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Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) has priced a public offering totaling $500 million in Floating Rate Senior Notes, $750 million in 1.700% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes, and additional amounts in various senior notes, culminating in a total of $3 billion. The offering aims to close around October 5, 2021. Proceeds will primarily be directed towards a cash tender offer for outstanding senior notes and related fees. Notes will be offered under an effective registration statement with completion contingent on market conditions.
Positive
Total offering amount of $3 billion indicates strong market interest.
Proceeds will pay off existing high-interest debt, potentially lowering future interest expenses.
Sustainability-linked notes could enhance the company's environmental profile and appeal to socially conscious investors.
Negative
The tender offer completion is contingent upon the successful closing of the offering, introducing execution risk.
Potential dilution of share value if remaining notes are redeemed, depending on market conditions.
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) (the “Company”) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering (the “offering”) of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due October 1, 2024 (the “2024 notes”), $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.700% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due October 1, 2028 (the “2028 sustainability-linked notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.100% Senior Notes due October 1, 2031 (the “2031 notes”), $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.800% senior notes due October 1, 2041 (the “2041 notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.950% senior notes due October 1, 2051 (the “2051 notes” and, together with the 2024 notes, the 2028 sustainability-linked notes, the 2031 notes and the 2041 notes, the “notes”). Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. are acting as joint book-running managers in connection with the offering.
The 2024 notes were priced at 100.000% of their principal amount. The 2031 notes were priced at 99.428% of their principal amount. The 2041 notes were priced at 99.227% of their principal amount. The 2051 notes were priced at 99.173% of their principal amount. The 2028 sustainability-linked notes were initially priced at 99.405% of their principal amount, and are subject to a 30 basis point per annum increase in interest rate beginning April 1, 2026 unless the Company achieves a certain sustainability performance target by December 31, 2025.
The offering is expected to close on or about October 5, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the purchase price for, and accrued and unpaid interest on, any and all of the Company’s outstanding 2.500% Senior Notes due December 2021 (the “2021 notes”), 2.875% Senior Notes due June 2023 (the “June 2023 notes”), 3.125% Senior Notes due December 2023 (the “December 2023 notes”), 3.900% Senior Notes due December 2025 (the “2025 notes”), 4.500% Senior Notes due December 2036 (the “2036 notes”) and 5.300% Senior Notes due December 2045 (the “2045 notes”) validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase pursuant to a cash tender offer announced separately today (the “tender offer”), and to pay related fees and expenses in connection with the tender offer. Completion of the offering is not contingent upon completion of the tender offer. Completion of the tender offer is contingent on completion of the offering. To the extent all of the 2021 notes, the June 2023 notes, the December 2023 notes and the 2025 notes are not tendered and purchased in the tender offer, the Company may, but is not obligated to, use a portion of any remaining net proceeds from the offering to redeem all or a portion of the remaining 2021 notes, June 2023 notes, December 2023 notes and 2025 notes. The Company intends to use any remaining net proceeds not used for the tender offer or related redemption for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of some or all of the amounts outstanding under the Company’s other indebtedness.
The notes are being offered pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s notes, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.
Before you invest, you should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. Copies of the prospectus supplement relating to this offering may be obtained by contacting: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, at 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014, telephone (866) 718-1649 or email prospectus@morganstanley.com; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, at 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone (800) 831-9146 or email prospectus@citi.com; BofA Securities, Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, at 200 North College Street, NC1-004-03-43, Charlotte NC 28255-0001, telephone 1-800-294-1322 or email dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attn: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, telephone (212) 834-4533 or, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Attn: Debt Syndicate Desk, at 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, telephone (800) 854-5674. An electronic copy of the prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying base prospectus, is also available on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website, www.sec.gov.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements address a variety of subjects, including, for example, whether the offering will be completed, the anticipated use of net proceeds from the offering and the outcome of the tender offer. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” “estimate,” “would,” “target” and similar expressions, as well as variations or negatives of these words. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: the risks and uncertainties related to market conditions and the risks and uncertainties described in a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-259782) and a related prospectus and prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2021. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors contained in the Company’s most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements represent management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain and are made only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake or assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect subsequent events or circumstances or otherwise.
About Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) operates at the center of the modern digital economy, converting real-world phenomena into actionable insight with its comprehensive suite of analog and mixed signal, power management, radio frequency (RF), and digital and sensor technologies. ADI serves 125,000 customers worldwide with more than 75,000 products in the industrial, communications, automotive, and consumer markets. ADI is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.
What is the total amount of the public offering by Analog Devices (ADI)?
The total amount of the public offering is $3 billion.
What are the key features of the sustainability-linked senior notes in the ADI offering?
The sustainability-linked senior notes are priced at $750 million with an interest rate subject to a 30 basis point increase if sustainability targets are not met by December 31, 2025.
When is the expected closing date for the Analog Devices offering?
The offering is expected to close on or about October 5, 2021.
How will Analog Devices use the proceeds from the public offering?
Proceeds will primarily be used to repurchase existing senior notes and for related fees and expenses.
What risks are associated with the completion of Analog Devices' tender offer?
The tender offer's completion is contingent upon the successful closing of the offering, presenting execution risk.
