Eventbrite Announces Repurchase of a Portion of its Existing 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025
August 21 2024 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE: EB), a global marketplace for shared
experiences, today announced that on August 21, 2024, Eventbrite
entered into separate, privately negotiated repurchase transactions
with a limited number of holders of its existing 5.000% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2025. In accordance with these transactions, the
company expects to repurchase $120 million in aggregate principal
amount of the 2025 Notes for aggregate cash consideration of
approximately $120.2 million. The amounts paid to repurchase the
2025 Notes include accrued and unpaid interest of approximately
$1.4 million. The repurchase transactions are expected to settle on
or about August 22, 2024, subject to customary closing
conditions.
Upon completion of the above-mentioned repurchases, the
aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes that will remain
outstanding will be $30 million.
Eventbrite previously entered into capped call transactions with
certain financial institutions in connection with the issuance of
the 2025 Notes. All of these transactions are expected to remain in
effect notwithstanding the repurchases.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, the 2025 Notes in any state or
other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would
be unlawful.
About Eventbrite
Eventbrite is a global events marketplace that serves event
creators and event-goers in nearly 180 countries. Since its
inception, Eventbrite has been at the center of the experience
economy, transforming how people organize and attend events. The
company was founded by Julia Hartz, Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage,
with a vision to build a self-service platform that would make it
possible for anyone to create and sell tickets to live experiences.
With over 300 million tickets distributed for over 5 million events
in 2023, Eventbrite is where people worldwide discover new things
to do or new ways to do more of what they love. Eventbrite has also
earned industry recognition as a top employer with special
designations that include a coveted spot on Fast Company’s
prestigious The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies and Fast
Company’s Brands That Matter lists, the Great Place to Work® Award
in the U.S., and Inc.'s Best-Led Companies honor.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All
statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed
forward-looking, including, but not limited to, statements related
to the 2025 Notes to be repurchased, the completion, timing and
size of the repurchases and the existing capped call transactions.
In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by
terms such as “may,” “will,” “appears,” “shall,” “should,”
“expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,”
“projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,”
“potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these words or other
similar terms or expressions. Such statements are subject to a
number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and
other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including
but not limited to the satisfaction of the closing conditions
related to the repurchases and market conditions, and those more
fully described in Eventbrite’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including Eventbrite’s Annual Report on Form
10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Further information on
potential risks that could affect forward looking statements will
be included in the subsequent periodic and current reports and
other filings that Eventbrite makes with the Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time. Investors are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these statements. Actual results could
differ materially from those expressed or implied. All
forward-looking statements are based on information and estimates
available to Eventbrite at the time of this release, and are not
guarantees of future events. Except as required by law, Eventbrite
assumes no obligation to update any of the statements in this press
release.
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