AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Datadog (DDOG)

Datadog completes $1 billion 0% convertible notes offering due 2029

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Datadog completed a private offering of $1 billion in 0.00% convertible senior notes due December 1, 2029, including the full exercise of an option for up to an additional $130 million. The company reported net proceeds of $979.0 million and used part of them to buy back about $112.0 million of its 2025 convertible notes and to pay for capped call transactions, with the rest for general corporate purposes. The notes add a large amount of debt and could dilute shareholders if converted into shares.

Key points

  • Offering of $1 billion aggregate principal of 0.00% convertible senior notes due December 1, 2029, with the option for an additional $130 million exercised in full
  • Initial conversion price of approximately $217.60 per share, a premium of approximately 35% over the $161.19 closing price on December 9, 2024
  • Net proceeds of $979.0 million; $100.9 million used for capped call transactions and approximately $196.8 million used to repurchase about $112.0 million of 2025 notes
  • Company may not redeem the notes before December 6, 2027; holders may require repurchase at 100% of principal upon a fundamental change

The filing

CompanyDatadog (DDOG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 12, 2024, 4:38 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-24-277122

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement1.02 Termination of Material Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 12, 2024.

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