This preliminary prospectus relates to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, but is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion dated November 18, 2019
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
$75,000,000
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8x8, Inc.
0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
We are offering an additional $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “new notes”). The new notes will constitute a further issuance of, and form a single series with, our outstanding 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 issued on February 19, 2019 in the aggregate principal amount of $287,500,000 (the “existing notes” and, together with the new notes, the “notes”). The new notes will have identical terms as the existing notes, other than differences in the issue date, the issue price, interest accrued prior to the issue date of such additional notes and, if applicable, restrictions on transfer in respect of such additional notes. The notes offered hereby will be treated as a single class with the existing notes and holders of the new notes and the existing notes will vote as one class under the indenture. Unless purchasers of the notes offered hereby elect otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in “Unrestricted Election,” the new notes will be issued with the same restricted CUSIP number, bear the same restricted legends and be subject to the same transfer restrictions as the existing notes (such restricted new notes, together with the existing notes, the “restricted notes”). For purchasers of the notes offered hereby who do not make an Unrestricted Election (as defined herein), such restricted new notes will be fungible with the existing notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For purchasers of the notes offered hereby who make an Unrestricted Election (such notes, the “unrestricted notes”), such unrestricted notes are anticipated to become fungible with the restricted notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes once the restricted notes are not subject to transfer restrictions and are assigned an unrestricted CUSIP number, as described under “Description of Notes—Contractual Transfer Restrictions; Additional Interest” and “Notice to Investors.” Immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the notes offered hereby, we will have $362,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 outstanding.
The new notes will bear interest at a rate of 0.50% per year, accruing from the August 1, 2019 interest payment date of the existing notes, payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2020. The new notes will mature on February 1, 2024, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms.
Holders may convert their notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding October 1, 2023, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price (as defined below) per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; (3) if we call 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 (4) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after October 1, 2023 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election, as described in this prospectus.
The conversion rate will initially be 38.9484 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $25.68 per share of common stock). The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in some events but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or following our issuance of a notice of redemption, in each case as described in this prospectus, we will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its notes in connection with such a corporate event or during the related redemption period in certain circumstances.
We may not redeem the notes prior to February 4, 2022. We may redeem for cash all or any portion of the notes, at our option, on or after February 4, 2022 if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the notes.
If we undergo a fundamental change, holders may require us 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 accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
The notes are our senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to any of our indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the notes; equal in right of payment to any of our unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of our subsidiaries.
Although the new notes are being offered hereby in a registered offering, unless you elect otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in “Unrestricted Election,” by purchasing the new notes you are agreeing that the new notes will be restricted notes that are subject to the same transfer restrictions as the existing notes, issued with the same restricted CUSIP and restrictive legends as the existing notes and trade interchangeably with the existing notes. The shares of common stock issued upon conversion of any restricted note, if any, will be subject to the same transfer restrictions as the shares of common stock issued upon conversion of the existing notes, if any. The existing notes were not issued in a registered offering and, as a result, constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. We will, however, be required to pay additional interest in respect of the notes under specified circumstances. See “Description of Notes—Contractual Transfer Restrictions; Additional Interest” for further information. We have been advised that the underwriter proposes to resell the new notes to persons that they reasonably believe are qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
We do not intend to apply to list the notes on any securities exchange or any automated dealer quotation system. Our common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EGHT.” The closing price of our common stock on The New York Stock Exchange on November 15, 2019 was $20.69 per share.
Investing in these notes involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the information referred to under the heading “Risk Factors” on page 9 of this prospectus and the risk factors set forth in our Quarterly Report onForm 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state or other securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Public offering price(1) | | % | | $ | | |
Underwriting discount | | % | | $ | | |
Proceeds, before expenses, to the Company | | % | | $ | | |
(1) | Plus interest deemed to have accrued from August 1, 2019 to, but excluding, the settlement date for the new notes offered hereby, totaling $439,236.11 or approximately $1.53 per $1,000 principal amount of new notes being purchased. Such accrued interest must be paid by the purchasers of the new notes. On February 1, 2020, we will pay such accrued interest to the holders of the new notes as of the close of business on January 15, 2020 (the applicable record date), together with interest accrued on the new notes offered hereby from the settlement date to February 1, 2020. |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC expects to deliver the new notes to purchasers on or about November , 2019 through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company for the accounts of its participants, including Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and Clearstream Banking S.A.
Sole Book-Running Manager
Morgan Stanley
Financial Advisor to 8x8, Inc.
J. Wood Capital Advisors
The date of this prospectus is November , 2019.