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Dell Technologies Inc. 8-K Report, Material Agreement (Apr 1, 2025)

Filed April 1, 2025For Securities:DELL

Summary

Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) has filed an 8-K report detailing a significant debt offering completed by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation. The company successfully issued a total of $4 billion in senior unsecured notes across four tranches: $1 billion in 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028, $1 billion in 5.000% Senior Notes due 2030, $1 billion in 5.300% Senior Notes due 2032, and $1 billion in 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035. These notes are guaranteed jointly and severally by Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., and Dell Inc. This offering represents a strategic move by Dell to secure long-term financing. The notes are senior unsecured obligations, ranking equally with other senior indebtedness of the issuers and structurally subordinated to debt at non-guarantor subsidiaries. Investors should note the various maturity dates and coupon rates, as well as the provisions for redemption, including make-whole premiums before specified dates and a 100% redemption price thereafter. The filing also outlines covenants related to liens, asset dispositions, and sale-leaseback transactions, alongside standard events of default for investment-grade debt.

Key Highlights

  • 1Dell Technologies successfully raised $4 billion through a public offering of senior unsecured notes.
  • 2The offering comprises four tranches with staggered maturities ranging from 2028 to 2035.
  • 3Coupon rates for the notes range from 4.750% for the 2028 Notes to 5.500% for the 2035 Notes.
  • 4The notes are guaranteed by Dell Technologies Inc. and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
  • 5The debt issued is senior unsecured, meaning it ranks equally with other senior debt but is subordinate to secured debt.
  • 6The offering was made under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR.
  • 7Standard covenants and events of default for investment-grade debt securities are included in the indenture.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dell Technologies raised a total of $4 billion through the issuance of senior unsecured notes across four different series.

The notes have the following maturity dates and coupon rates: 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.000% Senior Notes due 2030, 5.300% Senior Notes due 2032, and 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035.

These notes are senior unsecured obligations. They rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the issuers and senior in right of payment to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness. They are structurally subordinated to any indebtedness of subsidiaries that do not guarantee these notes.

The indenture includes covenants that restrict the creation of liens on certain assets to secure debt, limit consolidating or merging, and restrict the sale or disposition of substantially all assets, as well as entering into sale and leaseback transactions. Customary events of default are also included.