Backblaze Closes $201.25M Convertible Notes Offering, Upsizes Credit Facility to $50M
BLZE has more than doubled off its 52-week low of $3.261.
Summary
Backblaze closed a $201.25M convertible notes offering (upsized from $175M) with a $21.94 conversion price, and expanded its credit facility from $20M to $50M.
Key Events · Financing and Capital Events · BLZE
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Convertible Notes Offering Closed at $201.25M
Issued $201.25M of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031, including full exercise of the $26.25M additional Notes option — up from the $175M priced on 2026-08-20.
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Conversion Terms Set
Initial conversion rate of 45.5705 shares per $1,000 principal, equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $21.94 per share — a 30% premium to the $16.88 last reported sale price on 2026-08-19.
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Capped Call Transactions
Entered capped call transactions costing approximately $17.5 million with a cap price of $33.76 per share (100% premium to reference price), designed to reduce potential dilution upon conversion.
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Credit Facility Expanded
Fifth Amendment increased the revolving credit facility from $20 million to $50 million, extended maturity to April 30, 2030, and added a fixed charge coverage ratio test while removing the minimum EBITDA threshold.
Analysis · BLZE · Technology
Backblaze closed its 0.00% convertible senior notes offering at $201.25 million — $26.25 million above the $175 million priced just four days ago, reflecting full exercise of the initial purchasers' option. The notes convert at $21.94 per share, a 30% premium to the $16.88 reference price at pricing, and the company spent $17.5 million on capped calls to reduce dilution up to $33.76. Simultaneously, the revolving credit facility was expanded from $20 million to $50 million with maturity extended to April 2030. The upsized deal and expanded revolver strengthen the balance sheet, but the conversion feature creates potential future dilution of up to 11.9 million shares if the stock appreciates above the conversion price.
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At the time of this filing, BLZE was trading at $15.55 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $962.5M. The 52-week trading range was $3.26 to $23.99. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.