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Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

11. SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

On April 4, 2019, the Company issued and sold 1,000,000 shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock to Carlyle for $1.0 billion, or $1,000 per share, pursuant to an Investment Agreement between the Company and Carlyle, dated November 8, 2018. The Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holders, at any time into shares of CommScope common stock at an initial conversion rate of 36.3636 shares of common stock per share of the Convertible Preferred Stock (equivalent to $27.50 per common share). The conversion rate is subject to customary antidilution and other adjustments. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had authorized 1,400,000 shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock.

Holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 5.5% per year, payable quarterly in arrears. Dividends can be paid in cash, in-kind through the issuance of additional shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock or any combination of the two, at the Company’s option. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company paid dividends in-kind of $16.2 million and $32.2 million, respectively, and $15.3 million and $30.4 million, respectively, which were recorded as additional Convertible Preferred Stock in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.