Chegg, Inc. (NYSE:CHGG) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this report under the headings “Indenture” and “Capped Call Transactions” is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes (as defined below) were approximately $682.7 million after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ (as defined below) discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Chegg, Inc. (the “Company”). The Company used approximately $85.1 million of the net proceeds to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below and approximately $20.0 million of the net proceeds to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) sold by certain purchasers of the Notes in connection with the offering at a purchase price of $39.66 per share in privately negotiated transactions effected through Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC or one of its affiliates. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions or other strategic transactions.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The terms and conditions of the Notes and Indenture described in Item 8.01 of this report are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this report under the headings “Purchase Agreement” and “Indenture” is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Purchase Agreement
On March 21, 2019, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the purchasers named therein (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), relating to the Company’s sale of $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 0.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) to the Initial Purchasers in a private placement in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and for initial resale by the Initial Purchasers to qualified institutional buyers to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company relied on these exemptions from registration based in part on representations made by the Initial Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement. The Representatives have an option under the Purchase Agreement to purchase up to an additional $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities under the Securities Act. The Notes and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Indenture
The Notes were issued to an Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2019 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The Notes will bear interest of 0.125% per year payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2019. The Notes mature on March 15, 2025 unless repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The Company may not redeem the Notes prior to March 20, 2022. On or after March 20, 2022, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Notes, at its option, if the last reported sale price of Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides a redemption notice at the time and in the manner provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture includes customary terms and covenants, including certain events of default after which the Notes may be due and payable immediately. The following events are considered “events of default,” which may result in acceleration of the maturity of the Notes:
(1)default by the Company in any payment of interest on the Notes when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
(2)default by the Company in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon optional redemption, upon any required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(3)failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a holder’s conversion right, and such failure continues for a period of three business days;
(4)failure by the Company to give a fundamental change notice or a notice of a specified corporate event at the time and in the manner provided in the Indenture;
(5)failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under the Indenture with respect to consolidation, merger or sale of assets of the Company;
(6)failure by the Company for a period of 60 days after written notice from the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been received to comply with any of its agreements under the Notes or the Indenture;
(7)default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries as defined under any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $30,000,000 in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such subsidiary, and such default:
(i)results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable, or
(ii)constitutes a failure to pay when due (at express maturity, upon required repurchase, upon acceleration or otherwise) the principal or interest of any such indebtedness;
(8)a final judgment or judgements for payment of $15,000,000 or more in the aggregate is rendered against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and such judgment is not discharged, bonded, paid, waived or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; or
(9)certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries occurs.
The Notes are convertible into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election, at an initial conversion rate of 19.3956 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $51.56 per share of Common Stock subject to adjustment. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2024, such conversion is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth below.
Holders of the Notes who convert their Notes in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture) or during a Redemption Period (as defined in the Indenture) are, under certain circumstances, entitled to an increase in the conversion rate. Additionally, in the event of a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes at a price equal to 50% of the principal amount of Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid special interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
Holders of the Notes may convert all or a portion of their Notes prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2024, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, only under the following circumstances:
•if the Company calls any or all of the notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or
•upon the occurrence of specified corporate events.
On or after December 15, 2024, to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders of the Notes may convert all or any portion of their Notes at the applicable conversion rate at any time, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder.
A copy of the Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Notes contained in this Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture.
Capped Call Transactions
On March 21, 2019, in connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Base Capped Call Transactions”) with each of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Bank of America, N.A. or their respective affiliates (the “Capped Call Counterparties”). The Base Capped Call Transactions initially cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of Common Stock that initially underlie the Notes, including the Notes purchased to the option to purchase additional Notes. The Base Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce or offset potential dilution to holders of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and/or offset the potential cash payments that the Company could be required to make in excess of the principal amount of any converted Notes upon conversion thereof, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price.
In connection with establishing their initial hedge of the Base Capped Call Transactions, the Capped Call Counterparties have advised the Company that they and/or their respective affiliates expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Common Stock and/or purchase Common Stock concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Common Stock or the Notes concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the Notes.
In addition, the Capped Call Counterparties and/or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Common Stock and/or purchasing or selling Common Stock in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes. This activity could decrease (or avoid an increase) in the market price of Common Stock or the Notes, which could affect noteholders’ ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes, it could affect the amount and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of such Notes.
The Base Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions entered into by the Company with the Capped Call Counterparties, are not part of the terms of the Notes, and will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call Transactions.
The form of the Base Capped Call Transaction confirmation (the “Base Capped Call Confirmations”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference. The description of the Base Capped Call Confirmations contained in this Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 99.1.
On March 21, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of its offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
CHEGG, INC Exhibit
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About Chegg, Inc. (NYSE:CHGG)
Chegg, Inc. is a student-first connected learning platform. The Company helps students study for college admission exams, find the colleges, get grades and test scores while in school, and find internships that allow them to gain skills to help them enter the workforce after college. It matches domestic and international students with colleges, universities and other academic institutions (collectively referred to as colleges) in the United States. Once in college, it provides a range of products and services to help students. The Company offers a print textbook library for rent and sale both on its own and through its strategic partnership with Ingram. It also offers eTextbooks for rent and sale. It also provides live tutors to students online, through its Chegg Tutors service. It provides access to internships to help students gain skills that are critical to securing their first job. The Company also provides online writing tools, such as EasyBib, CitationMachine or BibMe.