Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Convertible Notes Offering
On August 14, 2024, Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced private offering of 2.125% convertible senior notes due 2031 (the “notes”). The notes were sold under a purchase agreement, dated as of August 12, 2024, entered into by and between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein (the “Initial Purchasers”), for resale to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The aggregate principal amount of notes sold in the offering was $300.0 million, which includes $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes issued pursuant to an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the notes were first issued, granted to the Initial Purchasers under the purchase agreement, which the Initial Purchasers exercised in full on August 13, 2024 and which additional purchase was completed on August 14, 2024.
The notes were issued at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes were approximately $292.5 million after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions but before estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to acquire additional bitcoin and for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, strategic acquisitions, expansion of existing assets and repayment of debt and other outstanding obligations.
Indenture and the Notes
On August 14, 2024, the Company entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) with respect to the notes with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest at a rate of 2.125% per year payable semiannually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2025. The notes will mature on September 1, 2031, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms.
The notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion rate of 52.9451 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $18.89 per share of common stock). The conversion rate is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. In addition, following certain events that occur prior to the maturity date or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its notes in connection with such corporate event or notice of redemption, as the case may be, in certain circumstances as provided in the Indenture.
Prior to March 1, 2031, the notes are convertible only upon the occurrence of certain events. On or after March 1, 2031 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of the notes, holders may convert the notes at any time. Upon conversion of the notes, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election.
Prior to September 6, 2028, the Company may not redeem the notes. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the notes, at its option, on or after September 6, 2028 if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then 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 a 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 notice of redemption. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Holders have the right to require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their notes on March 1, 2029 at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding the repurchase date.
If the Company undergoes a “fundamental change,” as defined in the Indenture, prior to maturity, subject to certain conditions, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
The Indenture contains customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding notes may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid special interest, if any, on, all the notes to be due and payable.
The foregoing description of the Indenture and the notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture (and the form of note included therein), a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is hereby 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 Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company offered and sold the notes to the Initial Purchasers in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and the notes were resold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act. The Company will settle conversions of the notes by paying and/or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s election. Neither the notes nor the underlying shares of common stock have 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. The Company does not intend to file a shelf registration statement for the resale of the notes or any common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 14, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the notes offering. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto about future expectations, plans, and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Company’s use of the net proceeds of the offering. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including the other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 28, 2024, as amended on May 24, 2024, the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 1, 2024 and the risks described in other filings that the Company may make from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2024, between Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 2.125% convertible senior notes | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated August 14, 2024, announcing the closing of the offering | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 14, 2024
| MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Zabi Nowaid | |
| Name: | Zabi Nowaid | |
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |