Apple is gearing up for a four-part bond sale to fund stock buybacks, according to Barron’s. The tech giant will use the proceeds from the sale for general corporate purposes, including buying back shares and paying dividends, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A buyback, also known as a share repurchase, is when a company buys its own outstanding shares to reduce the number of shares available on the open market. Companies buy back shares for a number of reasons, such as to increase the value of remaining shares available by reducing the supply or to prevent other shareholders from taking a controlling stake.
Apple’s bond maturities range from seven to 40 years. Barron’s says the company didn’t disclose how much money it was raising or what interest rates it will pay, a report from Bloomberg said the offering was for $5.5 billion. Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and J.P. Morgan are leading the offering, Apple said. The company executed a similar offering in July 2021, selling $6.5 billion of notes in four parts, and as of June 25, 2022, it had $94.7 billion in long-term debt outstanding.
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