If specified bankruptcy and insolvency-related events of default described in clause (8) above and further specified in the Indenture with respect to the Issuer or the Company occur, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the then-outstanding Notes shall automatically become due and payable. If an event of default other than these bankruptcy and insolvency-related events of default with respect to the Issuer or the Company occurs and is continuing, the trustee by notice to the Issuer or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Issuer and the trustee, may, and the trustee at the request of such holders shall, declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all the Notes to be due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indenture provides that, to the extent the Issuer elects, the sole remedy for an event of default relating to certain failures by the Company to comply with certain reporting covenants in the Indenture will, for the first 360 days after such event of default, consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Notes. The Indenture also provides that additional interest may be payable on the Notes if the Notes are not “freely tradable” (as defined in the Indenture) during the periods and as required by the Indenture.
The Issuer has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to procure approval for the listing of the Notes on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (or on another recognized stock exchange for the purposes of Section 64 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 of Ireland) prior to March 15, 2025, which is the first interest payment date for the Notes.
The foregoing description of the Notes, the Guarantee, the Indenture and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. |
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 and Item 8.01 of this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
To the extent that any ordinary shares are issued upon exchange 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 exchange of the Notes and any resulting issuance of ordinary shares. Initially, a maximum of 9,147,400 ordinary shares may be issued upon exchange of the Notes based on the initial maximum exchange rate of 9.1474 ordinary shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustment provisions.
On September 3, 2024, the Issuer and the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the representatives of the Initial Purchasers relating to the sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers in a private offering in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and for initial resale by the Initial Purchasers to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Issuer, the Company and the Initial Purchasers relied on these exemptions from registration based in part on representations made by the Issuer, the Company and the Initial Purchasers, respectively. The Issuer also granted the Initial Purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes, which option was exercised by the Initial Purchasers in full.
The Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Issuer, the Company and the Initial Purchasers. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, each of the Issuer and the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities under the Securities Act. None of the Notes, the Guarantee or the ordinary shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes, if any, have been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
On September 3, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the proposed offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
On September 4, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.