CDK Global Announces Pricing of its $500,000,000 5.875% Senior Notes Due 2026

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CDK Global, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDK) announced today that it priced $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 100%. The offering is expected to close on June 18, 2018 subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2026.  The Notes will be general unsecured obligations of CDK and will not be guaranteed by any of CDK’s subsidiaries. CDK expects to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include share repurchases, dividends, acquisitions, repayments of debt, and working capital and capital expenditures.

J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, US Bancorp and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running managers in the offering.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor will there be any sales of the Notes in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About CDK Global

With more than $2 billion in revenues, CDK (Nasdaq:CDK) is a leading global provider of integrated information technology and digital marketing solutions to the automotive retail and adjacent industries. Focused on enabling end-to-end automotive commerce, CDK Global provides solutions to dealers in more than 100 countries around the world, serving approximately 28,000 retail locations and most automotive manufacturers. CDK solutions automate and integrate all parts of the dealership and buying process from targeted digital advertising and marketing campaigns to the sale, financing, insuring, parts supply, repair and maintenance of vehicles. Visit cdkglobal.com.

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