Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (“Premium Brands” or the
“Company”) (TSX: PBH), a leading producer, marketer and distributor
of branded specialty food products, is pleased to announce it has
entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters co-led
by CIBC Capital Markets, National Bank Financial, BMO Capital
Markets and Scotiabank (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant
to which the Company will issue on a “bought-deal” basis, subject
to regulatory approval, $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
convertible unsecured subordinated debentures (the “Debentures”) at
a price of $1,000 per Debenture (the “Offering”). The Company has
also granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase
up to an additional $22,500,000 aggregate principal amount of
Debentures, on the same terms, exercisable in whole or in part at
any time for a period of up to 30 days following closing of the
Offering, to cover over-allotments, if any. If the over-allotment
option is exercised in full, the total gross proceeds to be raised
under the Offering will be $172,500,000.
The Company intends to redeem in full the
approximately $172,500,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.65%
convertible unsecured debentures, due April 30, 2025 (the “4.65%
Debentures”) outstanding in accordance with the indenture governing
such debentures.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the
Offering initially to repay indebtedness under its credit
facilities which will then be available to be drawn, as required,
to fund the redemption of the 4.65% Debentures, for future
acquisitions, capital projects, and/or general corporate
purposes.
The Debentures will bear interest from the date of
issue at 5.50% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March
31 and September 30 each year, commencing September 30, 2025, and
will have a maturity date of March 31, 2030 (the “Maturity
Date”).
The Debentures will be convertible at the holder's
option at any time prior to the close of business on the earlier of
the Maturity Date and the business day immediately preceding the
date specified by the Company for redemption of the Debentures into
common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) at a conversion
price of $126.15 per Common Share, being a conversion rate
of 7.9271 Common Shares for each $1,000 principal amount of
Debentures.
Closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or
about March 19, 2025. The Offering is subject to normal regulatory
approvals, including approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The Debentures will be offered in each of the
provinces and territories of Canada by way of a short form
prospectus, and may be offered in the United States to “qualified
institutional buyers” pursuant to Rule 144A under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ABOUT PREMIUM BRANDS
Premium Brands owns a broad range of leading
specialty food manufacturing and differentiated food distribution
businesses with operations across Canada and the United States.
For further information, please contact George
Paleologou, President and CEO or Will Kalutycz, CFO at (604)
656-3100.
www.premiumbrandsholdings.com
The securities to be offered have not been and will
not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or under any state securities laws, and may not be
offered, sold, directly or indirectly, or delivered within the
United States of America and its territories and possessions or to,
or for the account or benefit of, United States persons except in
certain transactions exempt from the registration requirements of
such Act. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation to buy such securities in the United States, Canada or
in any other jurisdiction where such offer is unlawful.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward looking
statements with respect to the Company, including, without
limitation, statements regarding its business operations, strategy
and financial performance and condition, plans and objectives of or
involving the Company. This forward looking information includes,
but is not limited to, the Company’s expectations regarding the
Offering (including the anticipated timing and use of proceeds from
the Offering). While management believes that the expectations
reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable and
represent the Company’s internal expectations and belief as of
March 5, 2025, there can be no assurance that such expectations
will prove to be correct as such forward looking statements involve
unknown risks and uncertainties beyond the Company’s control which
may cause its actual performance and results in future periods to
differ materially from any estimates or projections of future
performance or results expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements.
Forward looking statements generally can be
identified by the use of the words “may”, “could”, “should”,
“would”, “will”, “expect”, “intent”, “plan”, “estimate”, “project”,
“anticipate”, “believe”, or “continue”, or the negative thereof or
similar variations.
Some of the factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the Company’s expectations are referenced
in the Risks and Uncertainties section in the Company’s MD&A
for the 13 and 39 Weeks ended September 28, 2024.
Assumptions used by the Company to develop forward
looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this
press release are based on information currently available to it.
Readers are cautioned that this information is not exhaustive.
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