Seagate Announces Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes

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Seagate HDD Cayman has announced plans to offer up to $1 billion in senior notes due 2029 and 2031 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. The proceeds will be used for share repurchases and general corporate purposes, including potential debt repayment and capital expenditures. The offering will be guaranteed by Seagate. This move is subject to market conditions, and the notes will not be registered under the Securities Act, limiting their offering in the U.S. The company cautions that forward-looking statements may not guarantee the offering's completion.

Positive

• Plans to raise up to $1 billion through senior notes to enhance capital structure.
• Proceeds intended for share repurchase, potentially boosting shareholder value.

Negative

• Notes offering not registered under the Securities Act could limit investor access.
• Forward-looking statements highlight risk and uncertainty regarding completion of the offering.

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seagate HDD Cayman (the “Company”), a subsidiary of Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) (“Seagate”), today announced that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer up to a combined $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) and senior notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes, the “Notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and in offshore transactions under Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes are expected to be guaranteed by Seagate.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes for repurchases of its ordinary shares and for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of other outstanding indebtedness, capital expenditures and other investments in the business.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the 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 the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The Notes to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical fact. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about the terms and conditions of, and completion of, the offering of the Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom, each as described above. The Company cannot assure that the offering will be consummated, nor can it guarantee the size or terms of the offering. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “will continue”, “can”, “could” or the negative of these words, variations of these words and comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are conditioned upon and also involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors may be beyond the Company’s control and may pose a risk to the Company’s operating and financial condition. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based on information available to us on, and which speak only as of, the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, unless required by applicable law.