Marfrig Global Foods S.A. Announces Settlement of Offer to Purchase for Cash Any and All of the Outstanding 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018 (CUSIP Nos. 56656UAA0; N54468AA6 / ISIN Nos. US56656UAA07; USN54468AA65) and 6.875% Senior Notes due 2019 (CUSIP Nos. 56656UAF9; N54468AD0/ ISIN Nos. US56656UAF93; USN54468AD05) issued, in each case, by Marfrig Holdings (Europe) B.V.
SÃO PAULO, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Marfrig Global Foods S.A. ("Marfrig"), Marfrig Holdings (Europe) B.V. (the "Purchaser"), Marfrig Overseas Limited ("Marfrig Overseas"), BB Securities Limited, Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A. – Cayman Branch, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc. and Santander Investment Securities Inc. (together, the "Dealer Managers") announced today the settlement of the previously announced offers by the Purchaser to purchase for cash from each registered holder (each, a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders") any and all of the outstanding (i) 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes") issued on May 9, 2011 (the "2018 Offer"), and (ii) 6.875% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes" and, together with the 2018 Notes, the "Notes") issued on June 24, 2014 (the "2019 Offer" and, together with the 2018 Offer, the "Offers"), pursuant to the offer to purchase dated January 5, 2018 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related letter of transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") and notice of guaranteed delivery (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery" and, together with the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal, the "Offer Documents").
The Offers expired at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on January 17, 2018 (such date and time, the "Expiration Date").
At the Expiration Date, valid tenders had been received with respect to U.S.$125,204,000 of the U.S.$215,841,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2018 Notes and U.S.$151,891,000 of the U.S.$660,336,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2019 Notes. These amounts exclude U.S.$2,050,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Offer Documents, which are expected to be settled on January 22, 2018 (the "Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date").
The table below summarizes the cancellation of the tendered notes in the aggregate amounts listed below, with effect from January 19, 2018:
Description of Notes |
CUSIP/ ISIN Nos. |
Amounts Outstanding Prior to the Tender Offers |
Amounts Tendered |
Amounts Outstanding After the Tender Offers |
8.375% Senior Notes due 2018 |
CUSIP: 56656UAA0 / N54468AA6 USN54468AA65 |
U.S.$215,841,000 |
U.S.$125,204,000(1) |
U.S.$90,637,000(1) |
6.875% Senior Notes due 2019 |
CUSIP: 56656UAF9 / N54468AD0 USN54468AD05 |
U.S.$660,336,000 |
U.S.$151,891,000 |
U.S.$508,445,000 |
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(1) Excludes U.S.$2,050,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures, which are expected to be settled on the Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date. |
Holders who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw 2018 Notes at or before the Expiration Date were entitled to receive U.S.$1,020 per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of the 2018 Notes (the "2018 Purchase Price"). Holders who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw 2019 Notes at or before the Expiration Date were entitled to receive U.S.$1,030 per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of the 2019 Notes (the "2019 Purchase Price"). The 2018 Purchase Price and 2019 Purchase Price were paid on January 19, 2018 (the "Settlement Date"), the second business day after the Expiration Date.
The settlement date in respect of Notes with respect to which a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is delivered at or prior to the Expiration Date (to the extent that such Notes are not delivered prior to the Expiration Date) that are accepted by the Purchaser for purchase in the Offers is expected to be January 22, 2018, the third business day following the Expiration Date, but which may change without notice (the "Guaranteed Delivery Settlement Date").
Information Relevant for All Offers
The Information and Tender Agent for the Offers is D.F. King & Co., Inc. To contact the Information and Tender Agent, banks and brokers may call +1 (212) 269-5550, and others may call U.S. toll-free: +1 (866) 388-7452. Additional contact information is set forth below.
By Mail, Hand or Overnight Courier: |
By Facsimile Transmission: |
48 Wall Street |
(for eligible institutions only) |
22nd Floor |
+1 (212) 709-3328 |
New York, NY 10005 |
Attention: Andrew Beck |
USA |
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Attention: Andrew Beck |
Confirmation by Telephone |
E-mail: [email protected] |
+1 (212) 269-5552 |
Any questions or requests for assistance in relation to the Offers and the Offer Documents may be directed to the Dealer Managers at their respective telephone numbers set forth below or, if by any Holder, to such Holder's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offers. Requests for additional copies of the Offer Documents may be directed to the Information and Tender Agent at the address and telephone numbers set forth above.
Documents relating to the Offers, including the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, are also available at www.dfking.com/marfrig.
The Dealer Managers for the Offers were:
BB Securities Limited 4th Floor – Pinners Hall 105-108 Old Broad Street London, EC2N 1ER – United Kingdom Attn: Operation Department Collect: +44 (20) 7367-5803 E-mail: [email protected] |
Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3.064, 10th Floor São Paulo, SP 01451-000 – Brazil Attn: International Fixed Income Collect: +1 (212) 888-9145 E-mail: [email protected]
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Banco BTG Pactual S.A. – Cayman Branch 601 Lexington Avenue – 57th Floor Attn: Debt Capital Markets
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HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 452 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018 USA Attn: Liability Management Group U.S. Toll Free: 1-888-HSBC-4LM Collect: +1 (212) 525-5552 E-mail: [email protected] |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street USA E-mail: [email protected] |
Santander Investment Securities Inc. 45 East 53rd Street – 5th Floor New York, NY 10022 USA Attn: Liability Management Team U.S. Toll Free: +1 (855) 404-3636 Collect: +1 (212) 940-1442 E-mail: [email protected] |
This notice does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, the Notes or any other securities in the United States or any other country, nor shall it or any part of it, or the fact of its release, form the basis of, or be relied on or in connection with, any contract therefor. The Offers were made only by and pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and the information in this notice is qualified by reference thereto.
This notice to the market does not represent an offer to sell securities or a solicitation to buy securities in the United States or in any other country.
This notice to the market is released for disclosure purposes only, in accordance with applicable legislation. It not does not constitute marketing material, and should not be interpreted as advertising an offer to sell or soliciting any offer to buy securities issued by the Purchaser or Marfrig.
Forward-Looking Statements
This notice includes and references "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may relate to, among other things, Marfrig's business strategy, goals and expectations concerning its market position, future operations, margins and profitability.
The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and trends to differ materially from those made, projected or implied in or by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of uncertainties or other factors.
Although the Purchaser and Marfrig believe the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect.
The Purchaser and Marfrig undertake no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements.
MARFRIG GLOBAL FOODS S.A.
PUBLIC COMPANY
TAXPAYER ID (CNPJ/MF): 03.853.896/0001-40
(BM&FBOVESPA: MRFG3)
José Eduardo de Oliveira Miron
Investor Relations Department
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.
SOURCE Marfrig Global Foods S.A.
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