Hologic Announces Offering of $1.0 Billion of Senior Notes Due 2022

Hologic, Inc. HOLX announced today that it has launched, subject to market and other conditions, a private offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2022. Hologic intends to use the proceeds of the offering, plus available cash, to redeem its outstanding 6.25% senior notes due 2020 in the aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. The 2022 notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws. Unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The 2022 notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.  Hologic will redeem the 2020 notes on August 1, 2015, subject to the completion of the offering and the receipt of its proceeds, for an aggregate redemption price of $1.03125 billion.  In See full press release
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