PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Howmet Aerospace Inc. (“Howmet Aerospace” or the “Company”) (NYSE:HWM) announced today the early tender results for the Company’s previously announced tender offer (the “tender offer, or the “offer”) in respect of its outstanding 6.875% Notes due 2025 (the “Existing 2025 Notes”).
According to information received from Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the tender and information agent for the tender offer, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 31, 2021 (which was the “early tender deadline”), the Company had received valid tenders from holders of the Existing 2025 Notes as outlined in the table below. Because the aggregate principal amount of Existing 2025 Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the early tender deadline exceeds the maximum aggregate principal amount of Existing 2025 Notes to be accepted in the tender offer, Howmet Aerospace expects to accept such Existing 2025 Notes for purchase on a pro rata basis, so as to not exceed the tender cap (with adjustments to avoid the purchase of Existing 2025 Notes in a principal amount other than in integral multiples of $1,000 or the return to any holders of an amount less than the minimum denomination).
|
Series of |
CUSIP |
Aggregate |
Tender Cap(1) |
Principal |
Total |
Proration |
|
6.875% |
443201AA6 / |
$1,200,000,000 |
$600,000,000 |
$619,189,000 |
$1,175.00 |
0.96899990 |
|
(1) |
Represents maximum aggregate principal amount of Existing 2025 Notes to be accepted for purchase by Howmet Aerospace, exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest. Due to proration mechanics, this will result in acceptance by Howmet Aerospace of $599,984,000 of Existing 2025 Notes. Such amount shall constitute the full Tender Cap under the tender offer (and the tender offer is hereby amended as necessary to so provide). |
|
(2) |
Per $1,000 principal amount of Existing 2025 Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase by Howmet Aerospace. Excludes accrued and unpaid interest, which will be paid on Existing 2025 Notes accepted for purchase by Howmet Aerospace as described below. |
|
(3) |
Includes the $50.00 early tender premium for Existing 2025 Notes validly tendered at or prior to the early tender deadline (and not validly withdraw) and accepted for purchase by Howmet Aerospace. |
Howmet Aerospace expects the early settlement date for the Existing 2025 Notes that are accepted for purchase (after accounting for proration) to occur on September 2, 2021. The deadline for holders to validly withdraw tenders of Existing 2025 Notes has passed. Accordingly, Existing 2025 Notes that have been validly tendered cannot be withdrawn, except as provided for in the Offer to Purchase or required by applicable law.
Howmet Aerospace intends to fund the tender offer with net proceeds from its previously announced note offering, which is scheduled to close today, and cash on hand. That closing will fulfill the financing condition to the tender offer.
Holders of Existing 2025 Notes who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw their Existing 2025 Notes at or prior to the early tender deadline will receive the total consideration, which includes the early tender premium for the Existing 2025 Notes of $50.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Existing 2025 Notes tendered, for the Existing 2025 Notes that are accepted for purchase (after accounting for proration). Although the tender offer will expire at midnight (end of day), New York City time, on September 15, 2021, because the tender offer was fully subscribed at the early tender deadline, Howmet Aerospace does not expect to accept for purchase any Existing 2025 Notes tendered after the early tender deadline. Accrued and unpaid interest will be paid on all Existing 2025 Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase from the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the settlement date.
Howmet Aerospace has retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. to act as the lead dealer managers and Global Bondholder Services Corporation to act as the tender and information agent for the tender offer. For additional information regarding the terms of the tender offer, please contact J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-3424 or toll-free at (866) 834-4666; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. collect at (212) 702-1840 or toll-free at (800) 558-3745; or BMO Capital Markets Corp. collect at (212) 702-1840 or toll-free at (833) 418-0762. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and questions regarding the tendering of Existing 2025 Notes may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 (for banks and brokers) or 866-807-2200 (all others, toll-free) or email contact@gbsc-usa.com.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase securities or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Holders of the Existing 2025 Notes are urged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase, which sets forth a more detailed description of the tender offer, before making any decision with respect to the tender offer.
None of Howmet Aerospace, the tender and information agent, the dealers managers or the trustee for the Existing 2025 Notes (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or affiliates) makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender their Existing 2025 Notes pursuant to the tender offer, and no one has been authorized by any of them to make such a recommendation. Holders must make their own decisions as to whether to tender their Existing 2025 Notes, and, if so, the principal amount of Existing 2025 Notes to tender.
About Howmet Aerospace
Howmet Aerospace Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. With nearly 1,150 granted and pending patents, the Company’s differentiated technologies enable lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft to operate with a lower carbon footprint.
Forward-Looking Statements
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