Bond Issuance
On April 5, 2021, Marvell Technology
Group Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (Marvell), announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Marvell Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (MTI), priced an offering pursuant to exemptions from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) of: (i) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.650% Senior Notes due 2026, (ii) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.450% Senior Notes due 2028 and
(iii) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.950% Senior Notes due 2031 (collectively, the Notes, and such offering, the Notes Offering). The Notes Offering is expected to close on or about April 12, 2021, subject to
customary closing conditions.
The Notes Offering is being conducted in connection with the previously announced proposed acquisition of Inphi Corporation
(Inphi), which is currently expected to close in April 2021, pending approval by Inphis stockholders and Marvells shareholders, as well as satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of
Merger and Reorganization, dated October 29, 2020 (the Merger Agreement), by and among Marvell, MTI, Maui Acquisition Company Ltd, a Bermuda exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of MTI (Bermuda Merger Sub),
Indigo Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of MTI (Delaware Merger Sub), and Inphi, a Delaware corporation, (i) Bermuda Merger Sub will be merged with and into Marvell (the Bermuda
Merger), with Marvell continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of MTI; and (ii) Delaware Merger Sub will be merged with and into Inphi (the Delaware Merger and, together with the Bermuda Merger, the Mergers), with
Inphi continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of MTI. MTI intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes Offering to fund a portion of the aggregate cash portion of the merger consideration payable to Inphi stockholders in connection with the Mergers
and to pay related fees and expenses. MTI expects to use any remaining net proceeds from the Notes Offering for general corporate purposes.
The Notes
Offering is not conditioned upon the consummation of the Mergers. However, if (i) the Mergers have not been consummated on or prior to June 29, 2021 (or such later date as the parties may designate in accordance with the Merger Agreement,
up to March 1, 2022) or (ii) prior to such date, MTI notifies the trustee in respect of the Notes that MTI and Marvell will not pursue the consummation of the Mergers, then MTI will be required to redeem each series of the Notes then
outstanding at a special mandatory redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the applicable special mandatory redemption date.
In connection with the Notes Offering, Marvell issued a press release pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Exchange Offer
Also on
April 5, 2021, Marvell announced that MTI commenced private exchange offers to certain eligible holders (collectively, the Exchange Offers) for (i) any and all outstanding 4.200% Senior Notes due 2023 issued by Marvell (the
Marvell 2023 Notes) for up to an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million of new 4.200% Senior Notes due 2023 issued by MTI and (ii) any and all outstanding 4.875% Senior Notes due 2028 issued by Marvell (the Marvell
2028 Notes and, together with the Marvell 2023 Notes, the Marvell Notes) for up to an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million of new 4.875% Senior Notes due 2028 issued by MTI. Concurrently with the Exchange Offers, MTI,
on behalf of Marvell, is soliciting consents with respect to each series of Marvell Notes (collectively, the Consent Solicitations) to adopt certain proposed amendments to the indenture, dated as of June 22, 2018 (the Marvell
Base Indenture), as amended by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of June 22, 2018 (the Marvell First Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Marvell Base Indenture, the Marvell Indenture), between
Marvell and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the Marvell Notes were issued. Such proposed amendments include eliminating (i) substantially all of the restrictive covenants in the Marvell Indenture, (ii) any
restrictions on Marvell in the Marvell Indenture from consolidating with or merging into any other person or conveying, transferring or leasing all or any of its properties and assets to any person and (iii) certain of the events that may lead
to an Event of Default in the Marvell Indenture (other than for the failure to pay principal, premium or interest).
The Exchange Offers and
Consent Solicitations are being made solely pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the confidential offering memorandum dated April 5, 2021, in a private offering exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the Securities Act
and are conditioned, among other things, upon the consummation of the Mergers.