Camtek Announces Pricing of Upsized Private Offering of $425 Million of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030

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Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) has announced the pricing of $425 million of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers. The offering, upsized from the previously announced $400 million, includes an option for initial purchasers to acquire an additional $75 million in notes.

The notes will be convertible at an initial rate of 9.1455 ordinary shares per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to a conversion price of $109.34 per share - a 30% premium to the last reported share price. Camtek plans to use the proceeds to repurchase approximately $167.1 million of its 2026 convertible notes for about $267.0 million, with the remainder allocated for general corporate purposes.

Positive

• Upsized offering from $400M to $425M indicates strong investor demand
• Zero-coupon notes (0.00% interest) minimize interest expense burden
• 30% conversion premium provides protection against immediate dilution
• Additional $75M purchase option provides flexibility for future capital needs

Negative

• Potential dilution if notes are converted to shares
• Using $267M to repurchase existing 2026 notes at a premium
• New debt obligation of $425M increases overall liability
• Structural subordination to other secured debt and subsidiary obligations

Insights

Financial Markets Specialist

Camtek's $425M zero-coupon convertible note offering strengthens balance sheet while managing dilution through favorable conversion terms.

Camtek has priced an upsized $425 million convertible senior notes offering due 2030, increasing it from the initially proposed $400 million. The most striking feature is the 0.00% interest rate, allowing Camtek to raise substantial capital without incurring ongoing interest expenses - a testament to favorable debt market conditions and investor confidence in the company's prospects.

The conversion terms are structured to minimize immediate dilution concerns. The initial conversion price of $109.34 represents a 30% premium to Camtek's current share price, meaning the notes won't convert until the stock reaches that threshold. This premium protects existing shareholders while giving noteholders upside potential.

Approximately $267 million of the proceeds will be used to repurchase $167.1 million in principal amount of the company's existing 2026 convertible notes. While this represents a significant premium over face value, it extends Camtek's debt maturity profile by four years and eliminates potential near-term dilution from the 2026 notes.

The remaining proceeds (approximately $158 million) provide Camtek with enhanced financial flexibility for potential acquisitions, R&D, and capital expenditures. This additional liquidity could accelerate growth initiatives in the semiconductor inspection and metrology markets where Camtek operates.

The redemption options after September 2028 give Camtek flexibility to manage its capital structure if market conditions change. The conditional conversion features and redemption terms are standard for convertible offerings and provide appropriate protections for both the company and noteholders.

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Camtek Ltd. (Nasdaq: CAMT; TASE: CAMT) announced today the pricing of $425 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (the "Notes") in a private offering (the "Offering") to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The offering was upsized from the previously announced $400 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. Camtek has granted to the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase, for settlement within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the Notes are first issued, up to an additional $75 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The Offering is expected to close on September 16, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Notes will mature on September 15, 2030, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The Notes will not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the Notes will not accrete.

The Notes will be convertible based on an initial conversion rate of 9.1455 ordinary shares of Camtek per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $109.34 per share, which represents a conversion premium of approximately 30.0% to the last reported sale price of Camtek's ordinary shares on The Nasdaq Global Market on September 11, 2025). Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding June 15, 2030, the Notes will be convertible at the option of holders of the Notes only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. On or after June 15, 2030, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day preceding the maturity date, the Notes will be convertible at the option of holders of Notes at any time regardless of these conditions. Conversions of the Notes will be settled in cash, ordinary shares of Camtek or a combination thereof, at Camtek's election (together with cash in lieu of any fractional ordinary share, if applicable).

Camtek may redeem for cash (1) all of the Notes at any time on or prior to the 40th scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date if certain tax-related events occur and (2) all or any portion (subject to certain limitations) of the Notes, at any time, and from time to time, on or after September 20, 2028, and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at its option at any time and from time to time, if the last reported sale price per share of Camtek's ordinary shares has been at least 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time and certain other conditions are satisfied. For any Notes we redeem, we will pay a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes redeemed (plus accrued and unpaid special interest, if any is payable at the time).

If certain corporate events that constitute a "fundamental change" occur, then, subject to a limited exception, holders of the Notes may require Camtek to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid special interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date. In connection with certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date of the Notes or following Camtek's delivery of a notice of redemption, Camtek will, under certain circumstances, temporarily increase the conversion rate for holders who elect to convert their Notes in connection with such corporate event or notice of redemption, as the case may be.

When issued, the Notes will be Camtek's senior unsecured obligations and will rank senior in right of payment to any of Camtek's unsecured indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; equal in right of payment to any of Camtek's unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of Camtek's secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of Camtek's subsidiaries.

Camtek intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repurchase approximately $167.1 million aggregate principal amount of its 0% senior convertible notes due 2026 (the "2026 Notes") for a total amount of approximately $267.0 million in cash pursuant to separate and individually negotiated transactions with each of such holders of the 2026 Notes entered contemporaneously with the pricing of this Offering, with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, potential acquisitions, working capital, capital expenditures, investments and research and development. The offering of the Notes is not contingent upon the repurchase of the 2026 Notes, but the repurchase of the 2026 Notes is contingent upon completion of this offering.

The Notes were offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the Notes and the ordinary shares of Camtek potentially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, the Notes and such ordinary shares, if any, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of, the Notes (or any ordinary shares of Camtek issuable upon conversion of the Notes) in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Camtek

Camtek is a developer and manufacturer of high-end inspection and metrology equipment for the semiconductor industry. Camtek's systems inspect IC and measure IC features on wafers throughout the production process of semiconductor devices, covering the front and mid-end and up to the beginning of assembly (Post Dicing). Camtek's systems inspect wafers for the most demanding semiconductor market segments, including Advanced Interconnect Packaging, Heterogenous Integration, Memory and HBM, CMOS Image Sensors, Compound Semiconductors, MEMS, and RF, serving the industries' leading global IDMs, OSATs, and foundries. With manufacturing facilities in Israel and Germany, and eight offices around the world, Camtek provides state of the art solutions in line with customers' requirements.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Camtek. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words including "believe," "anticipate," "should," "intend," "plan," "will," "may," "expect," "estimate," "project," "positioned," "strategy," and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, including Camtek's expectations and statements relating to the compound semiconductors market and Camtek's position in this market and the anticipated timing of delivery of the systems. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Camtek to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the closing date of the Offering, the anticipated use of proceeds from the Offering, any related effects on the trading price of Camtek's ordinary shares prior to, concurrently with, or shortly after the pricing of the Notes, and the conversion price of the Notes. Factors that may cause Camtek's actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the effects of the evolving nature of the war situation in Israel, and the related evolving regional conflicts; the continued demand  and future contribution of HPC, HBM and Chiplet applications and devices to the Company business resulting from, among other things, the field of artificial intelligence surging worldwide across companies, industries and geographies; formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/or import and doing-business regulations or sanctions, including but not limited to changes in U.S. trade policies, changes or uncertainty related to the U.S. government entity list and changes in the ability to sell products incorporating U.S originated technology, which can be made without prior notice, and our ability to effectively address such global trade issues and changes; our dependency on the semiconductor industry and the risk that adverse economic conditions, reduced capital expenditures, or cyclical downturns may negatively impact our results; the concentration of our business in certain Asia Pacific countries, particularly China, Taiwan, and Korea, which may be subject to trade restrictions, regulatory changes, or geopolitical tensions; and those other factors discussed in Camtek's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents it files with the SEC as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Camtek from time to time with the SEC.

While Camtek believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, it cautions you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by Camtek and its projections of the future, about which it cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Camtek's views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

Camtek Ltd.
P.O.Box 544, Ramat Gabriel Industrial Park
Migdal Ha'Emek 23150, ISRAEL
Tel: +972 (4) 604-8100 Fax: +972 (4) 644-0523
E-Mail: Info@camtek.com

CAMTEK LTD.
Moshe Eisenberg, CFO
Tel: +972 4 604 8308
Mobile: +972 54 900 7100
moshee@camtek.com

INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR RELATIONS
EK Global Investor Relations
Ehud Helft
Tel: (US) 1 212 378 8040
camtek@ekgir.com

 

 

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FAQ

What is the size and terms of Camtek's (CAMT) 2030 convertible notes offering?

Camtek priced $425 million of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030, with an additional $75 million option for initial purchasers. The notes have a conversion price of $109.34 per share.

How will Camtek use the proceeds from the 2030 convertible notes?

Camtek will use $267 million to repurchase existing 2026 convertible notes worth $167.1 million, with the remainder for general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions, working capital, and R&D.

What is the conversion rate for Camtek's 2030 convertible notes?

The notes have an initial conversion rate of 9.1455 ordinary shares per $1,000 principal amount, representing a conversion price of $109.34 per share and a 30% premium over the last reported share price.

When can holders convert Camtek's 2030 convertible notes?

Before June 15, 2030, conversion is allowed only under specific conditions. After that date until two days before maturity, holders can convert at any time regardless of conditions.

What are Camtek's redemption rights for the 2030 convertible notes?

Camtek can redeem the notes for cash if certain tax events occur, or after September 20, 2028, if the stock price exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period.