Virgin Media Announces Fundamental Change and Make-Whole Fundamental Change Relating to Outstanding Convertible Senior Notes
07 Juin 2013 - 5:04PM
Business Wire
Virgin Media Inc. (“Virgin Media”) (NASDAQ:VMED) (LSE:VMED)
today announced that in connection with the closing of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of February 5, 2013 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”),
among Virgin Media, Liberty Global, Inc. and Liberty Global plc
(“Liberty Global”), among others, Virgin Media has delivered a
notice (the “Notice”) to holders of its 6.50% convertible senior
notes due 2016 (the “Convertible Notes”), pursuant to the indenture
governing the Convertible Notes (as supplemented, the “Indenture”),
notifying holders that a “Fundamental Change” and a “Make-Whole
Fundamental Change,” each as defined in the Indenture, has occurred
effective as of June 7, 2013.
In connection with the Mergers, on June 7, 2013, Virgin Media
and Liberty Global entered into a supplemental indenture with The
Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, pursuant to which, among other
things, Liberty Global agreed to issue and deliver its Class A
ordinary shares and Class C ordinary shares to fulfill the
conversion obligation of Virgin Media as specified in the
Indenture. Accordingly, as a result of the Fundamental Change,
holders of the Notes have the right to exchange their Convertible
Notes, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, for
13.4339 Liberty Global class A ordinary shares, 10.0132 Liberty
Global class C ordinary shares and $910.51 in cash (without
interest) per $1,000 in principal amount of Convertible Notes (the
“Reference Property”).
Because the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement
also constitute a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” under the
Indenture, if a holder of the Convertible Notes exchanges the
Convertible Notes at any time from June 7, 2013 to, and including,
the business day immediately prior to the related Fundamental
Change Repurchase Date (as defined in the Indenture) (the
“Make-Whole Exchange Period”), such holder would instead receive,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, 13.8302 Class
A ordinary shares of the Company, 10.3271 Class C ordinary shares
of the Company and $937.37 in cash (without interest) for each
$1,000 in principal amount of Convertible Notes exchanged. The
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date will be specified by the Company
in a Fundamental Change Repurchase Right Notice that will be
delivered to holders pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Indenture and
will be a date that is not less than 20 nor more than 35 days
following the date of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right
Notice. A holder that elects to convert Convertible Notes after the
Make-Whole Exchange Period, to the extent then convertible, would
receive only the Reference Property.
Under the Indenture, Virgin Media has the option to settle any
conversion in the form of merger consideration described above,
cash or a combination of such consideration. Virgin Media currently
intends to settle a conversion of Convertible Notes with merger
consideration as provided above.
Forward-Looking Statements
Virgin Media cautions you that statements included in this
announcement that are not a description of historical facts are
forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other factors which, if they do not materialize or
prove correct, could cause Virgin Media’s results to differ
materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Certain of these factors are
discussed in more detail under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in
Virgin Media’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 7, 2013.
Virgin Media assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement included in this announcement to reflect events or
circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.
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