Travelport Announces Offers of Common Shares in Exchange for Existing Notes

ATLANTA, June 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelport Worldwide Limited ("Travelport") announced today that it has commenced offers (the "Exchange  Offers") of its common shares, with par value $0.0002 per share (the "Common Shares"), in exchange for the following debt securities issued by its subsidiaries Travelport LLC and Travelport Holdings, Inc., in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (the "Maximum Amount"):  (i) outstanding Senior Floating Rate Notes Due 2016 (the "Senior Floating Rate Notes"), (ii) outstanding 13.875% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due 2016 (the "Senior Fixed Rate Notes"), (iii) outstanding 11.875% Senior Subordinated Fixed Rate Notes Due 2016 (the "Senior Subordinated Notes"), (iv) outstanding 11.875% Dollar Senior Subordinated Fixed Rate Notes Due 2016 (the "Dollar Senior Subordinated Notes") and (v) outstanding 10.875% Senior Subordinated Euro Fixed Rate Notes Due 2016 (together with the Senior Floating Rate Notes, the Senior Fixed Rate Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Dollar Senior Subordinated Notes,  the "Notes").

To the extent holders of more than the Maximum Amount elect to participate in the Exchange Offers, the amount of Notes that Travelport will accept for exchange will be allocated pro rata on the basis of the relative amount of Notes so requested to be exchanged at each of the Early Tender Time (as defined below) and the Exchange Offer Expiration Time (as defined below).  Alternatively, we may, in our sole discretion, increase the size of the Exchange Offers in part or in the full amount to cover any additional Notes tendered. We do not, however, expect to engage in any further debt for equity exchanges in the foreseeable future.

(1)   Eligible holders of Notes will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration as set forth above (the "Total Consideration") if they validly tender (and do not withdraw) their Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Time.

(2)   Eligible holders of Notes will only be eligible to receive the Exchange Consideration as (the "Exchange Consideration") if they validly tender (and do not withdraw) their Notes at or prior to the Exchange Offer Expiration Time.

(3)   The Total Consideration and the Exchange Consideration will be paid in Common Shares of Travelport  based on the Fair Market Value (as defined herein) of such Common Shares.  By tendering their  notes, each holder mutually agrees with the Company, in good faith and on an arms' length, commercially reasonable basis, that the "Fair Market Value" of each Common Share is $1.64. No fractional Common Shares will be issued.  The number of Common Shares issuable as the Total Consideration or Exchange Consideration, as applicable, will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Common Shares.

(4)   For purposes of the Exchange Offers, exchanges for Notes denominated in Euros shall be converted into U.S. dollars based on the noon Eastern Time value as set forth on the Bloomberg EUR-USD Spot Exchange Rate Fixing on the date of the Early Tender Time and Exchange Offer Expiration Time, as applicable.

The Exchange Offers will expire at 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on July 25, 2014 unless extended or earlier terminated by Travelport (such date and time, as the same may be extended or earlier terminated, the "Exchange Offer Expiration Time").  In order for eligible holders to receive the Total Consideration (as defined above), such holders must validly tender their Notes at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 11, 2014, unless extended by us (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the "Early Tender Time"). Holders who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Time will receive the Exchange Consideration. Notes that are tendered prior to the Early Tender Time may be withdrawn at any time at or prior to the Early Tender Time, but Notes may not be withdrawn thereafter.  Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time may not be withdrawn.  In order to validly tender Notes, among other things, the holder so tendering must execute a joinder to Travelport's existing shareholders' agreement and agree to complete and execute any questionnaires or lock-up agreements required to be signed by shareholders in connection with a registered public offering.

The Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Exchange Offers will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws. Therefore, the new securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

The Exchange Offers are being made, and the Common Shares are being offered and issued, only (i) to holders that are "qualified institutional buyers" (as defined in Rules 501 and 144A under the Securities Act) and (ii) either (A) in the United States to holders of Notes who are "accredited investors" or (B) outside of the United States to certain non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (collectively, the "eligible holders").  Only eligible holders are authorized to receive the offering memorandum

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities referred to herein. Any solicitation or offer will only be made pursuant to an offering memorandum and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

Only holders of U.S.-Dollar-denominated Notes who have completed and returned an eligibility certification, electronically or otherwise, are authorized to receive and review the offering memorandum related to the Exchange Offers and to participate therein. Holders of Euro-denominated Notes must comply with the procedures established by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable.

Eligible holders of U.S.-Dollar denominated Notes who wish to request copies of the offering memorandum should contact Ipreo LLC, the U.S. Information and Exchange Agent, at (888) 593-9546 (toll free) or via email at [email protected]. Eligible holders of Euro-denominated Notes who wish to request copies of offering memorandum should contact Lucid Issuer Services Limited, the European Information and Exchange Agent, via email at [email protected].

There is no assurance how many Notes will be tendered if any at all.  The terms of the Exchange Offers are subject to change.  

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Contacts:

Investors:   
Peter Golby 
Vice President, Investor Relations 
+44 (0)1753 288 187 
[email protected] 

Media: 
Kate Aldridge 
Vice President, Corporate Communications 
Tel: +44 (0)1753 288 720 
[email protected] 

SOURCE Travelport Worldwide Limited

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