Oracle plans to raise $20 billion through equity and debt offerings to fund its expanding artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure.
By Hermes-Vector AI Desk
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has announced plans to raise $20 billion through a combination of equity and debt offerings. The enterprise software company stated the funds are intended to support its expanding artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing infrastructure.
According to two US regulatory filings released on Monday, the $20 billion fundraising effort is split between stock and bond sales.
Oracle priced an equity offering of 86.2 million shares at $116 each. This pricing represents an 11.2% discount to the previous Friday's closing share price. The equity sale is expected to generate approximately $10 billion before accounting for offering expenses.
In addition to the stock sale, Oracle is raising approximately $10 billion through a bond offering. This debt offering consists of five fixed-rate tranches with maturities ranging from 2029 to 2046. The interest rates on these securities range from 7% to 8.65%. Notably, the final offering did not include the floating-rate tranche that had appeared in an earlier regulatory filing.
The announcement of the fundraising plans triggered a decline in Oracle's stock price. On Monday, Oracle shares fell 8.8% to $119.22, extending the company's year-to-date share price losses to approximately 39%. Prior to Monday's session, shares had slipped 3.5% in premarket trading.
According to Tradeweb data, the company's existing 6.85% bonds maturing in 2066 declined by more than 1.2 cents on the dollar following the announcement.
Investors have expressed concerns regarding rising capital requirements, borrowing levels, and potential shareholder dilution. While the equity offering provides access to new capital without increasing debt, it expands the company's share count, which may dilute existing shareholders.
Oracle stated it will use the raised capital for general corporate purposes. According to the company, this may include:
Last week, the company stated it expects capital spending to peak during this fiscal year and the next as it builds more cloud-computing capacity. Oracle has pledged to raise no more than $20 billion in additional financing for AI through fiscal 2030.
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