Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
In connection with the consent solicitations with respect to certain proposed amendments to each of the indentures (the “Indentures”) governing Pandora Media, Inc.’s (“Pandora”) 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) and 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (together with the 2020 Notes, the “Notes”) commenced by Sirius XM Radio Inc. (“Sirius Radio”), a subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (“Sirius XM”) on January 18, 2019 and following the receipt of the requisite consents to adopt the proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 2020 Notes (the “2020 Notes Proposed Amendments”), on January 25, 2019, Pandora and Citibank, N.A., as trustee under the indenture governing the 2020 Notes (the “Trustee”), executed the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2019 (the “2020 Notes First Supplemental Indenture”), to the indenture governing the 2020 Notes, dated as of December 9, 2015 (the “2020 Notes Indenture”), between Pandora and the Trustee, giving effect to the 2020 Notes Proposed Amendments. The 2020 Notes Proposed Amendments will expressly permit the transactions contemplated by our previously announced agreement and plan of merger and reorganization with Sirius XM (the “Acquisition”). The 2020 Notes Proposed Amendments also require Pandora to commence within 10 business days of the consummation of the Acquisition an offer to repurchase the 2020 Notes at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date.
The 2020 Notes First Supplemental Indenture became effective upon execution thereof, but the 2020 Notes Proposed Amendments will not become operative until satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the consent solicitation with respect to the 2020 Notes, including that all conditions precedent to the closing of the Acquisition have been satisfied or waived at or prior to February 15, 2019 and payment of the consent fee, which Sirius Radio expects to occur on the closing date of the Acquisition.
The foregoing description of the 2020 Notes First Supplemental Indenture is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2020 Notes First Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “outlook” or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in Sirius XM’s and Pandora’s reports filed with the SEC and those identified elsewhere in this communication, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: ability to meet the closing conditions to the merger; delay in closing the merger; failure to realize the expected benefits from the proposed transaction; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; Sirius XM’s or Pandora’s substantial competition, which is likely to increase over time; Sirius XM’s or Pandora’s ability to retain subscribers or increase the number of subscribers is uncertain; Sirius XM’s or Pandora’s ability to profitably attract and retain subscribers; failing to protect the security of the personal information about Sirius XM’s or Pandora’s customers; interference to Sirius XM’s or Pandora’s service from wireless operations; Sirius and Pandora engage in substantial marketing efforts and the continued
