SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) announced today the Company has settled the remaining principal amount and accrued interest thereon of the 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes (the "2016 Notes"). The 2016 Notes were settled on August 1, 2016 for cash of $37.3 million, which included $36.6 million in principal and $0.7 million in accrued interest.

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On August 1, 2011, the Company issued the 2016 Notes with a $100.0 million aggregate principal value, which matured on August 1, 2016. During January 2016, in privately-negotiated transactions, the Company repurchased approximately $63.4 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2016 Notes for $66.6 million in cash. Following these transactions, and including the transactions on August 1, 2016, the 2016 Notes are now fully settled and no longer outstanding.

In settling the notes for cash, during the January 2016 and August 2016 transactions, the Company avoided the issuance of approximately 10.6 million new common equity shares, representing a potential dilution of approximately 13 percent as of March 31, 2016. The Company had $149.8 million of cash, cash equivalents and investments at March 31, 2016 as previously reported with the Company's fiscal third quarter earnings results on April 26, 2016.

Accuray will report results for its fiscal 2016 fourth quarter and full-year ended June 30, 2016 on August 17, 2016.

About Accuray
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY) is a radiation oncology company that develops, manufactures and sells precise, innovative treatment solutions that set the standard of care with the aim of helping patients live longer, better lives. The company's leading-edge technologies deliver the full range of radiation therapy and radiosurgery treatments. For more information, please visit www.accuray.com.

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For further information please contact:

Investors:
Doug Sherk
Investor Relations, EVC Group
+1 (415) 652-9100
dsherk@evcgroup.com

Brian Moore
Investor Relations, EVC Group
+1 (310) 770-0389
bmoore@evcgroup.com

Media:
Beth Kaplan
Public Relations Director, Accuray
+1 (408) 789-4426
bkaplan@accuray.com

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SOURCE Accuray Incorporated