SentinelOne Shares Fall 7% Following $1.25 Billion Convertible Debt Offering

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• Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne priced $1.25 billion of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers, according to Investing.com. The notes carry no regular coupon interest, and the company can settle conversions in cash, Class A common stock, or a combination.
• Proceeds will fund capped call transactions to reduce potential dilution from conversion, up to $150 million in Class A share buybacks, and general corporate purposes including working capital, capital expenditures and strategic acquisitions. Underwriters hold a 13-day option to buy an additional $187.5 million of notes. Separately, the company is negotiating a $400 million revolving credit facility unrelated to this offering. Shares fell about 7% following the announcement, made Tuesday, October 13.

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