Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other considerations, $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) through an offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by Nuance’s domestic subsidiaries that guarantee its senior credit facility.

The interest rate, redemption provisions and other terms of the Notes will be determined by negotiations between Nuance and the initial purchasers.

Nuance intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including working capital and capital expenditures. Nuance may also use a portion of the net proceeds to fund possible investments in and acquisitions of complementary businesses, partnerships, minority investments, products or technologies.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any of the foregoing securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

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