Evolent Health, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of $350.0 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029 to Pay Down Senior Term Loan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE: EVH), a company that specializes in better health outcomes for people with complex conditions through proven solutions that make health care simpler and more affordable ("Evolent"), today announced that it intends to offer $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029, subject to market and other conditions. Evolent also expects to grant the initial purchasers in the proposed offering an option to purchase up to an additional $52.5 million aggregate principal amount of notes. The notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

The notes will be convertible into cash, shares of Evolent's Class A common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of Evolent's Class A common stock, at Evolent's election based on a conversion rate to be determined. Interest on the notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2024. The notes will mature on December 1, 2029 unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The interest rate, conversion rate, conversion price and other terms of the notes will be determined at the time of pricing of the offering.

Evolent intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, plus available liquidity, to prepay a portion of the outstanding borrowings and pay related fees under its term loan facility, which matures in January 2029 (subject to earlier maturity in certain circumstances). If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes, Evolent intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of additional notes, plus available liquidity to prepay remaining borrowings and pay related fees under its term loan facility.

The notes and any Class A common stock of Evolent issuable upon conversion of the notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities law of any such jurisdiction.

About Evolent

Evolent (NYSE: EVH) specializes in better health outcomes for people with complex conditions through proven solutions that make health care simpler and more affordable. Evolent serves a national base of leading payers and providers and is consistently recognized as a top place to work in health care nationally.

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Seth Frank                                                     
Vice President, Investor Relations               
Evolent                                                           
[email protected]                                      

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New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors.

Further, it is not possible to assess the effect of all risk factors on our businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. In addition, we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release.

SOURCE Evolent Health