Boston, MA 10/01/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Designer and manufacturer of specialty printing devices, Zebra Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:ZBRA) disclosed that it has priced its Senior Notes for an aggregate principal amount of $1.05 billion. The company would issue the notes through a private issue.
Prices Notes
The company said that it would pay an interest rate of 7.25% per annum to the note holders, and the notes were priced at 100% par, its statement indicated. The company also expects to complete the sale of the Notes on October 15 with customary closing conditions.
Zebra Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:ZBRA) said that the senior notes would be fully unsecured as far as the company was concerned. However, the notes would be guaranteed by some of its domestic units following the acquisition closure. The company indicated that the notes and associated guarantees were not registered under the Act of Securities 1933 or as amended. The notes would be issued only to the qualified institutional investors as enunciated under the Securities Act.
Net Proceeds
The company disclosed that it would use the net proceeds generated from the senior notes to fund its acquisition of Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI)’s enterprise business. The acquisition value was $3.45 billion, and the company would use its cash on hand apart from the proceeds of earlier senior secured term loan.
Zebra Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:ZBRA) said that till the acquisition of Motorola Solutions is closed, it would place the proceeds of the latest private notes issue into an escrow account.
Senior Secured Term Loan
The latest fund raising exercise seems to be part of its efforts to fund the acquisition of Motorola’s enterprise business, which was revealed in April last. Two weeks back, the company announced that it commenced a $2 billion syndicated senior secured term loan. It has indicated that the interest rate along with maturity would be based on market conditions and other factors. The funding was arranged by Morgan Stanley Senior Funding while Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as lead arrangers of the term loan.
