SAN JOSE, Calif., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:
EBAY
) (the "Company" or "eBay") announced today that it has priced the
previously announced cash tender offer (the "Offer") for any and all of its
outstanding $1 billion aggregate principal amount 2.60% Notes due 2022 (the
"Notes"), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer
to Purchase, dated March 17, 2021 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery attached to the Offer to Purchase (the
"Notice of Guaranteed Delivery"). The Offer to Purchase and the Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery are referred to herein collectively as the "Offer
Documents."
Certain information related to the Notes and the pricing of the Offer is
set forth in the table below.
|
Title of
Note
|
CUSIP
Number
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
|
U.S.
Treasury
Reference
Security
|
Bloomberg
Reference
Page
|
Fixed
Spread
|
Reference
Yield
|
Tender Offer
Consideration(1)(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.60%
Notes
due
2022
|
278642AE3
|
$1,000,000,000
|
2.250%
UST due
April 15,
2022
|
FIT4
|
20 bps
|
0.09%
|
$1,024.39
|
|
|
(1) Per $1,000 principal amount validly
tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time (or
pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery)
and not validly withdrawn and accepted for
purchase.
|
|
(2) The Tender Offer Consideration is
calculated on the basis of pricing for the U.S.
Reference Treasury Security as of 11:00 a.m.
today.
|
Holders must validly tender (and not validly withdraw) or deliver a
properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for
their Notes at or before the Expiration Time (as defined below) in order to
be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration (as defined below).
Holders who tender their Notes today at or prior to 5:00 P.M., New York
City time (such time and date, as the same may be extended or earlier
terminated by the Company, the "Withdrawal Deadline") may withdraw such
tendered Notes at any time at or prior to the Withdrawal Deadline.
Following the Withdrawal Deadline, Holders who have tendered their Notes
(whether before, on or after the Withdrawal Deadline) may not withdraw such
Notes unless the Company is required to extend withdrawal rights under
applicable law. In addition, holders whose Notes are purchased in the Offer
will receive accrued and unpaid interest on those Notes from the last
interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase). The Company expects the Settlement Date
to occur on March 24, 2021. Notes tendered by Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
and accepted for purchase will be purchased on the third business day after
the Expiration Time, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will
only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date.
The Offer will expire today at 5:00 p.m., New York City time unless
extended by the Company (such time and date, as the same may be extended or
earlier terminated, the "Expiration Time") or earlier terminated.
The Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions as
described in the Offer to Purchase and is not conditioned upon the tender
of any minimum principal amount of Notes. If any of the conditions are not
satisfied, the Company may terminate the Offer and return tendered Notes,
may waive unsatisfied conditions and accept for payment and purchase all
validly tendered Notes, may extend the Offer or may otherwise amend the
Offer. The Company expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
subject to applicable law, to terminate the Offer at any time prior to the
Expiration Time.
The consideration (the "Tender Offer Consideration") offered per $1,000
principal amount of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and
accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer was determined in the manner
described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the fixed spread (the
"Fixed Spread") specified above plus the yield based on the bid-side price
of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security specified above as quoted on the
applicable page on the Bloomberg Bond Trader FIT4 series of pages today at
11:00 a.m., New York City time.
The complete terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the Offer
Documents that have been sent to holders of the Notes. Holders are urged to
read the Offer Documents carefully, consult their own investment and tax
advisers and make their own decisions whether to tender Notes in the Offer,
and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.
Notes that are not tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer
will remain obligations of eBay. There is no requirement that eBay redeem
any Notes, and unless redeemed, such Notes will continue to remain
outstanding.
The Company has engaged BofA Securities to act as Dealer Manager for the
Offer. Persons with questions regarding the Offer should contact BofA
Securities collect at (980) 387-3907. Requests for documents should be
directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Tender and Information Agent for
the Offer, at (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers) or (866) 521-4487 (for
noteholders), or via the following web address:
www.dfking.com/ebay
.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer
to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase with respect to any
of the Notes. The Offer is being made pursuant to the Offer Documents,
including the Offer to Purchase that the Company has distributed to holders
of the Notes. The Offer is not being made to holders of Notes in any
jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in
compliance with the securities or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of
the Company, the Dealer Manager, the Tender and Information Agent or their
respective affiliates is making any recommendation as to whether or not
holders should tender all or any portion of their Notes in the Offer.
About eBay
eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:
EBAY
) is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers
in 190 markets around the world. We exist to enable economic opportunity
for individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations of all sizes.
Founded in 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay is one of the world's largest
and most vibrant marketplaces for discovering great value and unique
selection. In 2020, eBay enabled $100 billion of gross merchandise volume.
For more information about the company and its global portfolio of online
brands, visit
www.ebayinc.com
.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this release that state the Company's or
management's intentions, expectations or predictions of the future are
forward-looking statements. Specifically, the Company cannot assure you
that the Offer will be consummated on the terms currently contemplated, if
at all. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and
actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied. The
Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
SOURCE eBay Inc.