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Confluent Announces Proposed $1.0 Billion Offering of Convertible Senior Notes<blockquote>Confluent 宣布拟议发行 10 亿美元可转换优先票据</blockquote>
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Confluent also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the Notes are first issued, up to an additional$100.0 millionaggregate principal amount of Notes.</p><p><blockquote><b>Confluent, Inc.(纳斯达克股票代码:CFLT)</b>platform for data in motion 今天宣布,根据市场条件和其他因素,拟通过私募(“发行”)向有合理理由被认为是合格机构买家的人士提供 10 亿美元的 2027 年到期的可转换优先票据(“票据”)。 1933 年证券法(经修订)(“证券法”)第 144A 条。Confluent 还打算授予票据的初始购买者在票据首次发行之日起 13 天内购买最多额外 1 亿美元票据本金总额的选择权。</blockquote></p><p> The Notes will be general unsecured obligations of Confluent and will accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears. The notes will be convertible into cash, shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock or a combination of cash and shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock, at Confluent’s election. The interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of pricing of the Offering.</p><p><blockquote>票据将为Confluent的一般无抵押债务,并将每半年产生逾期应付利息。由 Confluent 选择,这些票据可转换为现金、Confluent A 类普通股或现金与 Confluent A 类普通股的组合。票据的利率、初始兑换率和其他条款将在发行定价时确定。</blockquote></p><p> Confluent expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below. Confluent expects to use the remaining net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Confluent may also use a portion of the net proceeds for acquisitions of, or strategic investments in, complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, Confluent expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the Option Counterparties (as defined below) and the remaining net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes and for acquisitions of, or strategic investments in, complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies. However, Confluent does not have any agreements or commitments to enter into any material acquisitions or investments at this time.</p><p><blockquote>Confluent 预计将使用此次发行的部分净收益来支付下述上限看涨期权交易的成本。Confluent 预计将剩余净收益用于营运资金和其他一般公司用途。Confluent 还可能将部分净收益用于收购互补业务、产品、服务或技术或进行战略投资。如果初始购买者行使购买额外票据的选择权,Confluent 预计将使用出售额外票据所得款项净额的一部分与期权交易对手(定义见下文)进行额外的上限看涨期权交易,剩余所得款项净额用于营运资金和其他一般公司用途,以及用于收购互补业务、产品、服务或技术或对其进行战略投资。然而,Confluent 目前并无任何协议或承诺订立任何重大收购或投资。</blockquote></p><p> In connection with the pricing of the Notes, Confluent expects to enter into capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers or affiliates thereof and/or other financial institutions (the “Option Counterparties”). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock initially underlying the Notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to Confluent’s Class A common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments Confluent is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap.</p><p><blockquote>就票据定价而言,Confluent预期将与一名或多名初始购买者或其联属公司及╱或其他金融机构(「期权交易对手方」)订立上限看涨期权交易。有上限的看涨期权交易将涵盖最初作为票据基础的 Confluent A 类普通股的股份数量,但需进行惯例调整。一般预期有上限的看涨期权交易将在任何票据转换时减少Confluent A类普通股的潜在摊薄,及╱或抵销Confluent须支付的任何超过已转换票据本金金额的现金支付(视情况而定),有关减少及╱或抵销须有上限。</blockquote></p><p> In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, Confluent expects the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates will enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Confluent’s Class A common stock and/or purchase shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes, including with, or from, as the case may be, certain investors in the Notes. 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This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Confluent’s Class A common stock or the Notes which could affect a noteholder’s ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of Notes, this could affect the number of shares, if any, and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon conversion of its Notes.</p><p><blockquote>此外,期权交易对手方或其各自的关联公司可在票据定价后和票据到期前的二级市场交易中,通过买入或平仓与 Confluent A 类普通股相关的各种衍生工具和/或买入或卖出 Confluent A 类普通股或 Confluent 的其他证券来修改其对冲头寸(并可能在票据到期前第 41 个预定交易日开始的 40 个交易日期间内这样做,或在 Confluent 根据上限看涨期权交易行使相关选择的情况下,在票据回购、赎回或转换后)。该活动还可能导致或避免 Confluent A 类普通股或票据的市场价格上涨或下跌,从而影响票据持有人转换票据的能力,如果该活动发生在与票据转换相关的任何观察期内,则可能影响票据持有人在转换票据时将获得的股份数量(如有)和对价价值。</blockquote></p><p></p><p> The Notes and any shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold inthe United Statesabsent 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.</p><p><blockquote>票据以及票据转换后可能发行的 Confluent A 类普通股的任何股份尚未也不会根据《证券法》、任何州证券法或任何其他司法管辖区的证券法进行登记,除非进行了登记,否则不得在没有登记或适用豁免的情况下,或在不受《证券法》和其他适用证券法的登记要求约束的交易中发售或出售。</blockquote></p><p> This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</p><p><blockquote>本新闻稿既不是出售要约,也不是购买任何这些证券的要约邀约,也不是在任何州或司法管辖区出售这些证券,在根据任何此类州或司法管辖区的证券法进行注册或合格之前,此类要约、邀约或出售都是非法的。</blockquote></p><p></p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; 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Confluent also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the Notes are first issued, up to an additional$100.0 millionaggregate principal amount of Notes.</p><p><blockquote><b>Confluent, Inc.(纳斯达克股票代码:CFLT)</b>platform for data in motion 今天宣布,根据市场条件和其他因素,拟通过私募(“发行”)向有合理理由被认为是合格机构买家的人士提供 10 亿美元的 2027 年到期的可转换优先票据(“票据”)。 1933 年证券法(经修订)(“证券法”)第 144A 条。Confluent 还打算授予票据的初始购买者在票据首次发行之日起 13 天内购买最多额外 1 亿美元票据本金总额的选择权。</blockquote></p><p> The Notes will be general unsecured obligations of Confluent and will accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears. The notes will be convertible into cash, shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock or a combination of cash and shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock, at Confluent’s election. The interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of pricing of the Offering.</p><p><blockquote>票据将为Confluent的一般无抵押债务,并将每半年产生逾期应付利息。由 Confluent 选择,这些票据可转换为现金、Confluent A 类普通股或现金与 Confluent A 类普通股的组合。票据的利率、初始兑换率和其他条款将在发行定价时确定。</blockquote></p><p> Confluent expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below. Confluent expects to use the remaining net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Confluent may also use a portion of the net proceeds for acquisitions of, or strategic investments in, complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, Confluent expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the Option Counterparties (as defined below) and the remaining net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes and for acquisitions of, or strategic investments in, complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies. However, Confluent does not have any agreements or commitments to enter into any material acquisitions or investments at this time.</p><p><blockquote>Confluent 预计将使用此次发行的部分净收益来支付下述上限看涨期权交易的成本。Confluent 预计将剩余净收益用于营运资金和其他一般公司用途。Confluent 还可能将部分净收益用于收购互补业务、产品、服务或技术或进行战略投资。如果初始购买者行使购买额外票据的选择权,Confluent 预计将使用出售额外票据所得款项净额的一部分与期权交易对手(定义见下文)进行额外的上限看涨期权交易,剩余所得款项净额用于营运资金和其他一般公司用途,以及用于收购互补业务、产品、服务或技术或对其进行战略投资。然而,Confluent 目前并无任何协议或承诺订立任何重大收购或投资。</blockquote></p><p> In connection with the pricing of the Notes, Confluent expects to enter into capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers or affiliates thereof and/or other financial institutions (the “Option Counterparties”). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock initially underlying the Notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to Confluent’s Class A common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments Confluent is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap.</p><p><blockquote>就票据定价而言,Confluent预期将与一名或多名初始购买者或其联属公司及╱或其他金融机构(「期权交易对手方」)订立上限看涨期权交易。有上限的看涨期权交易将涵盖最初作为票据基础的 Confluent A 类普通股的股份数量,但需进行惯例调整。一般预期有上限的看涨期权交易将在任何票据转换时减少Confluent A类普通股的潜在摊薄,及╱或抵销Confluent须支付的任何超过已转换票据本金金额的现金支付(视情况而定),有关减少及╱或抵销须有上限。</blockquote></p><p> In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, Confluent expects the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates will enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Confluent’s Class A common stock and/or purchase shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes, including with, or from, as the case may be, certain investors in the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Confluent’s Class A common stock or the trading price of the Notes at that time.</p><p><blockquote>在建立上限看涨期权交易的初始对冲时,Confluent 预计期权交易对手或其各自的关联公司将在票据定价的同时或之后不久就 Confluent A 类普通股进行各种衍生品交易和/或购买 Confluent A 类普通股的股份,包括与票据中的某些投资者(视情况而定)进行交易。这一活动可能会增加(或减少任何跌幅)Confluent A 类普通股的市场价格或当时票据的交易价格。</blockquote></p><p> In addition, the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Confluent’s Class A common stock and/or purchasing or selling Confluent’s Class A common stock or other securities of Confluent in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so during the 40 trading day period beginning on the 41st scheduled trading day prior to maturity of the Notes, or, to the extent Confluent exercises the relevant election under the capped call transactions, following any repurchase, redemption or conversion of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Confluent’s Class A common stock or the Notes which could affect a noteholder’s ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of Notes, this could affect the number of shares, if any, and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon conversion of its Notes.</p><p><blockquote>此外,期权交易对手方或其各自的关联公司可在票据定价后和票据到期前的二级市场交易中,通过买入或平仓与 Confluent A 类普通股相关的各种衍生工具和/或买入或卖出 Confluent A 类普通股或 Confluent 的其他证券来修改其对冲头寸(并可能在票据到期前第 41 个预定交易日开始的 40 个交易日期间内这样做,或在 Confluent 根据上限看涨期权交易行使相关选择的情况下,在票据回购、赎回或转换后)。该活动还可能导致或避免 Confluent A 类普通股或票据的市场价格上涨或下跌,从而影响票据持有人转换票据的能力,如果该活动发生在与票据转换相关的任何观察期内,则可能影响票据持有人在转换票据时将获得的股份数量(如有)和对价价值。</blockquote></p><p></p><p> The Notes and any shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold inthe United Statesabsent 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.</p><p><blockquote>票据以及票据转换后可能发行的 Confluent A 类普通股的任何股份尚未也不会根据《证券法》、任何州证券法或任何其他司法管辖区的证券法进行登记,除非进行了登记,否则不得在没有登记或适用豁免的情况下,或在不受《证券法》和其他适用证券法的登记要求约束的交易中发售或出售。</blockquote></p><p> This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</p><p><blockquote>本新闻稿既不是出售要约,也不是购买任何这些证券的要约邀约,也不是在任何州或司法管辖区出售这些证券,在根据任何此类州或司法管辖区的证券法进行注册或合格之前,此类要约、邀约或出售都是非法的。</blockquote></p><p></p>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"CFLT":"Confluent, Inc."},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1175631540","content_text":"Confluent stock dropped 7.7% in premarket trading after announcing proposed $1.0 billion offering of convertible senior notes.\n\nConfluent, Inc.(NASDAQ: CFLT),the platform for data in motion, today announced its intent to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors,$1.0 billionaggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) in a private placement (the “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”). Confluent also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the Notes are first issued, up to an additional$100.0 millionaggregate principal amount of Notes.\nThe Notes will be general unsecured obligations of Confluent and will accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears. The notes will be convertible into cash, shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock or a combination of cash and shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock, at Confluent’s election. The interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of pricing of the Offering.\nConfluent expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below. Confluent expects to use the remaining net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Confluent may also use a portion of the net proceeds for acquisitions of, or strategic investments in, complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, Confluent expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the Option Counterparties (as defined below) and the remaining net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes and for acquisitions of, or strategic investments in, complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies. However, Confluent does not have any agreements or commitments to enter into any material acquisitions or investments at this time.\nIn connection with the pricing of the Notes, Confluent expects to enter into capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers or affiliates thereof and/or other financial institutions (the “Option Counterparties”). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock initially underlying the Notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to Confluent’s Class A common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments Confluent is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap.\nIn connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, Confluent expects the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates will enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Confluent’s Class A common stock and/or purchase shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes, including with, or from, as the case may be, certain investors in the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Confluent’s Class A common stock or the trading price of the Notes at that time.\nIn addition, the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Confluent’s Class A common stock and/or purchasing or selling Confluent’s Class A common stock or other securities of Confluent in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so during the 40 trading day period beginning on the 41st scheduled trading day prior to maturity of the Notes, or, to the extent Confluent exercises the relevant election under the capped call transactions, following any repurchase, redemption or conversion of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Confluent’s Class A common stock or the Notes which could affect a noteholder’s ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of Notes, this could affect the number of shares, if any, and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon conversion of its Notes.\nThe Notes and any shares of Confluent’s Class A common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold inthe United Statesabsent 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.\nThis press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"CFLT":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":3886,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"CN","currentLanguage":"CN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":2,"subscribersOnly":false,"subscribersOnlyAccessible":false,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ZH_CN"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"isTiger":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"url":"/m/post/602385926"}
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