Yesterday was crucial to the fate of the Canadian company's BlackBerry, since the holding company Fairfax failed to implement plan to buy back shares worth $ 4.7 billion Instead, according to a press release, the company will release a seven-year unsecured convertible bonds worth $ 1 billion Holding Fairfax buys bonds worth $ 250 million, other investors are not called. Within 30 days of bond buyers retain the right to purchase additional bonds in the amount of $ 250 million will be paid by BlackBerry 6% per annum for seven years, to convert the bonds into shares the company will be at the rate of $ 10 per share - 28.7% higher than the current rate .
If all the bonds are called to conversion, they will be exchanged for 16% of BlackBerry. In the case of an additional issue of $ 250 million the number of shares subject to conversion to increase to 19.2%. Creditors of such bonds are interesting if they are interested in buying the stock, as the annual yield on such securities is understated. For BlackBerry is the ability to get $ 1 billion at 6% per annum for seven years.
Confidence in the future of the company must add the personnel changes in the leadership of BlackBerry. Thorsten Heins Director General and Director of the David Kerr leave the company as interim CEO appointed John Chen , once headed the Sybase prior to the sale of assets of SAP. He will lead the Board of Directors of the strategic decision-making in the post of executive chairman of the governing body of the company.