existing convertible notes, they provide certainty in capital costs without the complexity of embedded equity components. The upsizing of the offering signals strong market reception, suggesting investors view Axon's risk profile favorably despite the relatively high interest rates.
The Notes of each series will be general senior unsecured obligations of Axon. As of the issue date, none of Axon's subsidiaries will guarantee the Notes. Following the issue date, each of Axon's existing and future domestic securities that guarantees Axon's existing revolving credit facility and certain other indebtedness, if any, subject to certain exceptions, will guarantee the Notes of each series.
The 2030 Notes will bear interest at a rate of
The Notes will be offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-
This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other security, and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful. This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase or a redemption notice in respect of the Existing Convertible Notes.
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