Evernorth has arranged a conditional $30 million financing that could give the would-be public company more capital to buy XRP. In a Form 8-K filed Thursday, Evernorth said it agreed to issue convertible notes to NH Investment & Securities, acting as trustee for Kyobo AIM Corporate Finance General Private Investment Trust No. 3.
The 4% senior unsecured notes mature in 2031 and pay interest in kind, meaning the interest can be added to the principal rather than paid in cash. Evernorth said it expects about $30 million in proceeds before transaction expenses and intends to use the money for general corporate purposes, including XRP purchases and other activities in the XRP ecosystem.
The cash depends on the SPAC deal
The financing has not closed. The filing says the notes will be issued and paid for concurrently with Evernorth's proposed business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, and only if that transaction closes.
That condition matters because Evernorth is still working through the process of becoming a public company. In an August update filed with the SEC, Evernorth and Armada said the registration statement had become effective and scheduled an Armada shareholder vote for September 30. If shareholders approve the deal and the remaining closing and listing conditions are met, the combined company is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN.
Evernorth describes itself as an actively managed XRP treasury company. Its original transaction announcement said the company plans to use a publicly listed structure not only to hold XRP, but also to pursue lending, liquidity and other ecosystem strategies. Those plans, like the new note financing, remain contingent on the business combination reaching the finish line.
