Exhibit 99.1
Callaway Golf Company Prices $225 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/—Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) announced today the pricing of its offering of $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.75% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The offering size was increased from the previously announced offering size of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes. The issuance and sale of the notes is scheduled to settle on May 4, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. Callaway also granted the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, for settlement within a period of 13 days from, and including, the date notes are first issued, up to an additional $33,750,000 principal amount of notes.
The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Callaway and will accrue interest at a rate of 2.75% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020. The notes will mature on May 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Before February 1, 2026, noteholders will have the right to convert their notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From and after February 1, 2026, noteholders may convert their notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. Callaway will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at Callaway’s election. The initial conversion rate is 56.7698 shares of Callaway’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $17.61 per share of Callaway’s common stock. The initial conversion price represents a premium of approximately 30% over the last reported sale of $13.55 per share of Callaway’s common stock on April 29, 2020. The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.
The notes will not be redeemable at Callaway’s election before May 6, 2023. The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, for cash at Callaway’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after May 6, 2023 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Callaway’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the indenture for the notes) occurs, then, subject to a limited exception, noteholders may require Callaway to repurchase their notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.
Callaway estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $217.3 million (or approximately $250.0 million if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes in full), after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and Callaway’s estimated offering expenses related to the offering. Callaway intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below, and the remainder for working capital and other general corporate purposes. If the initial
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