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MARA to Offer $700M Convertible Senior Note, Shares Fall 5%

MARA holdings announce a $700 million convertible senior note due 2030, plans to acquire more bitcoin.

Updated Nov 18, 2024, 12:46 p.m. Published Nov 18, 2024, 12:43 p.m.
MARA CEO Fred Thiel at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. (CoinDesk)
MARA CEO Fred Thiel at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. (CoinDesk)
  • MARA holdings announce a private offering of $700 million in convertible senior notes due 2030.
  • MARA intends to use up to $200 million of the proceeds to repurchase a portion of its outstanding 2026 convertible notes.
  • The offering includes an option for purchasers to acquire an additional $105 million in notes.

MARA Holdings (MARA) announced a private offering of $700 million in convertible senior notes due 2030. The notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers and will include an option for buyers to purchase an additional $105 million in notes.

The bitcoin miner plans to use up to $200 million of the proceeds to repurchase a part of its outstanding 2026 convertible notes.

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The remainder of funds will be used to accumulate bitcoin and other general needs, such as expansion, strategic acquisitions and debt repayments.

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The notes, which mature in 2030, can be converted into cash or shares based on MARA's discretion. The interest will be paid on a semi-annual basis, however the final terms of the notes are yet to be determined.

The market did not like the offering announcement with share prices falling 5% to $19.97 in pre-market trading.

MARA's plans comes close to the heels of similar announcement by Tokyo-listed Metaplanet and MicroStrategy (MSTR).

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