# RAMBUS INC (RMBS) — capital_raise/private_placement [announced]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_cca071dfd5315df4e54c · retrieved 2026-08-12T06:55:44.399Z

## Overview
Rambus Inc. is a premier chip and silicon IP provider delivering industry-leading chips and silicon IP for data center and AI infrastructure, addressing critical bottlenecks between memory and processing to accelerate data-intensive workloads.

On August 4, 2026, Rambus Inc. entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (through agent Mizuho Securities USA LLC) to repurchase approximately $100 million of its common stock. The company will pre-pay $100 million to the dealer and receive an initial delivery of approximately 796,000 shares. The final number of shares repurchased will be determined based on the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of Rambus common stock during the transaction term, less a discount. The ASR program is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2026 and is part of a broader share repurchase program previously authorized by the board of directors.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Mizuho Markets Americas LLC · Deal value: $100.0M · Consideration: cash

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-08-05 · Expected close 2026-09-30

## Timeline
- 2026-08-05 · 8-K (0001193125-26-333887): 8-K - RAMBUS INC — *Rambus Inc. is a premier chip and silicon IP provider delivering industry-leading chips and silicon IP for data center and AI infrastructure, addressing critical bottlenecks between memory and processing to accelerate data-intensive workloads.* On August 4, 2026, Rambus Inc. entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (through agent Mizuho Securities USA LLC) to repurchase approximately $100 million of its common stock. The company will pre-pay $100 million to the dealer and receive an initial delivery of approximately 796,000 shares. The final number of shares repurchased will be determined based on the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of Rambus common stock during the transaction term, less a discount. The ASR program is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2026 and is part of a broader share repurchase program previously authorized by the board of directors.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917273/0001193125-26-333887.txt

## Citations
- 0001193125-26-333887 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000119312526333887