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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES $200 MILLION ACCELERATED STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
Joe Hogan, president and CEO, intends to personally purchase $2.0 million of Align’s common stock
TEMPE, Ariz., October 31, 2022 -- Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN) a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign system of clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, today announced that it has entered into a new accelerated stock repurchase agreement ("ASR") with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, to repurchase $200 million of Align's common stock under Align’s $1.0 billion stock repurchase program announced on May 13, 2021.
Under the terms of the ASR, Align will receive an initial delivery of approximately 849,000 shares. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be based on Align's volume-weighted average stock price during the term of the ASR, less an agreed upon discount. The ASR transaction is expected to be completed by approximately February 1, 2023 and will be funded with Align’s cash on hand. As of June 30, 2022, Align had approximately 78.1 million shares outstanding and $877.5 million in cash and cash equivalents.
In addition to the ASR, Align announced that Joe Hogan, president and CEO, intends to personally purchase $2.0 million of Align’s common stock.
About Align Technology, Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign® system, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero™ intraoral scanners and services, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software. These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes and practice efficiencies for over 234 thousand doctor customers and is key to accessing Align’s 500 million consumer market opportunity worldwide. Over the past 25 years, Align has helped doctors treat 14 million patients with the Invisalign system and is driving the evolution in digital
dentistry through the Align Digital Platform™, our integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners. Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to find an Invisalign trained doctor in your area, please visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the iTero digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For additional information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a list of exocad reseller partners, please visit www.exocad.com.
Invisalign, iTero, exocad, Align, Align Digital Platform, Smile Architect, Invisalign Go, and ClinCheck are trademarks of Align Technology, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements including statements regarding the expected completion date of the ASR transaction, the number of shares of common stock that will be repurchased Align's expectation that it will finance the ASR transaction with cash on hand as well as other statements regarding the ASR, and the anticipated amount and timing of purchases of stock by Align's President and CEO. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release relating to expectations about future events or results are based upon information available to Align as of the date hereof. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
The foregoing and other risks are detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2022 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on August 4, 2022. Align undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
