Core Scientific Strengthens Balance Sheet and Supports Growth Plans with Proceeds from Recent Convertible Notes Offering
2024年8月21日 - 5:10AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
- Repays $267 million in debt, reducing interest rate from
approximately 12.5% to 3%
- Removes restrictive covenants associated with certain
notes
- Increases cash on hand to fund site acquisitions for HPC
hosting growth
Core Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORZ) (“Core Scientific” or the
“Company”), a leader in digital infrastructure for bitcoin mining
and high-performance computing, today announced it has repaid a
total of $267 million in debt with proceeds from its offering of
convertible senior notes first announced on August 13, 2024, which
closed on August 19, 2024.
The Company repaid $150 million in secured notes, $61 million in
an exit facility and $56 million in miner equipment loans, in
addition to interest and other fees. Interest rates on the prior
borrowings were as high as 12.5% as compared to 3% for the new
convertible notes. Net proceeds from the offering after all
payments (including commissions and estimated offering expenses)
totaled $172.8 million, significantly increasing cash on hand
available for site acquisition and other growth initiatives.
“Our recent convertible note issue represents another key step
in our commitment to strengthen our balance sheet and position Core
Scientific for future growth,” said Adam Sullivan, Core
Scientific’s Chief Executive Officer. “With this transaction
completed, we are moving forward with additional financial
flexibility to invest in the continued expansion of our HPC hosting
capacity while strengthening our bitcoin mining business. We will
continue to take steps to bolster our financial foundation as we
execute our growth strategy to create value for our
shareholders.”
About Core Scientific
Core Scientific is a leader in digital infrastructure for
bitcoin mining and high-performance computing. We operate
dedicated, purpose-built facilities for digital asset mining and
are a premier provider of digital infrastructure, software
solutions and services to our third-party customers. We employ our
own large fleet of computers (“miners”) to earn bitcoin for our own
account and provide hosting services for large bitcoin mining and
high-performance computing customers at our eight operational data
centers in Georgia (2), Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1), North
Dakota (1) and Texas (3). We derive the majority of our revenue
from earning bitcoin for our own account (“self-mining”).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of
words such as “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate” or other
similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or
trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the use of the proceeds from the offering of convertible senior
notes to expand our HPC hosting business and strengthen our bitcoin
mining business and Core Scientific’s ability to create significant
shareholder value. Forward-looking statements represent Core
Scientific’s current expectations regarding future events and are
subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the
forward-looking statements. Among those risks and uncertainties are
market conditions, including market interest rates, the trading
price and volatility of Core Scientific’s common stock and risks
relating to Core Scientific’s business, including those described
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”).
These statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and
are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this
press release, and on the current expectations of the Company’s
management. These forward-looking statements are not intended to
serve, and must not be relied on by any investor, as a guarantee,
an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or
probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or
impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual
events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, including those identified in the Company’s
reports filed with the SEC, and if any of these risks materialize
or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ
materially from the results implied by these forward-looking
statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon
the forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume any
duty or obligation (and does not undertake) to update or supplement
any forward-looking statements.
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