新闻|2020年11月12日
Plainview, N.Y., November 12, 2020 — Veeco Instruments Inc. (“Veeco”) (NASDAQ: VECO) today announced that it has entered into a privately negotiated exchange agreement under which it will retire $125.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Veeco’s outstanding 2.70% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Original Notes”) in exchange for the issuance of $132.5 million in aggregate principal amount of Veeco’s new 3.50% Convertible Senior Exchange Notes due 2025 (the “New Notes”) and a cash payment to the holder in the amount of $1.1 million in respect of accrued and unpaid interest on the Original Notes to be exchanged. Following the exchange transaction, $131.7 million in aggregate principal amount of the Original Notes will remain outstanding with the terms unchanged.
新票据将于2025年1月15日成熟，并以每年3.50％的速度每半年支付利息。新票据的初始转化率为41.6667股Veeco普通股，每1,000美元的新票据原始原理金额（相当于转换价格约为每股24.00美元），但在某些事件中需要调整。The initial conversion price represents an approximately 58.6% premium over the closing sale price of Veeco’s common stock on November 11, 2020. Conversions of the New Notes will be settled in cash, shares of Veeco’s common stock or a combination thereof, at Veeco’s election.
新票据的持有人可以在2024年10月15日之前的营业日之前的任何时间转换其票据的全部或部分票据，仅在某些条件满意的情况下以及在某些时间段时。在2024年10月15日或之后，直到在2025年1月15日之前的第二个预定交易日收盘时，持有人可以随时转换其新票据，没有条件。
可能需要VEECO以现金进行现金回购新票据，以进行基本变更（按照新票据的契约中定义）的回购价格等于其本金的价格，以及其本金以及应计的利息，但不包括，但不包括，不包括，不包括，不包括回购日期。此外，在某些公司事件发生时，新票据的转换率将增加。
The New Notes will not be redeemable by Veeco prior to January 15, 2023. On or after January 15, 2023, Veeco may redeem for cash all or any portion of the New Notes if the last reported sale price of Veeco’s common stock equals or exceeds 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Veeco provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to certain limited exceptions).
VEECO预计，交易所交易的结算将在2020年11月17日左右发生，但要遵守习惯关闭条件。
Neither the New Notes, nor any shares of Veeco’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the New Notes, have been, nor will be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, such securities may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
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在本新闻发布讨论期望或以其他方式发表有关未来的陈述的范围内，此类陈述是前瞻性的，并且会受到许多风险和不确定性的影响，这些风险可能导致实际结果与所做的陈述实质性差异。These factors include Veeco’s ability to close the transaction described in this news release on the terms and within the time anticipated and other risks discussed in the Risk Factors, Business Description and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of Veeco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, in the Risk Factors and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of Veeco’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, and in Veeco’s Current Reports on Form 8-K and press releases. Veeco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
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