Coinbase: Expands the issuance scale of convertible preferred notes to $1.1 billion
ChainCatcher news, according to Businesswire, Coinbase Global announced that it will issue $1.1 billion of convertible senior notes due in 2030, an increase from the previously announced $1 billion offering size. Coinbase also granted the initial purchasers of the notes a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $165 million principal amount of the notes solely to cover over-allotments.Under customary closing conditions, the sale of the notes to the initial purchasers is expected to settle on March 18, 2024, and after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Coinbase, is expected to provide Coinbase with approximately $1.08 billion (or about $1.24 billion if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes in full) in net proceeds.It is reported that Coinbase intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay, at maturity, or from time to time prior to maturity, to repurchase or redeem its 0.50% convertible senior notes due in 2026, 3.375% senior notes due in 2028, and 3.625% senior notes due in 2031, depending on market conditions, as well as for other general corporate purposes, which may include working capital and capital expenditures, and to pay the costs of capped call transactions. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes, Coinbase expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of such additional notes to enter into additional capped call transactions. Coinbase may also use a portion of the net proceeds to invest in and acquire other companies, products, or technologies.