How does this work??
"the underwriters have agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated in the following table.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 1,559,819
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 226,173
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 156,140
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 156,140
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 772,882
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 71,755
SG Americas Securities, LLC 71,755
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 71,755
Total 3,086,419"
That's before the "Greenshoe" option so the total was ~3.55 million shares (proportionately allocated) at a price of ~$239/share after discount.
For the notes, the take was:
each underwriter has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us the aggregate principal amount of notes
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. $ 332,000,000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 315,200,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 217,600,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 217,600,000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 217,600,000
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 100,000,000
SG Americas Securities, LLC 100,000,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 100,000,000
Total $ 1,600,000,000
After the option the total was $1.84 billion (proportionately allocated).
Both the shares and the notes are trading significantly below what the underwriters bought them for, even after the discount. Were the underwriters able to off load what they bought