secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT)
CIK:        0000789019
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-109428
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Microsoft commences $3.65B exchange offers for Activision Blizzard notes in merger step
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- Microsoft launches exchange offers for up to $3.65B of Activision Blizzard notes, offering new Microsoft notes and cash.
- Early tender date Oct 27; holders tendering by then receive $1,000 of new notes plus $1 cash per $1,000 principal.
- Exchange offers conditional on completion of each other; Microsoft may waive conditions at any time.
- Concurrent consent solicitations to eliminate certain covenants, restrictive provisions and events of default from indentures.
- New Microsoft notes not registered; Microsoft to use reasonable efforts to file registration statement within 450 days.

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  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000110465923109428/0001104659-23-109428-index.htm
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