新闻|2020年5月13日
纽约州Plainview，2020年5月13日（Globe Newswire） - Veeco Instruments Inc.（“ Veeco”）（NASDAQ：VECO）今天宣布，它打算提供市场和其他条件，但可兑换的高级高级资金为1.5亿美元私人产品中的2027年票据（“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合理地提供给合理认为是合理的机构买家的人。Veeco还希望将票据的初始购买者授予30天的选择，以购买多达2250万美元的票据总金额。
VEECO打算使用产品的一部分净收益来支付以下所述的上限电话交易的费用，其余的净收益来自发行票据以回购和退休的2.70％可转换高级票据的一部分到期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定价同时进行的单独的，私人协商的交易。如果Veeco无法通过发行的净收益来回购其未偿还的2023票据的预期金额，Veeco打算将发行中的任何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，以使用如下所述的上限呼叫交易对手进入其他上限的呼叫交易，Veeco打算使用剩余的净收入出售此类额外票据的收益是为了回购或其他未偿还的2023票据和/或其他一般公司目的的收益。
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 many 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的高级无抵押义务。票据将于2027年6月1日成熟，除非较早兑换，回购或转换。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. 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. The interest rate, initial conversion rate, and other terms of the notes will be determined by negotiations between Veeco and the initial purchasers of the notes.
与票据的发行有关，Veeco希望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”）进行上限通话交易。VEECO预计，最初，与发行的定价日期的最后报告的普通股销售价格相比，上限电话交易的罢工价格最初将代表约75％的溢价。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 will initially correspond to the initial conversion price of the notes and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions), with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price of the capped call transactions. 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, Veeco has been advised that 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.
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。
关于Veeco
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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.
VEECO联系人：
| 投资者： | 媒体： |
| Anthony Bencivenga（516）252-1438 | 凯文·朗（516）714-3978 |
| abencivenga@veeco.com | klong@veeco.com |