ArcelorMittal Completes Registration Of Its Exchange Offer
14 Novembre 2008 - 2:29PM
PR Newswire (US)
LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ArcelorMittal (NYSE:
MT; Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext: MT; Euronext Paris by NYSE
Euronext: MTP; Euronext Brussels by NYSE Euronext: MTBL; Luxembourg
Stock Exchange: MT; Spanish Stock Exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao,
Madrid and Valencia: MTS) announces today the closing of its offer
to exchange (i) all of its outstanding 5.375% Notes due 2013, which
are not registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), (the "2013 Original Notes"), for
an equal principal amount of its 5.375% Notes due 2013, which have
been registered under the Securities Act and (ii) all of its
outstanding 6.125% Notes due 2018, which are not registered under
the Securities Act (the "2018 Original Notes," and together with
the 2013 Original Notes, the "Original Notes"), for an equal
principal amount of its 6.125% Notes due 2018, which have been
registered under the Securities Act. The Exchange Offer expired at
5:00pm, New York City time, on Friday, November 7, 2008.
U.S.$1,467,958,000 aggregate principal amount of 2013 Original
Notes and U.S.$1,493,200,000 aggregate principal amount of 2018
Original Notes, representing 97.8% of the outstanding principal
amount of 2013 Original Notes and 99.5% of the outstanding
principal amount of 2018 Original Notes, respectively, were
tendered for exchange. ArcelorMittal accepted all Original Notes
that were properly tendered for exchange. The exchange offer closed
on November 13, 2008. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, served
as the exchange agent for the exchange offer and D.F. King &
Co., Inc. served as the information agent for the exchange offer.
The agents' addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers are as
follows: Exchange Agent Information Agent HSBC Bank USA, National
Association D.F. King & Co., Inc. Corporate Trust & Loan
Agency 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor 2 Hanson Place, 14th Floor New
York, New York 10005 Brooklyn, New York 10217-1409 Banks and
Brokers Call (Collect): Attention: Corporate Trust Operations
212-269-5550 Telephone: (800) 662-9844 All Others Call (Toll Free):
800-290-6429 Legal Disclaimer This press release does not
constitute an offer to purchase any securities or the solicitation
of an offer to sell any securities. The exchange offer was made
only pursuant to the prospectus dated October 8, 2008 and only to
such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under
applicable law and as set forth in such prospectus. DATASOURCE:
ArcelorMittal CONTACT: Tom Long, +1-212-493-6920, of D.F. King
& Co., Inc. for ArcelorMittal; Exchange Agent, +1-800-662-9844,
of HSBC Bank USA, National Association, for ArcelorMittal;
Information Agent, Banks and Brokers Call, +1-212-269-5550, All
Others, +1-800-290-6429, of D.F. King & Co., Inc., for
ArcelorMittal
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