Nasdaq announced that it priced a public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.650% senior notes due 2025, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.350% senior notes due 2028, $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.550% senior notes due 2034, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.950% senior notes due 2053 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.100% senior notes due 2063 (the “Dollar Offering”) and a public offering of €750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior notes due 2032 (the “Euro Offering” and, together with the Dollar Offering, the “Offerings”).

The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offerings, together with cash on hand and proceeds of other debt, to fund the cash consideration payable by the Company in connection with its pending acquisition of Adenza Holdings, Inc. (“Adenza”), to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of Adenza and its subsidiaries and to pay related expenses, and for general corporate purposes. Each Offering is expected to close on June 28, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the Dollar Offering.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Nordea Bank Abp, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) are acting as joint book-running managers for the Euro Offering.

The Offerings will be made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, previously filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Before investing, you should read the applicable prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, as well as other documents the Company has filed with the SEC, for a more complete understanding of the Company and the Offerings. These documents are available for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Source: Nasdaq