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NETFLIX INC 8-K Report, Material Agreement (Oct 26, 2018)

Filed October 26, 2018For Securities:NFLX

Summary

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) filed an 8-K on October 26, 2018, to report the entry into material definitive agreements related to a significant debt offering. The company entered into purchase agreements on October 23, 2018, for the sale of $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2029 and €1.1 billion (approximately $1.26 billion at the time) aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2029. These notes were sold in private placements to qualified institutional buyers. The proceeds from this offering are intended for general corporate purposes, which may include content acquisition and production, capital expenditures, investments, working capital, and potential strategic transactions. The indentures for these notes were finalized on October 26, 2018, with Wells Fargo Bank National Association acting as trustee. The issuance of these notes represents a substantial increase in Netflix's long-term debt.

Key Highlights

  • 1Netflix issued $800 million in 6.375% Senior Notes due 2029 and €1.1 billion in 4.625% Senior Notes due 2029.
  • 2The total aggregate principal amount raised was approximately $2.06 billion (USD equivalent at the time of filing).
  • 3The offering was conducted through private placements to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and Regulation S.
  • 4Proceeds are earmarked for general corporate purposes, including content, capital expenditures, and potential strategic initiatives.
  • 5The Senior Notes mature on May 15, 2029, with semi-annual interest payments.
  • 6The indentures include covenants that restrict the company and its subsidiaries' ability to create liens, incur debt, and engage in sale-leaseback transactions or significant mergers/acquisitions.
  • 7The notes may be redeemed at the company's option prior to maturity, subject to a make-whole premium.

Frequently Asked Questions

Netflix issued this debt to raise capital for general corporate purposes. This includes funding content acquisitions and production, capital expenditures, investments, working capital needs, and potentially to finance acquisitions or other strategic transactions.

Netflix issued $800 million of 6.375% Senior Notes due May 15, 2029, and €1.1 billion of 4.625% Senior Notes due May 15, 2029. Interest is payable semi-annually.

Yes, the indentures contain covenants that restrict Netflix and its domestic subsidiaries from creating certain liens, entering into sale and lease-back transactions, incurring certain additional indebtedness, and from consolidating, merging, or conveying substantially all of their assets to another entity without meeting specific conditions. There are also provisions for debt repurchase in case of a change of control.

The total principal amount raised was $800 million plus €1.1 billion. At the time of the filing, this equated to approximately $2.06 billion in aggregate principal amount.