Convertible Notes Offering
On May 13, 2024, MKS Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has priced a private offering of $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company also granted to the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date the Company first issues the Notes, up to an additional $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The offering is expected to close on May 16, 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers of the Notes or their respective affiliates and other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon conversion of any Notes and/or offset any cash payments that the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of any converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, the Company expects to enter into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties.
The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $1,177.7 million (or approximately $1,374.2 million if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full), after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use approximately $143.52 million of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the offering to repay approximately $1,034.1 million in borrowings outstanding under its First Lien USD tranche B term loan, together with accrued interest, under its Term Loan Facility, as well as for general corporate purposes. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, the Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of such additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties and the balance to repay additional borrowings, together with accrued interest, under its First Lien USD tranche B term loan.
A copy of the press release announcing the pricing of the offering of the Notes is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company, nor shall there be any sale of, any securities of the Company in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including regarding the timing and completion of the offering, the use of proceeds from the offering, and the potential effects of entering into the capped call transactions in connection with the pricing of the Notes. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the offering on the anticipated terms, or at all. These statements are only predictions based on current assumptions and expectations. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “will,” “projects,” “intends,” “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “continues” and similar expressions) should be considered to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation, market risks and uncertainties, the completion of the offering on the anticipated terms or at all, and other important risks and factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the preliminary offering memorandum related to the offering of the Notes, and in
