Align Technology Announces $275 Million Open Market Repurchase
25 Octobre 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading
global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells
the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral
scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and
restorative dentistry, today announced that it is planning to
repurchase $275 million of Align’s common stock through open market
repurchases under Align’s $1.0 billion stock repurchase program
that was approved by Align's Board of Directors in January
2023.
“Today’s announcement of our intention to repurchase $275
million of our common stock through open market repurchases
reflects the strength of our balance sheet and cash flow
generation, as well as management's and the Board’s continued
confidence in our ability to capitalize on our large and untapped
market opportunity while allowing us to provide value back to our
shareholders,” said John Morici, Align CFO and executive vice
president, global finance. “As the leader in clear aligners, we
have made strategic investments in technology and scalability to
enable a new phase of growth to transform the orthodontic industry
and we remain confident in our ability to make the Invisalign®
System the standard of care in orthodontics through our
doctor-centered model.”
The open market repurchases of Align’s common stock will be
executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The timing and
number of shares repurchased will be based on an evaluation of
market conditions and other factors, including stock price, trading
volume, general business and market conditions, and capital
availability. The repurchases are expected to be completed by the
end of January 2025 and will be funded with Align’s cash on hand.
As of September 30, 2024, Align had approximately 74.8 million
shares outstanding and $1,041.9 million in cash and cash
equivalents.
About Align Technology,
Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign®
System, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero™
intraoral scanners and services, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software.
These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital
orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes
and practice efficiencies for over 271 thousand doctor customers
and are key to accessing Align’s 600 million consumer market
opportunity worldwide. Over the past 27 years, Align has helped
doctors treat approximately 18.9 million patients with the
Invisalign System and is driving the evolution in digital dentistry
through the Align™ Digital Platform, our integrated suite of
unique, proprietary technologies and services delivered as a
seamless, end-to-end solution for patients and consumers,
orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners. Visit
www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please visit
www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the iTero
digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For additional
information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a list of
exocad reseller partners, please visit www.exocad.com.
Invisalign, iTero, exocad, Align, Align Digital Platform and
iTero Lumina are trademarks of Align Technology, Inc.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements including
statements regarding the expected completion date of the open
market repurchases, the aggregate value and number of shares of
common stock to be repurchased, Align's expectation that it will
finance the repurchases with cash on hand, our confidence in our
products and ability to capitalize on market opportunities, that
the repurchases will provide value to our shareholders, as well as
other statements regarding the open market repurchases along with
our confidence in our business model. Forward-looking statements
contained in this news release relating to expectations about
future events or results are based upon information available to
Align as of the date hereof. Readers are cautioned that these
forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
As a result, actual results may differ materially and adversely
from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
The foregoing and other risks are detailed from time to time in
our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), including, but not limited to, our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was
filed with the SEC on February 28, 2024, and our latest Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, which was
filed with the SEC on August 2, 2024. Align undertakes no
obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking
statements for any reason.
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Align Technology Madelyn Valente
(909) 833-5839 mvalente@aligntech.com Zeno
Group Sarah Johnson (828) 551-4201
sarah.johnson@zenogroup.com
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