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Syneos Health Announces Closing of Offering of $600.0 Million of Senior Notes Due 2029

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Syneos Health (Nasdaq: SYNH) has completed the offering of $600 million in senior notes at a 3.625% interest rate due in 2029. The proceeds will be utilized for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and debt repayment. The notes were offered exclusively to qualified institutional buyers under Regulation S and Rule 144A of the Securities Act. Additionally, Syneos Health has amended its credit agreement to extend the maturity of existing facilities to August 2024, enhancing its financial flexibility.

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  • Raised $600 million through senior notes offering, strengthening liquidity.
  • Proceeds designated for acquisitions and debt repayment, indicating growth strategy.
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  • Notes not registered under the Securities Act, limiting their marketability.
  • Risks associated with reliance on key personnel and economic conditions.

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syneos Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNH) (the “Company” or “Syneos Health”), the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization combining a CRO (Contract Research Organization) and a CCO (Contract Commercial Organization), today announced the completion of the previously announced offering of $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.625% senior notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.

The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of acquisitions, and for repayment of indebtedness.

The Notes were offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S. The Notes will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

The Company also announced that it entered into an amendment to the credit agreement governing its existing senior secured credit facilities pursuant to which, among other things, the Issuer has extended the maturity date thereof to August 2024.

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 were made only by means of a private offering memorandum.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: reliance on key personnel; principal investigators and patients; general and international economic, political, and other risks, including currency and stock market fluctuations and the uncertain economic environment; any inability to satisfy or any failure to waive the closing conditions related to the Company’s acquisition of SHCR Holdings Corporation (“Synteract”); any failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Synteract; risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company's ability to adequately price its contracts and not overrun cost estimates; any adverse effects from the Company's customer or therapeutic area concentration; the Company's ability to maintain or generate new business awards; the Company's ability to increase its market share, grow its business, and execute its growth strategies; the Company's backlog not being indicative of future revenues and its ability to realize the anticipated future revenue reflected in its backlog; fluctuations in the Company's operating results and effective income tax rate; risks related to the Company's information systems and cybersecurity; changes and costs of compliance with regulations related to data privacy; risks related to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union; risks related to the Company's transfer pricing policies; failure to perform services in accordance with contractual requirements, regulatory requirements and ethical considerations; risks relating to litigation and government investigations; risks associated with the Company's early phase clinical facilities; insurance risk; risks of liability resulting from harm to patients; success of investments in the Company's customers’ business or drugs; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with acquired businesses, including the ability to integrate acquired operations, products, and technologies in the Company’s business; risks related to the Company's income tax expense and tax reform; risks relating to the Company's intellectual property; risks associated with the Company's acquisition strategy; failure to realize the full value of goodwill and intangible assets; restructuring risk; potential violations of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws; risks related to the Company's dependence on third parties; downgrades of the Company's credit ratings; competition in the biopharmaceutical services industry; changes in outsourcing trends; regulatory risks; trends in the Company's customers’ businesses; the Company's ability to keep pace with rapid technological change; risks related to the Company's indebtedness; fluctuations in the Company's financial results and stock price; and other risk factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 as updated by the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and other SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

About Syneos Health

Syneos Health® (Nasdaq:SYNH) is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization. The Company, including a Contract Research Organization (CRO) and Contract Commercial Organization (CCO), is purpose-built to accelerate customer performance to address modern market realities. We bring together approximately 24,000 clinical and commercial minds with the ability to support customers in more than 110 countries. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.

  
Investor Relations Contact:

Ronnie Speight
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Phone: +1 919 745 2745
Email: Investor.Relations@syneoshealth.com
Press/Media Contact:

Danielle DeForge
Vice President, External Communications
Phone: +1 202 210 5992
Email: danielle.deforge@syneoshealth.com

FAQ

What was announced in Syneos Health's recent press release?

Syneos Health announced the completion of a $600 million senior notes offering due in 2029, aimed at supporting corporate purposes and debt repayment.

What is the interest rate on the senior notes offered by Syneos Health?

The senior notes carry an interest rate of 3.625%.

How will Syneos Health use the proceeds from the senior notes offering?

The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and debt repayment.

What is the maturity date of the new senior notes issued by Syneos Health?

The mature date of the senior notes is 2029.

What changes were made to Syneos Health's credit agreement?

Syneos Health amended its credit agreement to extend the maturity date of its facilities to August 2024.

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