The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not issue the exchange notes in the exchange offer until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 15, 2023
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.
EMC CORPORATION
Exchange Offer for
Up to $962,390,000 of 3.375% Senior Notes due 2041
Up to $1,094,877,000 of 3.450% Senior Notes due 2051
Offer for (i) outstanding unregistered 3.375% Senior Notes due 2041 (144A CUSIP No. 24703D BE0 and Regulation S CUSIP No. U24724 AQ6) (the “old 2041 notes”) of the Issuers in the aggregate principal amount of $962,390,000 in exchange for up to $962,390,000 of 3.375% Senior Notes due 2041 (the “2041 exchange notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act and (ii) outstanding unregistered 3.450% Senior Notes due 2051 (144A CUSIP No. 24703D BG5 and Regulation S CUSIP No. U24724 AR4) (the “old 2051 notes” and, together with the old 2041 notes, the “outstanding notes”) of the Issuers in the aggregate principal amount of $1,094,877,000 in exchange for up to $1,094,877,000 of 3.450% Senior Notes due 2051 (the “2051 exchange notes” and, together with the 2041 exchange notes, the “exchange notes” and, the exchange notes together with the outstanding notes, the “notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act.
The exchange notes will be the senior unsecured obligation of the Issuers and will be guaranteed on a full and unconditional, joint and several basis by Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc. and Dell Inc. Such guarantees will rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of such guarantors, including our revolving credit facility and our existing notes, and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness of such guarantors. The exchange notes will not be guaranteed by any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries and the exchange notes and related guarantees thereof will be structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of any existing and future subsidiaries of the Issuers. See “Description of the Exchange Notes—Note Guarantees.”
We are conducting the exchange offer in order to provide you with an opportunity to exchange your unregistered outstanding notes for freely tradable exchange notes that have been registered under the Securities Act.
The Exchange Offer
| • | | We will exchange all outstanding notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn for an equal principal amount of exchange notes that are freely tradable. |
| • | | You may withdraw tenders of outstanding notes at any time prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer. |
| • | | The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2023, which is the 21st business day after the date of this prospectus, unless extended. We do not currently intend to extend the expiration date. |
| • | | The exchange of the outstanding notes for the exchange notes in the exchange offer will not constitute a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
| • | | The terms of the exchange notes to be issued in the exchange offer are substantially identical to the outstanding notes, except that the exchange notes will be freely tradable. |
Results of the Exchange Offer
| • | | The exchange notes may be sold in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or through a combination of such methods. We do not plan to list the exchange notes on a national market. |
All untendered outstanding notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the outstanding notes and in the indenture. In general, the outstanding notes may not be offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Other than in connection with the exchange offer, we do not currently anticipate that we will register the outstanding notes under the Securities Act.
You should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 15 of this prospectus before participating in the exchange offer.
Each broker dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for outstanding notes where such outstanding notes were acquired as a result of market making activities or other trading activities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of the exchange notes to be distributed in the exchange offer or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2023.
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus may be used only for the purposes for which it has been published and we do not take any responsibility for, or can provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any information other than the information in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.
This prospectus incorporates by reference important business and financial information about us from documents filed with the SEC that have not been included herein or delivered herewith. Information incorporated by reference is available without charge at the website that the SEC maintains at http:// www.sec.gov, as well as from other sources. See “Where You Can Find More Information.” In addition, you may request a copy of such document, at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or telephone number: Dell Technologies Inc., One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682, Attn: Investor Relations, Tel: (512) 728-7800. In order to receive timely delivery of those materials, you must make your requests no later than five business days before expiration of the applicable exchange offer, or , 2023, the present expiration of the exchange offer.