Twitter, Inc. Announces Pricing of $1.25 Billion Convertible Notes Offering

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Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) announced a private placement of $1.25 billion in 0% convertible senior notes due 2026, with an option for an additional $187.5 million. The offering is expected to net approximately $1,235.4 million for Twitter, with plans to utilize around $45.5 million for convertible note hedge transactions and remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes. Initial conversion is set at 7.6905 shares per $1,000 in notes, translating to a conversion price of about $130.03 per share. The last stock price was $77.63. The company aims to mitigate dilution through related hedge transactions.

Positive

• Successful pricing of $1.25 billion convertible senior notes indicates strong investor demand.
• Expected net proceeds of approximately $1,235.4 million will enhance Twitter's financial flexibility.
• Convertible note hedge transactions may help reduce potential dilution of common stock.

Negative

• Potential dilution risk exists as noteholders may convert notes into common stock.
• The conversion price of $130.03 is significantly above the current stock price of $77.63, presenting a challenge for immediate conversions.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced the pricing of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the "notes") in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Twitter also granted the initial purchasers of the notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $187.5 million aggregate principal amount of the notes, to cover over-allotments, if any. The sale of the notes to the initial purchasers is expected to settle on March 4, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to result in approximately $1,235.4 million in net proceeds to Twitter after deducting the initial purchasers' discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Twitter (assuming no exercise of the initial purchasers' over-allotment option).

The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Twitter. The notes will not bear interest, and the principal amount of the notes will not accrete. The notes will mature on March 15, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or converted.

Twitter expects to use approximately $45.5 million of the net proceeds from this offering to pay the cost of the convertible note hedge transactions described below (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds to Twitter from the warrant transactions described below), and the remaining proceeds to pay any amounts due upon conversion or at maturity of its 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 and for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures, working capital and potential acquisitions.

The initial conversion rate for the notes is 7.6905 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $130.03 per share). Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2025, the notes will be convertible at the option of the noteholders only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. Thereafter until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day preceding the relevant maturity date, the notes will be convertible at the option of the noteholders at any time regardless of these conditions. Conversions of the notes will be settled in cash, shares of Twitter's common stock or a combination thereof, at Twitter's election. The last reported sale price of Twitter's common stock on March 1, 2021 was $77.63 per share.

In connection with the pricing of the notes, Twitter entered into privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions with certain of the initial purchasers and/or their respective affiliates and another financial institution (the "hedge counterparties"). The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to Twitter's common stock upon any conversion of notes and/or offset the cash payments Twitter is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes in the event that the market price of Twitter's common stock is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transactions, which initially corresponds to the initial conversion price of the notes. Twitter also entered into privately negotiated warrant transactions with the hedge counterparties. The warrant transactions will separately have a dilutive effect to the extent the market value per share of Twitter's common stock exceeds the strike price of any warrant transactions, unless Twitter elects, subject to certain conditions, to settle the warrant transactions in cash. The strike price of the warrant transactions will initially be approximately $163.02 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 110.0% over the last reported sale price of Twitter's common stock on March 1, 2021, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the warrant transactions. If the initial purchasers exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional notes, Twitter intends to enter into additional convertible note hedge transactions and additional warrant transactions with the hedge counterparties.

Twitter expects that, in connection with establishing their initial hedge of the convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions, the hedge counterparties or their respective affiliates may purchase shares of Twitter's common stock and/or enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the common stock concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the notes. These activities could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Twitter's common stock or the notes at that time. In addition, Twitter expects that the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding derivative transactions with respect to Twitter's common stock and/or by purchasing or selling shares of Twitter's common stock or other securities of Twitter in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period relating to a conversion of the notes or in connection with any repurchase of notes by Twitter). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Twitter's common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability of noteholders to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes, could affect the amount and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the notes. The convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions have not been, and will not be, registered under the Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful. The notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, will not be registered under the Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act and applicable state laws.

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FAQ

What is the purpose of Twitter's $1.25 billion convertible notes offering?

Twitter plans to use the proceeds for convertible note hedge transactions, retiring existing debt, and general corporate purposes.

What is the maturity date for Twitter's convertible senior notes?

The notes will mature on March 15, 2026.

What is the conversion price for Twitter's convertible notes?

The initial conversion price for the notes is approximately $130.03 per share.

When does Twitter expect to settle the sale of the convertible notes?

The sale is expected to settle on March 4, 2021.

How does the convertible note hedge transaction impact Twitter's stock?

These hedge transactions are designed to mitigate the potential dilution of Twitter's common stock upon conversion of the notes.