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Symbotic Prices 10 Million-Share Offering at $55 as Stock Sells Off

The deal pairs fresh funding for Symbotic with a SoftBank affiliate’s share sale, focusing investors on dilution risk.

Overview

  • The company and SVF Sponsor III (a SoftBank affiliate) priced a total of 10,000,000 Class A shares at $55 each, with 6,500,000 sold by Symbotic and 3,500,000 by the affiliate.
  • Underwriters received a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional shares at the public offering price.
  • Symbotic plans to use net proceeds from its primary tranche for general corporate purposes, while the selling stockholder will receive its own proceeds.
  • Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are lead book-running managers, with TD Securities serving as an additional book-running manager.
  • Shares fell 11.84% after hours Wednesday to $64.55 and were 15.86% lower Thursday at $61.52; the offering is expected to close on December 8, subject to customary conditions.