AMCX - AMC Networks Inc. Announces Pricing of $125 Million Offering of Convertible Senior Notes | Benzinga
NEW YORK, June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCX) (the "Company" or "AMC Networks") today announced the pricing of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private 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"). In connection with the offering of the notes, the Company has granted the initial purchasers an option to purchase, for settlement within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the first day on which the notes are issued, up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. The offering of the notes is expected to close on June 21, 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
AMC Networks expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness.
The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by each of AMC Networks' existing and future domestic subsidiaries that guarantee its existing credit facilities and senior notes, subject to certain exceptions, on a senior, unsecured basis. The notes will be general senior unsecured obligations of AMC Networks and will pay interest semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2025, at a rate of 4.25% per year. The notes will mature on February 15, 2029, unless redeemed, repurchased or converted earlier in accordance with their terms. The initial conversion rate for the notes will be 78.5083 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which ...