United Technologies Prices Offering Of Euro-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2023
HARTFORD, Conn., May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) announced that it has successfully priced an offering of €750 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes maturing May 22, 2023, unless earlier redeemed. The notes have an interest rate of 1.250 percent.
The offering is expected to close on May 22, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions. Net proceeds from the offering are expected to be used to repay UTC's floating rate notes due 2015 and for other general corporate purposes.
The offering is being made under an effective shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities law of any such jurisdiction. The offering of notes may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or by contacting:
- Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch at 1-800-503-4611 or by mail to Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB, United Kingdom;
- HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 1-866-811-8049 or by mail to 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018;
- J.P. Morgan Securities plc at 44-20-7134-2468 or by mail to 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5JP, United Kingdom;
- Or Merrill Lynch International at 1-800-294-1322 or by mail to 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries.
This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as "believe," "expect," "plans," "project," "target," "anticipate," "will," "should," "see," "guidance," "confident" and similar terms. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements relating to the plans, strategies, and objectives of UTC for future operations, including statements relating to a potential strategic alternative transaction relating to Sikorsky, or the terms, timing or structure of any such transaction (or whether any such transaction will take place at all); the future performance of UTC or Sikorsky if any such transaction is completed; future and estimated sales, earnings, cash flow, charges, expenditures and share repurchases; anticipated growth in sales; new products and their entry into service; anticipated benefits of organizational changes; and other measures of financial or operational performance. There can be no assurance that any transaction or future events will occur as anticipated, if at all, or that actual results will be as expected. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include risks related to a potential separation of, or any other transaction relating to, Sikorsky; the effect of economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, including financial market conditions; fluctuation in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; future levels of research and development spending; levels of end market demand in construction and in the aerospace industry; levels of air travel; financial condition of commercial airlines; the impact of government budget and funding decisions on the economy; changes in government procurement priorities and funding; weather conditions and natural disasters; delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; company- and customer- directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and consequences thereof; the impact of acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and similar transactions; challenges in the development and production of new products and services; the impact of diversification across product lines, regions and industries; the impact of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; pension plan assumptions and future contributions; the effect of changes in tax, environmental and other laws and regulations and political conditions; and other factors beyond our control. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as of a later date. For additional information identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time, including, but not limited to, the information included in UTC's Forms 10-K and 10-Q under the headings "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Legal Proceedings" and in the notes to the financial statements included in UTC's Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
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