Why Luminex Shares Are Tumbling 13.5% Today
Shares in Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) are trading 13.5% lower as of 3:05 p.m. EDT on Friday after the company announced the pricing of its offering of $260 million of 3% convertible senior notes due 2025. The conversion rate on the healthcare company's senior notes is 22.8918 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of convertible notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of $43.68 per share. Luminex is using $34.7 million of the proceeds to pay for its hedges and the remaining money will go to its balance sheet for general use.