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Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) prices $4.0B upsized convertible notes for AI growth

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Nebius Group N.V. is raising $4.0 billion through an upsized private offering of convertible senior notes sold to qualified institutional buyers. The deal consists of $2.25 billion of 1.250% notes due 2031 and $1.75 billion of 2.625% notes due 2033, with an option for up to $600 million of additional notes.

The company expects net proceeds of approximately $3.96 billion, or approximately $4.55 billion if the option is fully exercised. Nebius plans to fund data center construction and build-out, expand its AI cloud footprint, procure key components including GPUs, and support general corporate purposes, reinforcing its AI infrastructure growth strategy.

The notes are senior unsecured, accrete to 120% of original principal at maturity, and are convertible into Class A shares at initial prices of approximately $183.22 and $180.31 per share, reflecting premiums of approximately 57.5% and 55.0% over the last reported share price. Effective conversion premiums at maturity are higher due to accretion.

Positive

  • Secures large-scale growth capital: Nebius expects approximately $3.96 billion in net proceeds (or approximately $4.55 billion if the option is fully exercised) to fund data center build-out, AI cloud development, and GPU procurement, directly supporting its expansion as an AI infrastructure provider.

Negative

  • Future dilution and higher repayment claims: The notes accrete so that the amount payable reaches 120% of original principal at maturity, and are convertible into Class A shares at premiums, creating potential equity dilution or sizable cash outflows in 2031 and 2033.

Insights

Nebius secures sizable long-dated, low-coupon growth capital via convertible notes.

Nebius Group is issuing $4.0 billion of senior unsecured convertible notes in two tranches, at 1.250% (2031) and 2.625% (2033) coupons, upsized from $3.75 billion. Net proceeds of approximately $3.96 billion, potentially approximately $4.55 billion, add substantial funding capacity.

The notes accrete so that the amount repayable reaches 120% of original principal at maturity, increasing the eventual cash obligation if not converted or redeemed. High initial conversion premiums of approximately 57.5% and 55.0%, and even higher effective premiums at maturity, help limit near-term dilution while embedding equity-linked upside for investors.

Proceeds are earmarked for data center construction, AI cloud development, footprint expansion and GPU procurement, directly tied to Nebius’s AI infrastructure strategy. Future impact on leverage, interest expense and potential equity dilution will depend on share-price performance, conversion conditions and any redemptions or repurchases as the 2031 and 2033 maturities approach.

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

March 18, 2026

 

NEBIUS GROUP N.V.

 

Schiphol Boulevard 165

1118 BG, Schiphol, the Netherlands.

Tel: +31 202 066 970

(Address, Including ZIP Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x          Form 40-F ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

This Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form F-3ASR (File No. 333-286932) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-286934), including any prospectuses forming a part of such Registration Statements, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release of the Company dated March 17, 2026, announcing the pricing of the Company’s upsized private offering of $4 billion of convertible senior notes

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  NEBIUS GROUP N.V.
     
Date: March 18, 2026 By: /s/ Boaz Tal
    Boaz Tal
    General Counsel

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Nebius Group announces pricing of upsized private offering of $4.0 billion of convertible senior notes

 

Amsterdam, March 17, 2026—Nebius Group N.V. (“Nebius Group” or the “Company”; NASDAQ: NBIS), a leading AI infrastructure company, today announced the pricing of its offering of $4.0 billion aggregate original principal amount of convertible senior notes, in two series: $2.25 billion aggregate original principal amount of 1.250% convertible notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and $1.75 billion aggregate original principal amount of 2.625% convertible notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”, and together with the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”), in a private offering to 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 offering size of $3.75 billion aggregate original principal amount of the Notes. The issuance and sale of the Notes are expected to settle on March 20, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Nebius Group has also granted the initial purchaser an overallotment option to purchase, for settlement within a period of 13 days from, and including, the date the Notes are first issued, up to an additional $337.5 million aggregate original principal amount of 2031 Notes and up to an additional $262.5 million aggregate original principal amount of 2033 Notes.

  

The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will be approximately $3.96 billion (or approximately $4.55 billion if the initial purchaser fully exercises its option to purchase additional notes), after deducting the initial purchaser’s discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

 

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to finance expenditures related to the construction and build-out of its data centers, investments to develop its full-stack AI cloud, the expansion of its data center footprint and the procurement of key components (including GPUs), and for general corporate purposes.

 

The Notes will be issued pursuant to respective indentures (the “Indentures”) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of the Company and will bear interest on the original principal amount thereof at an annual rate of 1.250%, in the case of the 2031 Notes, and 2.625%, in the case of the 2033 Notes, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2026.

 

The initial conversion rate for the 2031 Notes is 5.4579 of the Company's Class A ordinary shares, par value €0.01 (“Class A shares”) per $1,000 original principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $183.22 per Class A share. The initial conversion price of the 2031 Notes represents a premium of approximately 57.5% over the last reported sale price of $116.33 per share of the Company’s Class A Shares on Nasdaq on March 17, 2026. The initial conversion rate for the 2033 Notes is 5.5460 Class A shares per $1,000 original principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $180.31 per Class A share. The initial conversion price of the 2033 Notes represents a premium of approximately 55.0% over the last reported sale price of $116.33 per share of the Company’s Class A Shares on Nasdaq on March 17, 2026. The conversion rate and conversion price of each series of Notes will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. For conversions made in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change”, as defined in the respective Indenture, the conversion rate will be increased based on a customary make-whole table. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of the exercise of any conversion rights in respect of the Notes, the conversion rate and conversion price will be based on the original principal amount of Notes, and not the Accreted Principal Amount (as defined below).

 

The 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes will mature, and the original principal amount of such Notes plus an amount accreted thereon (together, the “Accreted Principal Amount” in respect of the relevant series of Notes) will be payable, on March 15, 2031 and March 15, 2033, respectively, unless the relevant Notes have been earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms. The Accreted Principal Amount for the relevant series of Notes will be calculated in accordance with an accretion schedule to be included in the respective Indenture such that, in each case, it reaches 120% of the original principal amount of the respective series of Notes on the respective maturity date. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of the exercise of any conversion rights in respect of the Notes, the conversion rate and conversion price will be based on the original principal amount of the Notes and not the Accreted Principal Amount.

 

Taking into account the Accreted Principal Amount payable at the respective maturity date, the effective conversion price of the 2031 Notes is equal to approximately $219.86 per Class A share at maturity, implying an effective conversion premium of approximately 89.0%, and the effective conversion price of the 2033 Notes is equal to approximately $216.37 per Class A share at maturity, implying an effective conversion premium of approximately 86.0%.

 

 

 

 

Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately before the date that is two months prior to the respective maturity date of each series of Notes, the Notes of such series will be convertible only upon satisfaction of certain conditions and during certain periods, including if the last reported sale price of the Class A shares over a specified period of time is equal to or greater than 130% of the product of the conversion price for the relevant series of the notes and the then-applicable ratio of the Accreted Principal Amount at the time to the original principal amount of the Notes (the “Accretion Ratio”). From the date that is two months prior to the respective maturity date of each series of Notes, the Notes of such series will be convertible at any time at the election of the holders of such Notes until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the respective maturity date. The Company will settle conversions of the Notes by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, Class A shares or a combination of cash and Class A shares, at the Company’s election (subject to certain conditions related to Dutch tax laws). 

 

We may not redeem the Notes prior to March 20, 2029, in the case of the 2031 Notes, and March 20, 2030, in the case of the 2033 Notes, except in the event of certain tax law changes. The respective series of the Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash on or after March 20, 2029, in the case of the 2031 Notes, and March 20, 2030, in the case of the 2033 Notes, and on or before the 30th scheduled trading day immediately before the relevant maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per Class A share is equal to or exceeds 130% of the product of the conversion price for the relevant series of Notes and the then-applicable Accretion Ratio for such series of Notes for a specified period of time. The redemption price for the relevant series of Notes will be equal to the Accreted Principal Amount as of the redemption date of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the original principal amount thereof to, but excluding, the redemption date. Following delivery of a redemption notice by the Company in respect of a series of the Notes, holders of the Notes of such series will have the right, at their option, to convert their Notes prior to the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding the redemption date, at the conversion rate applicable at the time. No make-whole adjustments to the conversion rate will be made in connection with any optional redemption or tax redemption.

 

If certain corporate events that constitute a “fundamental change” occur, then, subject to a limited exception, noteholders may require the Company to repurchase their Notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the Accreted Principal Amount of the relevant series of Notes to be repurchased as of the fundamental change repurchase date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the original principal amount thereof to, but excluding, such repurchase date.

 

The offer and sale of the Notes and any Class A shares deliverable 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 Class A 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 and shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of such securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful.

 

About Nebius

 

Nebius, the AI cloud company, is building the full-stack platform for developers and companies to take charge of their AI future — from data and model training to production deployment. Founded on deep in-house technological expertise and operating at scale with a rapidly expanding global footprint, Nebius serves startups and enterprises building AI products, agents, and services worldwide.

 

Nebius is listed on Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam.

 

 

 

 

Contacts

 

Investor relations: askIR@nebius.com

 

Disclaimer

 

Forward-looking statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding our ability to successfully complete the offering described herein, our future financial and business performance, strategy, expected growth, planned investments and capital expenditures, capacity expansion plans, anticipated future financing transactions and expected financial results, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate, ” “believe, ” “continue, ” “estimate, ” “expect, ” “guide, ” “intend, ” “likely, ” “may, ” “will” and similar expressions and their negatives are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted or implied by such statements, and our reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted or implied by such statements include, among others: market, macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions; our ability to build, operate and manage our businesses to the desired scale; competitive pressures; technological developments; our ability to secure and retain clients; our ability to secure additional capital to enable the growth of the business; unpredictable sales cycles; and potential pricing pressures; as well as those risks and uncertainties related to our continuing businesses included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 30, 2025.

 

All information in this press release is as of March 17, 2026 (unless stated otherwise). Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this press release and, while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

 

 

 

FAQ

What is Nebius Group (NBIS) issuing in this convertible notes transaction?

Nebius Group is issuing $4.0 billion aggregate original principal amount of senior unsecured convertible notes in a private offering. This includes $2.25 billion of 1.250% notes due 2031 and $1.75 billion of 2.625% notes due 2033, sold to qualified institutional buyers.

How much cash will Nebius Group (NBIS) receive from the convertible notes?

Nebius expects net proceeds of approximately $3.96 billion from the notes offering. If the initial purchaser fully exercises its overallotment option for additional 2031 and 2033 notes, net proceeds are estimated at approximately $4.55 billion after discounts, commissions and offering expenses.

How will Nebius Group (NBIS) use the proceeds from the convertible notes?

Nebius intends to use the net proceeds to fund data center construction and build-out, invest in its full-stack AI cloud, expand its data center footprint, procure key components including GPUs, and support general corporate purposes aligned with its AI infrastructure growth strategy.

What are the key terms of Nebius Group’s 2031 and 2033 convertible notes?

The 2031 notes bear 1.250% interest and the 2033 notes 2.625%, both payable semi-annually. Each series accretes so the payable amount reaches 120% of original principal at maturity, with conversion into Class A shares at specified rates and premiums, subject to defined conditions.

At what prices can Nebius Group (NBIS) convertible notes be converted into shares?

The 2031 notes initially convert at approximately $183.22 per Class A share, a premium of about 57.5% over $116.33. The 2033 notes initially convert at approximately $180.31 per share, a premium of about 55.0%, with higher effective conversion prices at maturity due to principal accretion.

When do Nebius Group’s new convertible notes mature and become redeemable?

The 2031 notes mature on March 15, 2031 and the 2033 notes on March 15, 2033. Subject to share-price conditions, Nebius may redeem them for cash starting March 20, 2029 for 2031 notes and March 20, 2030 for 2033 notes, up to shortly before maturity.

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