Voyager Technologies, Inc. Prices Upsized $435.0 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
- A portion of proceeds will be used to support Voyager’s expansion through organic growth and strategic acquisitions
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Voyager will also purchase a capped call intended to offset dilution up to an initial cap of
150.0% premium to the last reported sale price per share of Voyager’s Class A common stock at pricing - A portion of proceeds are expected to be used to repurchase shares, including from certain shareholders in privately negotiated transactions concurrently with the offering and through a prepaid forward stock purchase transaction
The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Voyager and will accrue interest at a rate of
The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at Voyager’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after November 20, 2028 and on or before the 50th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Voyager’s Class A common stock exceeds
If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the indenture for the notes) occurs, then, subject to a limited exception, noteholders may require Voyager to repurchase their notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.
Voyager estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately
In connection with the pricing of the notes, Voyager entered into a prepaid forward stock repurchase transaction (the “prepaid forward”). Pursuant to the prepaid forward, Voyager will repurchase an aggregate of approximately
The initial aggregate number of shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock underlying the prepaid forward is 5,503,464 shares. In the event that Voyager pays any cash dividends on its Class A common stock, the forward counterparty will pay an equivalent amount to Voyager. The prepaid forward is generally intended to facilitate privately negotiated derivative transactions, including swaps, between the forward counterparty or its affiliates and certain investors in the notes relating to shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock by which such investors in the notes will establish short positions relating to shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock and otherwise hedge their investments in the notes. As a result, the prepaid forward is expected to allow such investors to establish short positions that generally correspond to (but may be greater than) commercially reasonable initial hedges of their investment in the notes. In the event of such greater initial hedges, investors may offset such greater portion by purchasing shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock on the day Voyager prices the notes. Facilitating investors’ hedge positions by entering into the prepaid forward, particularly if investors purchase shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock on the pricing date, could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock and effectively raise the initial conversion price of the notes. In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the prepaid forward, the forward counterparty or its affiliates generally expect to, but are not required to, enter into one or more derivative transactions with respect to shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock with the investors of the notes concurrently with or after the pricing of the notes.
Voyager’s entry into the prepaid forward with the forward counterparty and the entry by the forward counterparty into derivative transactions in respect of Voyager’s Class A common stock with the investors of the notes could have the effect of increasing (or reducing the size of any decrease in) the market price of Voyager’s Class A common stock concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the notes and effectively raising the initial conversion price of the notes.
Neither Voyager nor the forward counterparty will control how investors of the notes may use such derivative transactions. In addition, such investors may enter into other transactions relating to Voyager’s Class A common stock or the notes in connection with or in addition to such derivative transactions, including the purchase or sale of shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock. As a result, the existence of the prepaid forward, such derivative transactions and any related market activity could cause more purchases or sales of Voyager’s Class A common stock over the terms of the prepaid forward than there otherwise would have been had Voyager not entered into the prepaid forward. Such purchases or sales could potentially increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) or decrease (or reduce the size of any increase in) the market price of Voyager’s Class A common stock and/or the price of the notes.
In addition, the forward counterparty or its affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding one or more derivative transactions with respect to shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock and/or purchasing or selling shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock or other securities of Voyager in secondary market transactions at any time following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes. These activities could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Voyager’s Class A common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs following conversion or during any observation period related to a conversion of notes, it could affect the amount and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the notes.
In connection with the pricing of the notes, Voyager entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers or their affiliates and/or one or more other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the notes, the number of shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock underlying the notes.
The cap price of the capped call transactions will initially be approximately
The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to Voyager’s Class A common stock upon any conversion of the notes and/or offset any potential cash payments Voyager is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, upon conversion of the notes. If, however, the market price per share of Voyager’s Class A common stock, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions, there would nevertheless be dilution and/or there would not be an offset of such potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent that such market price exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Voyager’s Class A common stock and/or purchase shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Voyager’s Class A common stock or the notes at that time.
In addition, the option counterparties and/or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Voyager’s Class A common stock and/or purchasing or selling Voyager’s Class A common stock or other securities of Voyager in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so following any conversion of the notes, any repurchase of the notes by Voyager on any fundamental change repurchase date, any redemption date or any other date on which Voyager retires any notes, in each case if Voyager elects to terminate the relevant portion of the capped call transactions and in connection with any negotiated unwind or modification of the capped call transactions). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or decrease in the market price of Voyager’s Class A common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability to convert the notes, and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of notes, it could affect the number of shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock, if any, and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the notes.
As described above, Voyager intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to repurchase shares of its Class A common stock concurrently with the pricing of the offering in privately negotiated transactions. These repurchases, and any other repurchases of shares of Voyager’s Class A common stock, may increase, or reduce the size of a decrease in, the trading price of Voyager’s Class A common stock, and repurchases executed concurrently with the pricing of the offering may have affected the initial terms of the notes, including the initial conversion price.
The offer and sale of the notes and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the notes or any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, nor will there be any sale of the notes or any such shares, in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful.
About Voyager
Voyager is a defense and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. By tackling the most complex challenges, Voyager aims to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets from ground to space.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the completion of the offering, the expected amount and intended use of the net proceeds, the effects of entering into the share repurchases, prepaid forward and capped call transactions described above. Forward-looking statements represent Voyager’s current expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions, the satisfaction of the closing conditions related to the offering and risks relating to Voyager’s business, including those described in periodic reports that Voyager files from time to time with the SEC. Voyager may not consummate the offering described in this press release and, if the offering is consummated, cannot provide any assurances regarding its ability to effectively apply the net proceeds as described above. The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and Voyager does not undertake to update the statements included in this press release for subsequent developments, except as may be required by law.
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Source: Voyager Technologies