SentinelOne's zero-coupon raise settled at $1.44 billion, and $301 million is already gone
The Friday-night 8-K shows the option exercised in full: $1,437.5 million issued at zero interest, $301.4 million already out the door to the dilution hedge and a buyback from the note buyers, and $1.1 billion left the week Proofpoint agreed to pay $6.3 billion for Varonis.
Vincent Jiang · 3 min read
What settled is 15% above the headline
After the close on Friday, October 16, 2026, a day its shares fell 7.68% to $21.58 2, SentinelOne−7.92% — SentinelOne, down 7.92 percent today, the cybersecurity software maker, filed an 8-K, the SEC form for material corporate events, recording what its zero-interest borrowing produced 1. The initial purchasers, the banks that bought the notes, exercised their $187.5 million option in full 1.
That lifted the issue to $1,437.5 million of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2031, 15% more than the $1.25 billion headline of October 14, for net proceeds of about $1,408 million 145. The fall was not SentinelOne's alone: CrowdStrike−7.50% — CrowdStrike, down 7.50 percent today lost 7.02%, Palo Alto Networks−8.15% — Palo Alto Networks, down 8.15 percent today 7.63% and Fortinet−7.60% — Fortinet, down 7.60 percent today 7.03% that session, as rate worries and an exploited Palo Alto firewall flaw hit the sector 3.
A fifth of the money left before the war chest
The filing shows what the raise cost. About $151.4 million of the proceeds paid for capped call transactions, contracts that offset the share dilution if the notes convert, with protection running to a $48.02 cap price, double the $24.01 reference price; the October 14 pricing release had estimated $131.6 million 14.
Another $150.0 million bought back about 6.2 million shares at $24.01, the October 13 close, from the note purchasers themselves, in trades the filing said were expected to settle on or about October 16, the day the stock finished 10.1% below that price 12. Roughly $1,106.6 million remains for the "potential acquisitions" the announcement named 15.
A fifth of the raise never reached the war chest
Data
| Part | Net proceeds, $M | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Capped calls | $151.4M | 10.8% |
| Buyback from noteholders | $150M | 10.7% |
| Left for the company | $1,106.6M | 78.5% |
Borrowed at about 46 times free cash flow
The notes pay no regular interest and cannot be redeemed before October 9, 2029; 46,054,481 shares sit behind the $31.21 conversion price, up to 59,870,868 in limited circumstances 1. The base beneath is thin: filings show an estimated $31.1 million of free cash flow across the four quarters ended July 31, 2026, and $200.95 million of cash at quarter-end, which puts the principal at about 46 times trailing free cash flow 6.
The last reported quarter, ended July 31, 2026, brought $291.98 million of revenue, a beat, and a cut in full-year adjusted-earnings guidance to 30 to 32 cents a share 7.
Revenue growth has halved in three years
Data
| Revenue growth, year over year | |
|---|---|
| Q3 '23 | 42.4% |
| Q4 '23 | 38.1% |
| Q1 '24 | 39.7% |
| Q2 '24 | 33.1% |
| Q3 '24 | 28.3% |
| Q4 '24 | 29.5% |
| Q1 '25 | 22.9% |
| Q2 '25 | 21.7% |
| Q3 '25 | 22.9% |
| Q4 '25 | 20.2% |
| Q1 '26 | 20.8% |
| Q2 '26 | 20.6% |
A $1.44 billion raise against an estimated $31 million of annual free cash flow
- Estimate
Data
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Free cash flow, 4 qtrs to Jul 2026 (est.) (estimate) | $31.1M |
| Cash at 31 Jul 2026 | $200.95M |
| Net proceeds remaining | $1,106.6M |
| Notes principal | $1,437.5M |
What $1.1 billion buys in a consolidating sector
The cash landed the week Thoma Bravo, the private-equity firm, saw its portfolio company Proofpoint agree to pay $6.3 billion, at $49.75 a share, for Varonis+2.45% — Varonis, up 2.45 percent today, 52% above the pre-rumor price, with JPMorgan and UBS lining up $1.25 billion of high-yield debt to fund it 8. CNBC's Halftime Report, whose "final trades" segment closes the show with stock picks, counted SentinelOne on Friday's list 9.
Watch next: the quarterly report, with consensus at $0.09 a share on $310.03 million of revenue 2; the still-unsigned $400 million revolving credit facility 1; and April 1, 2027, the first date special interest, extra interest owed only in defined cases, could come due 1. The buyback was expected to settle on or about October 16 at $24.01 1; the market's close that day was $21.58 2.
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