** Shares of semiconductor equipment and testing firm Ultra Clean Holdings UCTT.O down 5.1% to $63.90 post-market after capital raise news
** Hayward, California-based firm announces private offering of $400 mln 5-yr convertible bonds
** Co plans to use net offering proceeds for working capital, prepay a portion of term loan and other general corporate purposes
** It also intends to repurchase up to $40 mln of its stock to facilitate hedges and pay for cost of capped calls, derivative transactions employed to help offset potential dilution
** Co has ~45.5 mln shares outstanding for about $3 bln market cap
** UCTT shares on Weds ended down 6.4% at $67.32, trimming YTD gain to 166%
** All 4 analysts are bullish; median PT of $77.50 up from $35 a month ago, per LSEG
(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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