Varex Announces Pricing of Private Offering of $300 Million of Senior Secured Notes
Varex Imaging Corporation (Nasdaq: VREX) has priced a private offering of $300 million in senior secured notes due 2027, with a yield of 7.875%. The net proceeds will be used to repay existing credit facility obligations and for general corporate purposes. The offering is set to close on September 30, 2020, and is accompanied by a potential $100 million asset-based revolving credit facility, though its effectiveness is uncertain. The notes will be secured by various assets, and are being offered under regulations that limit their resale.
- Offering of $300 million in senior secured notes could enhance liquidity.
- Intended use of proceeds for credit facility repayment may improve financial stability.
- High yield of 7.875% indicates increased borrowing costs.
- Uncertainty surrounding the effectiveness of the $100 million ABL Credit Facility.
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Varex Imaging Corporation (Nasdaq: VREX) today announced it has priced a private offering (the “Offering”) of
The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on September 30, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of other customary conditions, and is expected to occur simultaneously with entering into a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Credit Facility”) in an initial aggregate principal amount of up to
The notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, by its existing and future domestic subsidiaries and certain foreign subsidiaries that will guarantee or borrow amounts under the ABL Credit Facility (the “guarantors”). The notes and the related guarantees will be secured by a first priority security interest in, among other assets, certain of its and the guarantors’ real property, equipment, capital stock and intellectual property, and a second lien, junior to the lien that will secure obligations under the ABL Credit Facility, on, among other assets, accounts receivables, inventory, cash, accounts and intercompany loans, in each case subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state or other securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. Varex plans to offer and issue the notes only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S. The notes will be subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption therefrom and in compliance with other applicable securities laws.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. The Offering is made only by, and pursuant to, the terms set forth in the related offering circular. The Offering is not being made to persons in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.
About Varex
Varex Imaging Corporation is a leading innovator, designer and manufacturer of X-ray imaging components, which include X-ray tubes, digital detectors and other image processing solutions that are key components of X-ray imaging systems. With a 70+ year history of successful innovation, Varex’s products are used in medical imaging as well as in industrial and security imaging applications. Global OEM manufacturers incorporate Varex’s X-ray sources, digital detectors, connecting devices and imaging software in their systems to detect, diagnose, protect and inspect. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Varex employs approximately 2,000 people located at manufacturing and service center sites in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information visit vareximaging.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than those that are purely historical are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to the intended use of the proceeds from the notes, the plan of sale of the notes, and the proposed new ABL Credit Facility.
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
Information regarding the factors that could cause results to differ can be found in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2019, as well as the company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on information as of the date of this release. The company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
