Shift4 Payments Announces Convertible Notes Offering

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Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR) plans to offer $500 million in convertible senior notes due 2027, with a potential additional $75 million. The Notes will be unsecured, accruing semi-annual interest, and convertible under certain conditions. Shift4 aims to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. Concurrently, approximately 1.79 million shares of Class A common stock will be offered, along with 5.21 million shares by Searchlight Capital Partners. Notably, these offerings are not contingent on each other.

Positive

• Shift4 intends to raise $500 million, a significant capital influx for business expansion.
• Convertible senior notes provide flexibility for repayment and potential stock conversion.

Negative

• The offering is subject to market conditions, introducing uncertainty.
• There is no assurance that the offering will be completed as described.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (“Shift4”) (NYSE: FOUR), a leading independent provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Shift4 also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase, for settlement within a period of 13 days from, and including, the date the Notes are first issued, up to an additional $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Shift4, will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears and will mature on August 1, 2027, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Before May 1, 2027, noteholders will have the right to convert their Notes in certain circumstances and during specified periods. Shift4 will satisfy its conversion obligations by paying cash up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted and pay or deliver, as applicable, cash, shares of its Class A common stock (“Class A common stock”) or a combination of cash and shares of its Class A common stock, at Shift4’s election, in respect of the remainder. The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, for cash at Shift4’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after August 6, 2024 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Shift4’s Class A common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The final terms of the Notes, including the interest rate, initial conversion rate and certain other terms of the Notes, will be determined at the pricing of the offering.

Shift4 intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions or investments.

Concurrently with the offering of Notes, Shift4 is offering approximately 1,791,818 shares of its Class A common stock, and certain entities associated with Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. also intend to offer 5,208,182 shares of Shift4’s Class A common stock in an underwritten offering. We also intend to grant the underwriters of that offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,050,000 shares of Shift4’s Class A common stock. Nothing contained herein shall constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Class A common stock. The offering of Notes is not contingent upon the concurrent public offering of Class A common stock, and the concurrent public offering of Class A common stock is not contingent upon the offering of Notes.

The offer and sale of the Notes and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been, and will not, be registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the Notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold 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.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the Notes or any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes or any such shares, 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 independent provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, delivering a complete ecosystem of solutions that extend 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.

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FAQ

What is Shift4 Payments' plan for the $500 million convertible notes?

Shift4 Payments plans to offer $500 million in convertible senior notes due 2027 to raise capital, with possible additional notes of $75 million.

What will Shift4 Payments do with the proceeds from the notes offering?

The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions or investments.

How will the convertible senior notes be structured?

The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations, accruing interest semi-annually and convertible under specified circumstances.

When will Shift4 Payments' convertible notes mature?

The convertible senior notes will mature on August 1, 2027.

What is the significance of the concurrent offering of Class A common stock?

Shift4 is offering approximately 1.79 million shares of Class A common stock, along with additional shares from Searchlight Capital Partners, to raise more capital.