Overview
- Lucid launched a private placement of $875 million in convertible senior notes due 2031 with a 13‑day option for an additional $100 million, targeting settlement on or about November 17.
- Net proceeds are expected to be about $863.5 million, with approximately $752.2 million earmarked to repurchase a portion of the 1.25% convertible notes due 2026 and the remainder for general corporate purposes.
- The notes are senior unsecured, mature on November 1, 2031, pay interest semi‑annually, and allow conversion with settlement in cash, Class A common stock, or a combination.
- Lucid may redeem the notes for cash starting November 6, 2028 if its share price exceeds 130% of the conversion price and certain liquidity conditions are met; an initial conversion price of about $20.81 was indicated in market coverage.
- Ayar, a wholly owned PIF subsidiary, expects to enter a prepaid forward that includes purchasing roughly $636.7 million of Lucid stock for delivery around maturity, a structure intended to facilitate hedging by note investors.