** Content-delivery network co Fastly's FSLY.N shares down 8.2% to $10.57 early Fri after capital raise to reduce debt
** San Francisco-based FSLY early Fri announced pricing private offering of $160 mln 0% 5-yr convertible bonds (CBs)
** Initial conversion price set at $15.26, a 32.5% premium to stock's last close
** FSLY shares on Thurs fell 1.9% to $11.52 after co late Weds announced $125 mln offering
** Co intends to use portion of net offering proceeds to repurchase $150 mln of its ~$188.6 mln outstanding 0% CBs due 2026
** It also plans to use ~$16 mln pay cost of capped calls to offset potential dilution; the inital cap price of $23.04 is double the stock's last sale on Thurs
** On Nov 6, shares surged 36% to close at $10.97 after co late on Nov 5 reported Q3 rev of $158.2 mln, topping analyst expectations, as security rev grew 30% yr/yr
** Including the move on Fri, FSLY shares up 12% YTD
** Of 10 analysts covering FSLY, 1 rates "buy", 8 have "hold" and 1 rates "sell"; median PT $10.75, per LSEG data
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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