Shift4 Announces Pricing of Offering of $450.0 Million of Senior Notes due 2026

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Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR) has priced an offering of $450 million in 4.625% senior notes due 2026. The notes will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries and are part of a private offering exempt from SEC registration. Proceeds will be used to repay outstanding debt under its first lien term loan facility, amounting to $450 million, with any remaining funds allocated for general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close on October 29, 2020, subject to customary conditions.

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• Successful pricing of $450 million senior notes at 4.625% interest rate.
• Proceeds will be used to fully repay existing debt, improving financial stability.

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• Notes are being offered in a private placement, limiting access to a wider range of investors.
• There are no assurances that the offering will be completed as planned.

ALLENTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE: FOUR), a leading independent provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, today announced that its subsidiaries, Shift4 Payments, LLC (“Shift4”) and Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc., have priced an offering of $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at par value and will bear an interest rate of 4.625% per annum. The Notes are being offered in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes will be guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of Shift4’s subsidiaries. Shift4 expects to close the offering of the Notes on October 29, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Shift4 intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, to (i) repay all indebtedness outstanding under its first lien term loan facility (the “First Lien Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) the remainder, if any, for general corporate purposes. As of the date of this press release, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the First Lien Term Loan Facility is $450.0 million.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and have not and will not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons, except to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Any offers of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.

There can be no assurances that the offering of the Notes will be completed as described herein or at all.

About Shift4 Payments:

Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR) is a leading provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, delivering a complete omnichannel ecosystem that extends beyond payments to include a wide range of value-added services. The company’s technologies help power over 350 software providers in numerous industries, including hospitality, retail, F&B, e-commerce, lodging, gaming, and many more. With over 7,000 sales partners, the company securely processed more than 3.5 billion transactions annually for over 200,000 businesses in 2019. For more information, visit shift4.com.