Porch Group, Inc. (“Porch Group,” “Porch” or “the Company”)
(NASDAQ: PRCH), a leading vertical software company reinventing the
home services and insurance industries, today announced the pricing
of a private offering of $333 million aggregate principal amount of
its 6.75% Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2028 (the “New
Notes”) in a private placement transaction, and a concurrent
privately negotiated repurchase of $200 million aggregate principal
amount of its 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the
“Existing Notes”). The New Notes offering and Existing Notes
repurchase are expected to close concurrently on April 20, 2023,
subject to customary closing conditions.
The New Notes will be convertible into cash,
shares of common stock of the Company (“common stock”), or a
combination of cash and shares of common stock at Porch’s election
at an initial conversion rate of 39.9956 shares of common stock per
$1,000 principal amount of the New Notes, which is equivalent to an
initial conversion price of approximately $25.00 per share.
Porch intends to use the net proceeds from the
New Notes offering to repurchase $200 million of the Existing Notes
and to fund the repayment of a $10 million senior secured term loan
of a Porch Group subsidiary, in each case plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon and related fees and expenses, and use the
remainder of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Following the closing of this transaction, Porch
Group will hold:
- $225 million
aggregate principal amount of the unsecured Existing Notes due
2026
- $333 million
aggregate principal amount of secured New Notes due 2028
The transaction is additionally expected to
result in approximately $100 million of additional cash to Porch
Group, net of the debt repayments described above and payment of
related fees and expenses.
“This transaction will allow us to reduce our
medium-term debt maturity from $425 million to $225 million, while
delivering additional liquidity to the business, all while
minimizing dilution by maintaining a $25 per share conversion
price,” said Shawn Tabak, Porch Group CFO.
The New Notes will be senior secured obligations
of the Company, will accrue interest at a rate of 6.75%, payable
semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year,
beginning on October 1, 2023, and will be initially issued at 95.0%
of par value. The New Notes will mature on October 1, 2028, unless
earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Prior to the close of
business on the business day immediately preceding July 1, 2028,
the New Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders only
upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and during certain
periods. Thereafter, until the close of business on the second
scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, the
New Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders at any
time regardless of these conditions.
The New Notes will be issued in a private
placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), and, along with the shares of
common stock issuable upon conversion of the New Notes, will not be
registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities
laws. Accordingly, the New Notes and the shares of common stock
issuable upon conversion of the New Notes, if any, may not be
offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except to a
qualified institutional buyer (within the meaning of Rule 144A
under the Securities Act) pursuant to an effective Securities Act
registration statement or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws.
Oppenheimer & Co Inc. served as exclusive
placement agent for the New Notes. Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal
advisor to Porch Group.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes, or any
other securities, and will not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Porch Group
Seattle-based Porch Group, the vertical software
platform for the home, provides software and services to
approximately 30,900 home services companies, such as home
inspectors, moving companies, loan officers, title companies, real
estate agencies, utility companies, and warranty companies. Through
these relationships and its multiple brands, Porch Group provides a
moving concierge service to homebuyers, helping them save time and
make better decisions on critical services, including insurance,
warranty, moving, security, TV/internet, home repair and
improvement, and more.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements in this release may be
considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
“safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally
relate to future events or Porch Group’s future financial or
operating performance. For example, statements regarding the
closing of the New Notes offering and the timing and use of net
proceeds therefrom (including the concurrent Existing Notes
repurchase), and other statements herein of management's beliefs,
intentions or goals are forward-looking statements. In some cases,
you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as
“may,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “target,” or
“continue,” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them
or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject
to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based upon
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by
Porch and its management at the time they are made, are inherently
uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ
materially from current expectations include, but are not limited
to: risks related to the New Notes offering and concurrent Existing
Notes repurchase, including the effect of the capital markets on
the New Notes offering and concurrent Existing Notes repurchase and
our ability to satisfy the closing conditions to the New Notes
offering and concurrent Existing Notes repurchase, and other risks
and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of
Porch’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2022 and subsequent reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), all of which are available on
the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Nothing in this release should be regarded as a
representation by any person that the forward-looking statements
set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated
results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this release. Unless
specifically indicated otherwise, the forward-looking statements in
this release do not reflect the potential impact of any
divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations
that have not been completed as of the date of this release. Porch
Group does not undertake any duty to update these forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of changed circumstances, new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required
by law.
Investor Relations Contact:Lois
Perkins, Head of Investor RelationsPorch
Grouploisperkins@porch.com
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