Shares in Bitdeer Technologies Group took a hit on Thursday after the Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence infrastructure firm announced a $300 million convertible senior note offering.
Bitdeer said that it intends to offer a “principal amount” of $300 million in convertible senior notes with an option for purchasers to buy an additional $45 million in a private placement.
It is the second convertible note offering from the firm, following a $150 million offering in April 2024, which also caused an 18% stock slump.
Convertible senior notes are a loan that investors can convert into shares of the issuing company’s common stock, and holders of these notes have priority over other debt holders in the event of the company’s bankruptcy.
The new notes, due to settle in 2032, are senior unsecured obligations with interest paid semiannually, and can be converted to cash, shares, or a combination of both.
Bitdeer intends to use the proceeds for datacenter expansion, AI cloud growth, crypto mining rig development, and for general corporate purposes.
The company is headquartered in Singapore with datacenters in the US, Norway, and Bhutan.
Bitdeer stock tanks 17% on latest offering
Shares in Bitdeer (BTDR) ended trading on Thursday down 17.38% to $7.94 and saw a slight fall in after-hours trading to $7.89.
Company stock is currently down 29% since the beginning of the year and almost 70% since its January 2025 all-time high of around $26.
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Convertible debt often puts pressure on shares as investors factor in the risk of future dilution, as in the event the stock rises, noteholders may convert their debt into equity, increasing the share count.
Capped call transactions to offset dilution
Bitdeer is also running a concurrent registered direct share offering tied to a plan to repurchase a portion of its existing convertible notes due in 2029.
Bitdeer plans to use “capped call transactions,” which are derivatives used when issuing convertible notes designed to offset some dilution, but that did not prevent its stock from sliding.
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