Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The disclosure set forth under the heading Additional Capped Call Transactions in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03. |
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The disclosure set forth under the heading Option Notes in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The disclosure set forth under the heading Option Notes in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
The Option Notes (as defined below in Item 8.01) were issued to the Initial Purchasers (as defined below in Item 8.01) in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in transactions not involving any public offering. The Option Notes were resold by the Initial Purchasers to persons whom the Initial Purchasers reasonably believe are “qualified institutional buyers,” as defined in, and in accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Any of the ordinary shares, $0.03 par value per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) that may be issued upon conversion of the Option Notes will be issued in reliance upon Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act as involving an exchange by the Company exclusively with its security holders. A maximum of 9,282,880 Ordinary Shares may be issued upon conversion of the Notes (as defined below in Item 8.01), based on the initial maximum conversion rate of 46.4144 Ordinary Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustment provisions.
The offer and sale of the Option Notes and any of the Company’s Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Option Notes and any such Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. This Current Report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Option Notes
On August 12, 2024, the Company was notified by the initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”) of the 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Original Notes”) issued in the previously announced private offering, which closed on August 6, 2024, of the exercise in full of their option to purchase an additional $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Option Notes,” and together with the Original Notes, the “Notes”). On August 14, 2024, the Company closed on the issuance of the Option Notes to the Initial Purchasers. With the sale of the Option Notes, the Company expects the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to be approximately $193.0 million after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used approximately $2.04 million of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the Additional Capped Call Transactions described below and the remaining net proceeds to repay certain amounts outstanding under the Company’s term loan credit facility, dated as of February 7, 2022, among the Company, SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, the lenders party thereto, Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other parties thereto, as amended.
The Option Notes will have the same terms as the Original Notes issued on August 6, 2024 and will be issued under the same Indenture as the Original Notes dated as of August 6, 2024, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, which terms are described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2024 (the “Prior 8-K”). The summary of the foregoing transactions is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Indenture, including the Form of Global Note attached as Exhibit A thereto, which was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Prior 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Capped Call Transactions
On August 12, 2024, in connection with the sale of the Option Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (collectively, the “Additional Capped Call Transactions”) with an affiliate of one of the Initial Purchasers and certain other financial institutions. The Additional Capped Call Transactions will cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those