Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Purchase Agreement
On March 13, 2017, Nuance Communications, Inc. (the Company) entered into a purchase agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as representatives of the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto (the Initial Purchasers), to issue and sell $350 million aggregate principal amount of
1.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2025 (the Notes) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). The
Notes were issued to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company also granted to the Initial Purchasers an option to purchase
up to an additional $60 million principal amount of such Notes to cover over-allotments, if any.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary
representations, warranties and covenants by the Company together with customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities.
The Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
and is incorporated by reference
herein. The summary of the foregoing transaction is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Purchase Agreement.
Indenture
On March 17, 2017, the Company entered into an indenture (the Indenture) with U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
Trustee), relating to the issuance of and governing the Notes and issued a global note (the Global Note) in the aggregate principal amount of $350 million in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository
Trust Company.
The material terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Notes governed thereby are as follows:
Maturity
. April 1, 2025, unless otherwise repurchased or converted.
Interest
. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 1.25% per year. Interest is payable in cash semiannually in arrears on April 1 and
October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2017.
Conversion Rights
. The Notes are convertible at a holders option at an
initial conversion rate of 45.0106 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $22.22 per share), subject to adjustment. Holders may convert their Notes at their option at any time
prior to the business day immediately preceding the maturity date only under the following circumstances: (1) prior to October 1, 2024, on any date during any fiscal quarter beginning after June 30, 2017 (and only during such fiscal
quarter) if the closing sale price of the Companys common stock was more than 130% of the then current conversion price for at least 20 trading days in the period of the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the
previous fiscal quarter, (2) at any time on or after October 1, 2024, (3) during the five consecutive
business-day
period immediately following any five consecutive
trading-day
period in which the trading price for $1,000 principal amount of the Notes for each day during such five
trading-day
period was less than 98% of the closing sale
price of the Companys common stock period multiplied by the then current conversion rate or (4) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events.
Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change
. If a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture) occurs prior to maturity, holders of the
Notes may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their Notes in cash at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest), if any, to,
but excluding, the repurchase date.
No Redemption
. The Company may not redeem the Notes prior to maturity.
Ranking
. The Notes will be the Companys general senior unsecured obligations and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the
Companys other existing and future senior indebtedness, effectively subordinated to the Companys secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of such assets securing such indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to any
indebtedness and liabilities (including trade payables) of any of the Companys subsidiaries.
Events of Default
. The following constitute
events of default under the Indenture that could, subject to certain conditions, cause the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest), if any, to become due and payable: (1) a default by the
Company in the payment when due of any principal on any of the Notes at maturity, or upon repurchase; (2) a default by the Company in the payment of any interest when due on any of the Notes, which default continues for 30 days; (3) a
failure by the Company to deliver cash and, if applicable, shares of common stock upon conversion of a Note, which continues for five business days following the scheduled settlement date for such conversion; (4) a default by the Company in its
obligation to provide notice of the occurrence of a fundamental change as required by the Indenture; (5) a failure by the Company to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in the Notes or the Indenture, and such
default continues for 60 days after receipt of notice of such default; (6) a default by the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries under any indebtedness for borrowed money that results in the acceleration of indebtedness, or the
failure to pay any such indebtedness at maturity, in each case in an aggregate amount in excess of $50 million, and such indebtedness is not discharged and acceleration is not rescinded, stayed or annulled within 30 days after receipt of
notice of such default; (7) a final judgment for the payment of $50 million or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance or subject to a binding indemnity from a financially responsible third party with resources sufficient to pay
such indemnity obligation when due) is rendered against the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries, and such judgment is not discharged or stayed within 90 days; or (8) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of
the Company or any significant subsidiary.
The Company received approximately $343.5 million in net proceeds from the offering, after deducting the
Initial Purchasers discount and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company used $99.1 million of the net proceeds from the offering to fund the repurchase of shares of the Companys common stock pursuant to transactions
negotiated with institutional investors concurrently with the pricing of the offering of the Notes. The Company will use the remaining net proceeds, together with cash on hand, to repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise repay all of its outstanding
2.75% Senior Convertible Debentures due 2031, including the repurchase of $17.8 million in aggregate principal amount concurrently with the offering of the Notes. Pending those uses, the Company intends to invest the net proceeds from the
offering in cash, cash equivalents, investment grade securities or other short-term marketable securities.
To the extent that any shares of common stock
are issued upon conversion of the Notes, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof, because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be
paid in connection with conversion of the Notes and any resulting issuance of shares of common stock.
The Indenture, including the form of Global Note,
is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
and is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing summary description of the Indenture and the Global Note is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the Indenture and the Global Note.