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CleanSpark Prices $1.15 Billion Zero-Coupon Convertible for AI Pivot and Share Buybacks

The deal backs AI-ready data centers, power expansion, debt repayment.

Overview

  • The upsized private offering issues 0% convertible senior notes due February 15, 2032, with an initial conversion price of about $19.16 per share, a roughly 27.5% premium.
  • CleanSpark earmarked approximately $460 million to repurchase common stock at $15.03 per share through privately negotiated transactions with note investors.
  • Remaining proceeds are designated for expanding power and land assets, building data-center infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing, and repaying bitcoin-backed credit lines.
  • Initial purchasers received a 13-day option to buy up to an additional $150 million of notes, with closing expected around November 13 under a Rule 144A placement led by Cantor Fitzgerald and BTIG.
  • Shares fell several percent following the announcement, a move outlets attributed to typical delta-hedging activity seen in similar convertible offerings by crypto miners.