Boeing Announces Pricing of Upsized Concurrent Offerings of Common Stock and Depositary Shares

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Boeing announced the pricing of two concurrent public offerings: 112.5 million shares of common stock at $143.00 per share and $5 billion of depositary shares at $50.00 per share. Each depositary share represents a 1/20th interest in a 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The net proceeds will be approximately $15.81 billion from the common stock offering and $4.91 billion from the depositary shares offering. The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment, working capital, and capital expenditures.

Positive

• Significant capital raise of approximately $20.72 billion in combined net proceeds
• Funds will strengthen balance sheet through debt repayment and working capital enhancement
• Flexible funding structure with both equity and convertible preferred shares

Negative

• Substantial shareholder dilution through issuance of 112.5 million new common shares
• Additional potential dilution from future conversion of preferred shares
• 6.00% dividend obligation on preferred shares adds to ongoing financial commitments

Insights

Financial Analyst

Boeing's massive $20.7 billion capital raise through concurrent stock offerings represents a significant financial restructuring. The deal includes $16.1 billion from common stock ($143/share) and $5 billion from convertible preferred shares with a 6% dividend yield.

The pricing suggests strong institutional demand despite Boeing's recent challenges. The convertible preferred structure, with a conversion premium of about 20%, provides downside protection while offering equity upside. The dilutive impact is substantial, with approximately 112.5 million new shares being issued, representing roughly 18% of current shares outstanding.

The capital raise strengthens Boeing's balance sheet but comes at a significant cost to existing shareholders. The company's focus on debt repayment and working capital indicates preparation for prolonged operational challenges and potential regulatory requirements.

Market Research Analyst

This capital raise signals a strategic shift in Boeing's financial approach, reflecting both market concerns and institutional confidence. The successful pricing above $140 per share, despite recent operational challenges, demonstrates continued investor faith in Boeing's long-term prospects.

The inclusion of preferred shares with mandatory conversion features provides a sophisticated financing structure that appeals to different investor classes. The 6% dividend yield on preferred shares is notably competitive in the current market environment, while the conversion features offer potential equity appreciation.

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] ("Boeing" or the "Company") announced today the pricing of its previously announced separate underwritten public offerings of (i) 112,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Company at a public offering price of $143.00 per share (the "Common Stock Offering") and (ii) $5 billion of depositary shares ("Depositary Shares"), each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of newly issued 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Preferred Stock") at a public offering price of $50.00 per Depositary Share (the "Depositary Shares Offering" and, together, the "Offerings"). Boeing has granted the underwriters in each respective offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional (i) 16,875,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) $750 million of Depositary Shares, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, in each case at the public offering price less the applicable underwriting discount. The Common Stock Offering is expected to close on October 30, 2024 and the Depositary Shares Offering is expected to close on October 31, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

The net proceeds from the Common Stock Offering will be approximately $15.81 billion (assuming the underwriters do not exercise the option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock) and the net proceeds from the Depositary Shares Offering will be approximately $4.91 billion (assuming the underwriters do not exercise the over-allotment option to purchase additional Depositary Shares), in each case after deducting the applicable underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Boeing. Boeing intends to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of debt, additions to working capital, capital expenditures, and funding and investments in the Company's subsidiaries.

Holders of the Depositary Shares will be entitled to a proportional fractional interest in the rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock, including conversion, dividend, liquidation and voting rights, subject to the provisions of a deposit agreement. The Preferred Stock will accumulate dividends (which may be paid in cash or, subject to certain limitations, in shares of Common Stock or in any combination of cash and Common Stock) at a rate per annum equal to 6.00% on the liquidation preference thereof, which is $1,000 per share, payable when, as and if declared by Boeing's board of directors (or an authorized committee thereof), on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2025 and ending on, and including, October 15, 2027. Unless earlier converted, each outstanding share of Preferred Stock will automatically convert for settlement on or about October 15, 2027, into between 5.8280 and 6.9940 shares of Common Stock (and, correspondingly, each Depositary Share will automatically convert into between 0.2914 and 0.3497 shares of Common Stock), subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, determined based on the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, the 21st scheduled trading day prior to October 15, 2027. Other than during a fundamental change conversion period (as defined in the prospectus supplement relating to the Depositary Shares Offering), at any time prior to the mandatory conversion settlement date, a holder of 20 Depositary Shares may cause the bank depositary to convert one share of Preferred Stock, on such holder's behalf, into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the minimum conversion rate of 5.8280, subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments. Currently, there is no public market for the Depositary Shares or the Preferred Stock. Boeing has applied to list the Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BA-PRA."

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan are acting as lead joint bookrunning managers for the Offerings. Wells Fargo Securities, BNP PARIBAS, Deutsche Bank Securities, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and SMBC Nikko are also acting as joint bookrunning managers for the Offerings. Credit Agricole CIB, MUFG, COMMERZBANK, Santander, Academy Securities, Loop Capital Markets, Raymond James and Siebert Williams Shank are acting as co-managers for the Offerings. BTIG is acting as a co-manager for the Common Stock Offering and US Bancorp is acting as a co-manager for the Depositary Shares Offering. PJT Partners is acting as Boeing's financial advisor for the Offerings.

A registration statement on Form S-3 relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and has become effective. Each Offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. When available, copies of the final prospectus supplements and accompanying prospectuses related to the Offerings can be obtained by visiting the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone at 1-866-471-2526 or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; BofA Securities, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by telephone at 1-800-831-9146; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com.

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of these securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may," "should," "expects," "intends," "projects," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "targets," "anticipates," and other similar words or expressions, or the negative thereof, generally can be used to help identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements relating to the offerings of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares, our ability to complete the Offerings on the anticipated timeline or at all and the anticipated use of the net proceeds therefrom, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable when made, but that may not prove to be accurate. These statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements. Among these factors are risks related to: (1) general conditions in the economy and our industry, including those due to regulatory changes; (2) our reliance on our commercial airline customers; (3) the overall health of our aircraft production system, production quality issues, commercial airplane production rates, our ability to successfully develop and certify new aircraft or new derivative aircraft, and the ability of our aircraft to meet stringent performance and reliability standards; (4) our pending acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (Spirit), including the satisfaction of closing conditions in the expected timeframe or at all, (5) changing budget and appropriation levels and acquisition priorities of the U.S. government, as well as significant delays in U.S. government appropriations; (6) our dependence on our subcontractors and suppliers, as well as the availability of highly skilled labor and raw materials; (7) work stoppages or other labor disruptions; (8) competition within our markets; (9) our non-U.S. operations and sales to non-U.S. customers; (10) changes in accounting estimates; (11) realizing the anticipated benefits of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures/strategic alliances or divestitures, including anticipated synergies and quality improvements related to our pending acquisition of Spirit; (12) our dependence on U.S. government contracts; (13) our reliance on fixed-price contracts; (14) our reliance on cost-type contracts; (15) contracts that include in-orbit incentive payments; (16) unauthorized access to our, our customers' and/or our suppliers' information and systems; (17) potential business disruptions, including threats to physical security or our information technology systems, extreme weather (including effects of climate change) or other acts of nature, and pandemics or other public health crises; (18) potential adverse developments in new or pending litigation and/or government inquiries or investigations; (19) potential environmental liabilities; (20) effects of climate change and legal, regulatory or market responses to such change; (21) credit rating agency actions and changes in our ability to obtain debt financing on commercially reasonable terms, at competitive rates and in sufficient amounts; (22) substantial pension and other postretirement benefit obligations; (23) the adequacy of our insurance coverage; and (24) customer and aircraft concentration in our customer financing portfolio.

Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contact: 
Investor Relations: BoeingInvestorRelations@boeing.com
Communications: media@boeing.com

 

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FAQ

How much money is Boeing (BA) raising in its October 2024 stock offerings?

Boeing is raising approximately $20.72 billion in combined net proceeds through two offerings: $15.81 billion from common stock and $4.91 billion from depositary shares.

What is the price of Boeing's (BA) new common stock offering?

Boeing priced its common stock offering at $143.00 per share for 112.5 million shares.

When will Boeing's (BA) October 2024 stock offerings close?

The Common Stock Offering is expected to close on October 30, 2024, and the Depositary Shares Offering on October 31, 2024.

What will Boeing (BA) use the proceeds from the offerings for?

Boeing plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment, working capital, capital expenditures, and funding investments in subsidiaries.