Thornburg Mortgage Announces Revised Consideration for and Further Extension of the Exchange Offer; and the Termination of the E
01 Octobre 2008 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE:TMA), announced that it is amending
its Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation (the �Exchange Offer�)
because the conditions that the Exchange Offer comply with
applicable law were not satisfied prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on September 30, 2008, the expiration of the Exchange Offer.
As previously described, unless a satisfactory agreement was
reached with the reverse repurchase agreement counterparties that
are party to the Override Agreement dated as of March 17, 2008, as
amended, the conditions that the Exchange Offer complies with
applicable law as of the expiration of the Exchange Offer could not
be satisfied due to certain requirements of Maryland law. The
company has been unable resolve these issues in order to consummate
the Exchange Offer. Therefore, the company is amending its Exchange
Offer for all outstanding shares of its 8.00% Series C Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock (�Series C Preferred Stock�), Series D
Adjusting Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (�Series D
Preferred Stock�), 7.50% Series E Cumulative Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock (�Series E Preferred Stock�) and 10% Series F
Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (�Series F
Preferred Stock� and, collectively with the Series C Preferred
Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock, the
�Preferred Stock�) to (a) eliminate the $5.00 in cash consideration
previously offered for each share of Preferred Stock and (b) change
the number of shares of common stock of the company offered for
each share of Preferred Stock to three (3) shares after giving
effect to the one-for-ten reverse stock split effective on
September 26, 2008. No cash or other consideration will be
delivered to tendering holders other than the three (3) shares
(after giving effect to the reverse stock split) of common stock
for each share of Preferred Stock tendered. The company intends to
apply to the NYSE for a financial viability exemption from the
shareholder approval requirements of the NYSE with respect to the
additional shares of common stock to be issued in the Exchange
Offer. Furthermore, the company is extending the expiration of the
Exchange Offer from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 30,
2008 to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 31, 2008, unless
further extended or terminated by the company. On September 30,
2008, holders of Preferred Stock had tendered approximately (i)
93.6% (6,110,575 shares) of the Series C Preferred Stock; (ii)
94.6% (3,785,079 shares) of the Series D Preferred Stock; (iii)
94.9% (2,999,844 shares) of the Series E Preferred Stock and (iv)
98.3% (29,818,589 shares) of the Series F Preferred Stock. Holders
who wish to tender their shares of Preferred Stock must deliver, or
cause to be delivered, their shares and other required documents to
the exchange agent before the expiration date. The company also
announced that it has received the consent of a majority of the
participants in the Principal Participation Agreement, dated March
31, 2008 (the �Principal Participation Agreement�), to extend the
deadline by which it must complete a successful Exchange Offer to
December 31, 2008 and to modify the consideration offered in the
Exchange Offer as described above. Successful completion of the
Exchange Offer will satisfy the Triggering Event (as defined in the
company�s Purchase Agreement dated March 31, 2008 with the investor
parties thereto), which, among other things, will allow the
Principal Participation Agreement to be terminated and the interest
rate on the Senior Subordinated Secured Notes due 2015 (the �Senior
Subordinated Notes�) to be reduced from 18% to 12%. Due to the
failure to satisfy the Triggering Event on or prior to September
30, 2008, the escrow agreement pursuant to which approximately
$188.6 million has been held by Wilmington Trust Company was
terminated and the escrowed funds are being returned to the
subscribers to the escrow agreement in accordance with its terms.
The escrowed funds, which had been intended to be used to satisfy
the cash consideration for the Exchange Offer, are no longer
available for such purpose. Further, on September 30, 2008, the
investors that hold the Senior Subordinated Notes became entitled
to receive their pro rata share (based on the aggregate principal
amount of Senior Subordinated Secured Notes outstanding) of
warrants representing approximately 30 million shares of the
company�s common stock prior to giving effect to the reverse stock
split, which the company anticipates issuing promptly. The Exchange
Offer is being made to holders of Preferred Stock in reliance upon
the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, afforded by Section�3(a)(9) thereof.
Investor inquiries about the Exchange Offer should be directed to
the company at 866-222-2093 (toll free). Holders of the Preferred
Stock are urged to read the Offering Circular dated July 23, 2008
(the �Offering Circular�) and all supplements thereto, which have
been filed with the SEC and contains important information
regarding the Exchange Offer. Requests for copies of the Offering
Circular, all supplements thereto and related documents may be
directed to Georgeson Inc., the information agent for the Exchange
Offer, at 866-399-8748 (toll free). The Offering Circular, all
supplements thereto and other information regarding the Exchange
Offer may also be obtained through the SEC's Web site at
www.sec.gov and the company�s Web site at
www.thornburgmortgagetender.com. The company intends to further
supplement the Offering Circular with more detail on, among other
things, the anticipated impact to the company of the change in the
consideration to the Exchange Offer, after which the company
intends to keep the Exchange Offer open, or extend the expiration
date of the Exchange Offer, as required by applicable law. This
press release does not constitute an offer to purchase or a
solicitation of acceptance of the offer, which may be made only
pursuant to the terms of the Offering Circular and the related
materials. Thornburg Mortgage is a leading single-family
residential mortgage lender focused principally on prime and
super-prime borrowers seeking jumbo and super-jumbo adjustable-rate
mortgages. This press release may contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections, and are not guarantees of future
performance, events or results. Actual results and developments
could differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by
the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors,
including but not limited to: the impact of the March 31, 2008
financing transaction; the company�s ability to meet the ongoing
conditions of the Override Agreement and ongoing negotiations with
the parties thereto with respect to the application of such
agreement and the interpretation of certain ambiguities under such
agreement; general economic conditions; the company�s ability to
meet its interest payment obligations under the Senior Subordinated
Notes; ongoing volatility in the mortgage and mortgage-backed
securities industry; the company�s ability to complete the Exchange
Offer for all of its outstanding Preferred Stock; the company�s
ability to raise additional capital; the company�s ability to
retain or sell additional assets; market prices for mortgage
securities, changes in interest rates and other risk factors
discussed in the company's SEC reports, including its most recent
quarterly report on Form 10-Q, annual report on Form 10-K/A, its
current reports on Form 8-K, its Proxy Statement for its Annual
Meeting held on June 12, 2008, its Offering Circular, as amended to
date, and its Registration Statement on Form S-3. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they
are made and, except as required by law, the company does not
intend to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances
arising after such date.
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