-- Hut 8's (HUT, HUT.TO) was at last look down near 4% in US premarket trade after wholly-owned subsidiary, Hut 8 DC LLC, priced a US$3.25 billion private offering of 6.192% senior secured notes due 2042.
"The Notes will be offered to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S thereunder," said the company.
The notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.192% per annum payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on November 15 and May 15 of each year, beginning on November 15, 2026 and will mature on November 15, 2042, said the company and added that the notes will be fully amortizing with amortization payments payable semi-annually beginning on May 15, 2028.
The issuer plans to use the proceeds from the offering to finance the development and construction of a turnkey data center with 245 megawatts of critical IT capacity and the related substation at Hut 8's River Bend campus, reimburse Hut 8 for a portion of its prior equity contributions to the issuer that were used to fund capital expenditures relating to the Project, fund debt service reserves, and pay fees and expenses in connection with the offering.
The offering is expected to close on April 30, 2026, subject to market and other conditions, said the company.
"The Notes will constitute senior secured obligations of the Issuer and will be secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets of the Issuer, other than certain excluded property, as well as a pledge of the equity interests in the Issuer held by Hut 8 DC Member LLC, the direct parent company of the Issuer. The Notes are non-recourse to Hut 8," added the company.
Shares in HUT were down near 1.9% in Canada yesterday.