NOG Announces Proposed Reopening of 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029
- Reopening of existing 2029 convertible notes provides NOG with incremental strategic flexibility
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A portion of the proceeds will be used to repurchase stock and purchase a hedge overlay intended to offset share dilution until the stock is above
$50.87
The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to fund the cost of entering into the capped call transactions described below. In addition, the Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to repurchase shares of its common stock concurrently with the pricing of the offering in privately negotiated transactions effected through one of the initial purchasers of the new notes or its affiliate, as the Company’s agent. The Company intends to use any remaining net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes (initially, the repayment of a portion of the outstanding debt under its revolving credit facility). If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional new notes, the Company expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional new notes to enter into additional capped call transactions.
The new notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of the Company, will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears and will mature on
The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after
If certain corporate events that constitute a “fundamental change” occur, then, subject to a limited exception, noteholders may require the Company to repurchase their notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.
In connection with the pricing of the new notes, the Company expects to enter into privately negotiated capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions (the “counterparties”). The capped call transactions are expected to offset the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of new notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted new notes, as the case may be, with such offset subject to a cap.
The Company expects that, in connection with establishing their initial hedge of the capped call transactions, the counterparties or their respective affiliates will purchase shares of the Company’s common stock and/or enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the Company’s common stock concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the new notes, including potentially with certain investors in the new notes. These activities could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the common stock or the notes at that time. In addition, the counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the Company’s common stock and/or purchasing or selling shares of common stock or other securities of the Company in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the new notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period relating to a conversion of the notes). This activity could also cause or prevent an increase or a decrease in the market price of the common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability of noteholders to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes, could affect the number of shares of the Company’s common stock and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the notes.
The offer and sale of the new notes and any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the new notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the new notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the new notes or any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the new notes, nor will there be any sale of the new notes or any such shares, in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful.
ABOUT NOG
NOG is a real asset company with a primary strategy of acquiring and investing in non-operated minority working and mineral interests in the premier hydrocarbon producing basins within the contiguous
SAFE HARBOR
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, including statements regarding the timing and size of the proposed offering and the anticipated use of the net proceeds therefrom, other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, are forward-looking statements. When used in this release, forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by terms or phrases such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “target,” “could,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “goal,” “will,” “should,” “may” or other words and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors (many of which are beyond NOG’s control) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including the following: changes in crude oil and natural gas prices, the pace of drilling and completions activity on NOG’s current properties and properties pending acquisition; infrastructure constraints and related factors affecting NOG’s properties; general economic or industry conditions, whether internationally, nationally and/or in the communities in which NOG conducts business, including any future economic downturn, cost inflation, supply chain disruptions, the impact of continued or further inflation, disruption in the financial markets, changes in the interest rate environment and actions taken by
The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. You are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.
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