Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On June 7, 2019, our subsidiary, Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SiriusXM), issued $1.250 billion aggregate principal amount of
5.500% Senior Notes due 2029 (the Notes). The Notes were sold to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit
Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The Notes were resold to certain
non-U.S.
persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act at a purchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount. The terms of the Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated as of June 7, 2019, among SiriusXM, the guarantors named
therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Indenture). The following summary is not a complete description of all of the terms of the Indenture or the Notes and is qualified in its entirety by the copy of the Indenture
which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Interest and maturity
. Interest on the Notes is
payable semi-annually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 at a rate of 5.500% per annum, commencing on January 1, 2020. The Notes will mature on July 1, 2029.
Guarantees
. SiriusXMs wholly owned subsidiaries Satellite CD Radio LLC, Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc.,
Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Holdings Inc., XM eMall Inc., XM Radio LLC, XM Investment LLC, XM 1500 Eckington LLC, Automatic Labs Inc., Pandora Media, LLC, Pandora Media California, LLC and AdsWizz Inc. guarantee, on a senior
unsecured basis, SiriusXMs obligations under the Notes, including the payment of principal and interest. These guarantors also guarantee SiriusXMs senior secured revolving credit facility and existing senior notes. One or more of
SiriusXMs other subsidiaries may, in the future, be required to guarantee SiriusXMs other indebtedness, but may not be required to guarantee the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. does not guarantee the
Notes but does guarantee the payment and performance obligations of Pandora Media, LLC under its existing convertible senior notes.
Ranking
. The Notes are SiriusXMs general unsecured senior obligations. The Notes and related guarantees rank equally in
right of payment with all of SiriusXMs and the guarantors existing and future senior indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of SiriusXMs and the guarantors future subordinated obligations. The Notes and related
guarantees are structurally subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of SiriusXMs
non-guarantor
subsidiaries. The Notes and related guarantees
are effectively subordinated to all of SiriusXMs existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.
Optional redemption for the Notes
. At any time prior to July 1, 2024, SiriusXM may redeem some or all of the Notes at any
time and from time to time at a make-whole redemption price set forth in the Indenture. On and after July 1, 2024, SiriusXM may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture.
In addition, prior to July 1, 2022, SiriusXM may, on one or more occasions, redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 105.500% of the principal
amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.