In a press release issued on February 2, 2021, Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom” or the “Company”) announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) to purchase the outstanding notes described below, in each case subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Solicitation of Consents dated January 4, 2021, as amended and supplemented (the “Statement”), market conditions and other factors. The notes offered to be purchased in the Tender Offers, listed in the order of priority, were the (i) 3.125% senior notes due 2021 of Broadcom Inc., (ii) 3.000% senior notes due 2022 of Broadcom Corporation, (iii) 3.600% senior notes due 2022 of CA, Inc., (iv) 3.125% senior notes due 2022 of Broadcom Inc., (v) 2.650% senior notes due 2023 of Broadcom Corporation, (vi) 4.500% senior notes due 2023 of CA, Inc. and (vii) 2.250% senior notes due 2023 of Broadcom Inc. (the “Tender Offer Notes”), up to an aggregate purchase price, excluding accrued and unpaid interest, of $3.5 billion.
In connection with the early results of the Tender Offers and the previously announced solicitation of consents as set forth in the Statement, Broadcom has entered into supplemental indentures with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, in connection with the 3.125% senior notes due 2022 of Broadcom Inc., the 2.650% senior notes due 2023 of Broadcom Corporation and the 2.250% senior notes due 2023 of Broadcom Inc., to reduce the notice requirements for optional redemption of the applicable series of Tender Offer Notes from 30 days (or in the case of the 2.250% senior notes due 2023 of Broadcom Inc., from 15 days) to three business days.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the press release dated February 2, 2021, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is not an offer to purchase or sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell, with respect to any securities.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning Broadcom. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address our expected future business and financial performance and other statements identified by words such as “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “should”, “intend”, “plan”, “potential”, “predict” “project”, “aim”, and similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of the management of Broadcom, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management, current market trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s and management’s control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements.
Particular uncertainties that could materially affect future results include risks associated with: the COVID-19 pandemic, which has, and will likely continue to, negatively impact the global economy and disrupt normal business activity, and which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations; any loss of our significant customers and fluctuations in the timing and volume of significant customer demand; our dependence on contract manufacturing and outsourced supply chain; our dependency on a limited number of suppliers; global economic conditions and concerns; global political and economic conditions; government regulations, trade restrictions and trade tensions; our significant indebtedness and the need to generate sufficient cash flows to service and repay such debt; dependence on and risks associated with distributors and resellers of our products; dependence on senior management and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; any acquisitions we may make, such as delays, challenges and expenses associated with receiving governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions, and with integrating acquired businesses with our existing businesses and our ability to achieve the benefits, growth prospects and synergies expected by such acquisitions; involvement in legal or administrative proceedings; quarterly and annual fluctuations in operating results; our ability to accurately estimate customers’ demand and adjust our manufacturing and supply chain accordingly; cyclicality in the semiconductor industry or in our target markets; our competitive performance and ability to continue achieving design wins with our customers, as well as the timing of any design wins; prolonged disruptions of our or our contract manufacturers’ manufacturing facilities, warehouses or other significant operations; our ability to improve our manufacturing efficiency and quality; our dependence on outsourced service providers for certain key business services and their ability to execute to our requirements; our ability to maintain or improve gross margin; our ability to protect our intellectual property and the unpredictability of any associated litigation expenses; compatibility of our software products with operating environments, platforms or third-party products; our ability to enter into satisfactory software license agreements; availability of third party software used in our products; use
