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Published on 7/2/2020 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: II-VI prices $400 million mandatory convertible preferred stock to yield 6%, up 20%

By Abigail W. Adams

Portland, Me., July 2 – II-VI Inc. priced $400 million, or 2 million shares, of three-year par of $200 series A mandatory convertible preferred stock after the market close on Wednesday at par at the midpoint of talk with a dividend of 6% and an initial conversion premium of 20%, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Price talk was for a dividend of 5.75% to 6.25% and a threshold appreciation premium of 17.5% to 22.5%, according to a market source.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. were bookrunners for the registered offering, which carries a greenshoe of $60 million.

The preferreds are non-callable and have no put features.

There is takeover and dividend protection.

Concurrently, the company priced an upsized secondary offering of $400 million, or 9,302,235 shares of common stock at $43.00 per share.

The offering’s greenshoe was also upsized to $60 million.

The initial size of the secondary offering was $350 million with a greenshoe of $52.5 million.

Net proceeds from the mandatory convertible preferred stock offering are expected to be $387 million, or will be $445.2 million if the greenshoe is exercised in full, and $381.3 million or will be $438.6 million from the common stock offering.

Approximately $714.6 million of the concurrent offerings will be used to repay borrowings under the company’s credit agreement.

Remaining proceeds will be used to invest in or acquire complementary technologies, products or businesses and for general corporate purposes.

II-VI is a Pittsburgh-based optoelectronics components maker.

Issuer:II-VI Inc.
Securities:Series A mandatory convertible preferred stock
Amount:$400 million or 2 million shares
Greenshoe:$60 million or 300,000 shares
Maturity:July 1, 2023
Bookrunners:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Co-managers:Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Dividend:6%
Price:Par of $200
Yield:6%
Appreciation premium:20%
Appreciation price:$51.5996
Conversion rate:Maximum of 4.6512 and minimum 3.8760
Call options:None
Put options:None
Pricing date:July 1
Settlement date:July 7
Distribution:Registered
Talk:Dividend of 5.75% to 6.25% and threshold appreciation premium of 17.5% to 22.5%
Stock symbol:Nasdaq: IIVI
Stock price:$43.00 in concurrent offering
Market capitalization:$3.97 billion

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