Live Nation Entertainment Announces Launch Of Convertible Senior Notes Offering

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Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) announced plans to offer $1.0 billion in convertible senior notes due 2030. The company will use the proceeds to repurchase existing 2025 convertible notes, repay revolving credit facility debt, and for general corporate purposes. Initial purchasers may acquire an additional $100 million in notes within 13 days. The notes will mature on January 15, 2030, with semi-annual interest payments and conversion options into company stock or cash. Live Nation can redeem the notes after January 24, 2028, under specific conditions including a stock price threshold of 130% of conversion price.

Positive

• Refinancing existing debt with longer maturity (2030 vs 2025)
• Additional $100 million purchase option provides financial flexibility
• Company maintains option to settle conversions in cash, stock, or combination

Negative

• Potential dilution for existing shareholders if notes are converted to stock
• Increased debt burden with $1.0 billion new notes offering
• Semi-annual interest payments will increase cash outflow

Insights

Financial Analyst

This $1.0 billion convertible notes offering represents a significant debt refinancing strategy for Live Nation. The company is effectively restructuring its debt profile by replacing existing 2025 convertible notes and reducing revolving credit facility exposure. The 2030 maturity extends the debt timeline substantially, improving near-term liquidity flexibility.

The conversion feature with a 130% stock price threshold for redemption after January 2028 provides upside potential for note holders while giving Live Nation flexibility in settlement options (cash or stock). The additional $100 million option for initial purchasers could provide extra capital if needed.

The concurrent repurchase of existing notes may create temporary stock price volatility due to hedging activities, but the overall refinancing should strengthen the company's capital structure. This move appears defensive, aimed at managing upcoming maturities rather than funding growth initiatives.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) (the "company") today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2030 (the "Convertible Notes").  The company intends to use the net proceeds from the Convertible Notes offering (i) to finance the repurchase of a portion of its 2.00% convertible senior notes due 2025 (the "existing convertible notes") in one or more separate and individually negotiated transactions with a limited number of current holders of the existing convertible notes, (ii) to repay outstanding amounts under the company's existing revolving credit facility, (iii) to pay related fees and expenses and (iv) for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment or repurchase of certain of its outstanding indebtedness.

In connection with the Convertible Notes offering, the company expects to grant the initial purchasers the right to purchase, for settlement within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date the Convertible Notes are first issued, up to an additional $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Convertible Notes, then the company intends to use the additional net proceeds from the sale of the additional Convertible Notes for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment or repurchase of certain of the company's outstanding indebtedness.   

The Convertible Notes will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears and will mature on January 15, 2030, unless repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding October 15, 2029, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon satisfaction of certain conditions and during certain periods; thereafter, the Convertible Notes will be convertible at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, holders of the Convertible Notes will receive shares of the company's common stock, cash or a combination thereof, at the company's election. Holders of the Convertible Notes will have the right to require the company to repurchase all or a portion of their Convertible Notes at 100% of their principal, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, upon the occurrence of certain corporate events constituting a "fundamental change" as defined in the indenture for the Convertible Notes. The company may not redeem the Convertible Notes prior to January 24, 2028. The company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Notes, at its option, on a redemption date occurring on or after January 24, 2028 and before the 41st scheduled trading day before the maturity date, but only if (i) the Convertible Notes are "freely tradable" as of the date the company sends the related notice of redemption, and all accrued and unpaid additional interest, if any, has been paid in full as of the most recent interest payment date occurring on or before the date the company sends the related notice of redemption and (ii) the last reported sale price of the company's common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for a specified period of time. The redemption price will equal 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

Substantially concurrently with the pricing of the Convertible Notes, the company also expects to enter into one or more separate and individually negotiated transactions with a limited number of current holders of the existing convertible notes to repurchase for cash a portion of the existing convertible notes on terms to be negotiated with each such holder. The company expects that holders of the existing convertible notes that sell their existing convertible notes as described above may enter into or unwind various derivatives with respect to the company's common stock (including entering into derivatives with one or more of the initial purchasers in the Convertible Notes offering or their respective affiliates) and/or purchase or sell shares of the company's common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Convertible Notes. The repurchase of the existing convertible notes, and the potential related market activities by holders of the existing convertible notes participating in the repurchases, could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) or decrease (or reduce the size of any increase in) the market price of the company's common stock, which may affect the trading price of the Convertible Notes at that time and the initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes. The company cannot predict the magnitude of such market activity or the overall effect it will have on the price of the Convertible Notes or its common stock.

The Convertible Notes will be offered through a private placement and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws. As a result, the Convertible Notes and any common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Convertible Notes will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" under Rule 144A of the Securities Act. This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Convertible Notes or any common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to the offerings and the expected use of the net proceeds, which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks related to whether the company will consummate the offering of the Convertible Notes on the expected terms, or at all, whether and on what terms the company will consummate the existing convertible notes repurchase transactions described above and the effects of entering into any such existing convertible notes repurchase transactions, market and other general economic conditions, and the fact that the company's management will have discretion in the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Notes. The company refers you to the documents it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and of its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, which contains and identifies important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company's projections or forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship.

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FAQ

What is the size of Live Nation's (LYV) 2030 convertible notes offering?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is offering $1.0 billion in convertible senior notes due 2030, with an additional $100 million option for initial purchasers.

When can Live Nation (LYV) redeem the 2030 convertible notes?

Live Nation can redeem the notes after January 24, 2028, if they are freely tradable and the stock price has been at least 130% of the conversion price for a specified period.

What will Live Nation (LYV) use the convertible notes proceeds for?

The proceeds will be used to repurchase existing 2025 convertible notes, repay revolving credit facility debt, pay related fees, and for general corporate purposes.