Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) announced that it has increased the
size of its previously announced offering of $500 million aggregate
principal amount of senior notes due 2018 (the “Notes”) to $800 million.
The Notes were priced at 100% of the aggregate principal amount and will
bear interest at a rate of 3.75% per annum. The Notes will be issued by
Seagate HDD Cayman, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Seagate
Technology plc, and guaranteed by Seagate Technology plc.
The Notes are being sold in a private placement to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The sale of
the Notes is expected to close on November 5, 2013, subject to customary
closing conditions.
Seagate estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be
approximately $791 million after deducting underwriting discounts and
estimated offering expenses.
Seagate intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes
for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited
to, the retirement of a portion of its outstanding indebtedness, capital
expenditures and other investments in the business.
About Seagate
Seagate is a world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes nor shall there be any sale of
the Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful. The Notes to be offered have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities
laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or pursuant to an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable
state securities laws.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including, in
particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects and
estimates of industry growth for the fiscal quarter ending December 27,
2013 and beyond. These statements identify prospective information and
include words such as “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “predicts,” “projects” and similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements are based on information available to the
Company as of the date of this press release and are based on
management’s current views and assumptions. These forward-looking
statements are conditioned upon and also involve a number of known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual
results, performance or events to differ materially from those
anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks,
uncertainties, and other factors may be beyond the Company’s control and
may pose a risk to the Company’s operating and financial condition. Such
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the
uncertainty in global economic conditions, as consumers and businesses
may defer purchases in response to tighter credit and financial news;
the impact of the variable demand and adverse pricing environment for
disk drives, particularly in view of current business and economic
conditions; dependence on the Company’s ability to successfully qualify,
manufacture and sell its disk drive products in increasing volumes on a
cost-effective basis and with acceptable quality, particularly the new
disk drive products with lower cost structures; the impact of
competitive product announcements; possible excess industry supply with
respect to particular disk drive products; and the Company’s ability to
achieve projected cost savings in connection with restructuring plans.
Information concerning risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause results to differ materially from the expectations described in
this press release is contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) on October 29, 2013 and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on August 7, 2013, the “Risk Factors” section of
which is incorporated into this press release by reference. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the
Company’s views as of any subsequent date and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date they were made.
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