新闻|2020年5月14日
纽约州Plainview，2020年5月14日（Globe Newswire） - Veeco Instruments Inc.（“ Veeco”）（NASDAQ：VECO）今天宣布，今天宣布将私营票价为1.25亿美元的私本金私本票价为3.75％的可换可兑换票据（应有的2027年换票）（笔记”）。票据将仅根据经修订的1933年《美国证券法》（《证券法》）根据规则144A合理地提供给合理地认为是合理的机构买家的人（“证券法”）。Veeco还授予了票据的初始购买者，可以选择30天的选择，可额外购买票据的总收入额为1,875万美元。预计将在2020年5月18日发生习惯结束条件的结束。
VEECO估计，在扣除Veeco支付的费用和费用后，VEECO的净收益将约为1.219亿美元（如果初始购买者行使其全额购买额外票据的选项，则大约为1.403亿美元）。VEECO打算使用大约1030万美元的净收益支付以下所述的上限电话交易的费用，以及从发行票据发行的净收益中的8120万美元可转换的高级票据到期2023年（“ 2023票据”），由一个或多个初始购买者或其分支机构与票据的定价同时进行的单独的，私人协商的交易。VEECO打算将产品的剩余净收益用于一般公司目的。如果最初的购买者行使他们选择其他票据的选择，Veeco打算使用出售此类额外票据中的净收益，以使用如下所述的限制呼叫交易对手进入其他上限的呼叫交易，而Veeco打算使用剩余的净收入出售此类额外票据的收益是出于一般公司目的。
Veeco expects that those holders of the 2023 Notes that sell their 2023 Notes may enter into or unwind various derivatives with respect to Veeco’s common stock and/or purchase or sell shares of Veeco’s common stock in the market to hedge their exposure in connection with these transactions. In particular, Veeco expects that some holders of the 2023 Notes employ a convertible arbitrage strategy with respect to the 2023 Notes and have a short position with respect to Veeco’s common stock that they would close, through purchases of Veeco’s common stock, in connection with Veeco’s repurchase of their 2023 Notes. If any such activity occurs, it could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Veeco’s common stock or the notes at that time.
笔记将是Veeco的总高级无抵押义务。票据将以每年3.75％的利率支付，应在每年的6月1日和12月1日拖欠，从2020年12月1日开始。票据将于2027年6月1日成熟或转换。票据的初始转换率为每1,000美元的本金票据中的Veeco普通股71.5372股（相当于初始转换价格约为每股Veeco普通股13.98美元）。在2026年10月1日之前的工作日结束之前，该票据仅在满足某些条件和某些时期的满意度，然后在第二个预定交易日的任何时间内可转换紧接在成熟日期之前。Veeco will settle any conversions of the notes by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at Veeco’s election.
与票据的定价有关，Veeco与一个或多个初始购买者和/或其分支机构和/或其他金融机构（“限制的呼叫交易对手”）一起进入了封口通话交易。The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to Veeco’s common stock upon any conversion of the notes and/or offset any cash payments Veeco is required to make in excess of the principal amount of the converted notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price of Veeco’s common stock is greater than the strike price of the capped call transactions (which initially corresponds to the initial conversion price of the notes and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transaction), with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price of the capped call transactions. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially approximately $18.46 per share and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transaction. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes, Veeco intends to enter into additional capped call transactions with the capped call counterparties.
Veeco has been advised that, in connection with establishing their initial hedge of the capped call transactions, the capped call counterparties or their affiliates expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Veeco’s common stock and/or purchase shares of Veeco’s common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Veeco’s common stock or the notes at that time.
In addition, the capped call counterparties or their affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Veeco’s common stock and/or purchasing or selling Veeco’s common stock or other securities of Veeco in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes. This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Veeco’s common stock or the notes, which could affect the number of shares and the value of the consideration that holders will receive upon conversion of the notes.
Veeco may not redeem the notes prior to June 6, 2024. On or after June 6, 2024, Veeco may redeem for cash all or a portion of the notes if the last reported sale price of Veeco’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect on each of at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading-day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Veeco provides notice of redemption at a cash redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
纸币转换后发行的票据和股票（如果有的话）尚未根据《证券法》或任何州证券法注册。除非根据《证券法》注册后续转售，否则在票据转换后发行的票据和股票（如果有的话）只能在美国提供或出售，以免除或在美国的交易中或出售交易不受《证券法》和其他适用证券法的注册要求不受约量的约束。
本新闻稿不构成出售或征求购买这些证券的要约根据任何此类州或管辖权的证券法规定的注册或资格。任何票据的报价都只能通过根据《证券法》规则144A的私人申请备忘录来合理地认为是合理地认为是合理的机构买家的人。
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前瞻性语句
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 repurchase outstanding 2023 Notes with some or all of the net proceeds of the offering, the potential impact of any repurchases of 2023 Notes and the capped call, the expected strike price of the capped call transactions 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 Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 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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| Anthony Bencivenga（516）252-1438 | 凯文·朗（516）714-3978 |
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