Valeant Pharma (VRX) Prices 23.5M Common Offering at $85/Share
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX) as priced its previously announced public offering of common shares (the "Offering"). Pursuant to the Offering, the Company will issue 23,529,412 common shares at a price of $85.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.0 billion. The Company will file a final prospectus supplement to its effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and will make a similar filing with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. Closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about June 24, 2013.
The Company has also granted to the underwriters of the Offering an option, exercisable for a period of 30 days following the date of the final prospectus supplement, to purchase additional common shares equal to up to 15% of the common shares initially sold.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with debt financing, to fund (i) the consideration of its previously disclosed acquisition (the "Merger") of Bausch + Lomb Holdings Incorporated ("B+L"), (ii) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger; and (iii) the repayment or retirement of B+L's outstanding debt. If the Merger were not to close for any reason, the proceeds of the Offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include providing working capital, funding capital expenditures or for making one or more future acquisitions.
The Company has also granted to the underwriters of the Offering an option, exercisable for a period of 30 days following the date of the final prospectus supplement, to purchase additional common shares equal to up to 15% of the common shares initially sold.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with debt financing, to fund (i) the consideration of its previously disclosed acquisition (the "Merger") of Bausch + Lomb Holdings Incorporated ("B+L"), (ii) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger; and (iii) the repayment or retirement of B+L's outstanding debt. If the Merger were not to close for any reason, the proceeds of the Offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include providing working capital, funding capital expenditures or for making one or more future acquisitions.
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