SAO PAULO, July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Marfrig Global
Foods S.A. ("Marfrig"), Marfrig Holdings (Europe) B.V. ("Marfrig Holdings") and
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (the
"Purchaser") today announced the final settlement of the
Purchaser's previously-announced offers to purchase for cash (the
"Tender Offers") and consent solicitations (the "Consent
Solicitations") with respect to (i) any and all of the
outstanding 11.250% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes")
and (ii) any and all of the outstanding 9.875% Senior Notes due
2017 (the "2017 Notes" and, together with the 2021 Notes,
the "Notes") of Marfrig Holdings from each registered holder
of the Notes (each, a "Holder" and, collectively, the
"Holders"). The expiration date for the Tender Offers and
the Consent Solicitations was 11:59
p.m., New York City time,
on July 2, 2014 (such date and time,
the "Expiration Date").
As of the Expiration Date, (i) U.S.$291,529,000 in aggregate principal amount of the
2021 Notes, or approximately 85.03% of the 2021 Notes outstanding,
and (ii) U.S.$371,831,000 in
aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes, or approximately
70.54% of the 2017 Notes outstanding, had been validly tendered and
not withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offers. This includes (i)
U.S.$286,199,000 in aggregate
principal amount of the 2021 Notes, or approximately 83.47% of the
2021 Notes outstanding, and (ii) U.S.$369,991,000 in aggregate principal amount of the
2017 Notes, or approximately 70.19% of the 2017 Notes outstanding,
that had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the
Tender Offers and the Consent Solicitations at or prior to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 18, 2014 (the "Early Tender Time"),
and an additional (i) U.S.$5,330,000
in aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes, or approximately
1.56% of the 2021 Notes outstanding, and (ii) U.S.$1,840,000 in aggregate principal amount of the
2017 Notes, or approximately 0.35% of the 2017 Notes outstanding,
validly tendered and not withdrawn after the Early Tender Time and
prior to the Expiration Date. All Notes validly tendered and not
withdrawn after the Early Tender Time and before the Expiration
Date have been accepted and were paid in full on July 3, 2014 (the "Final Settlement
Date"). All Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to
the Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase were paid for by
the Purchaser on June 20, 2014 (the
"Early Settlement Date").
The terms and conditions of the Tender Offers and the Consent
Solicitations are described in the offer to purchase and consent
solicitation statement dated June 5,
2014 (the "Offer and Solicitation Statement") and the
related letter of transmittal (together with the Offer and
Solicitation Statement, the "Offer Documents") previously
distributed to the Holders.
The table below summarizes certain payment terms of the Tender
Offers and the Consent Solicitations and the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes to remain outstanding:
Description
of Notes
|
CUSIP/
ISIN
Nos.
|
Purchase
Price*
|
Early
Tender
Payment*
|
Total
Consideration
*
|
Principal Amount
to
Remain Outstanding*
|
11.250%
Senior
Notes due
2021
|
(CUSIP / ISIN
Nos.
56656UAE2 and
N54468AC2/
US56656UAE29
and
USN54468AC22)
|
U.S.$1,147.50
|
U.S.$30.00
|
U.S.$1,177.50
|
U.S.$51,336,000
|
9.875%
Senior
Notes due
2017
|
(CUSIP / ISIN
Nos.
56656UAD4 and
N54468AB4/
US56656UAD46
and
USN54468AB49)
|
U.S.$1,090.00
|
U.S.$30.00
|
U.S.$1,120.00
|
U.S.$155,304,000
|
|
* Per U.S. $1,000 principal amount of
Notes.
|
Holders who had validly tendered and not validly withdrawn their
2021 Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Time received
U.S.$1,177.50 for each
U.S.$1,000.00 principal amount of the
2021 Notes, which included an early tender payment of
U.S.$30.00 per U.S.$1,000.00 principal amount of the 2021 Notes (the
"2021 Notes Early Tender Payment"), plus accrued and unpaid
interest up to, but not including, the early settlement date for
the 2021 Notes on the Early Settlement Date. Holders who had
validly tendered and not validly withdrawn their 2021 Notes after
the Early Tender Time and before the Expiration Date received
U.S.$1,147.50 for each
U.S.$1,000.00 principal amount of the
Notes, which excludes the 2021 Notes Early Tender Payment, plus
accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Final
Settlement Date.
Holders who had validly tendered and not validly withdrawn their
2017 Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Time received
U.S.$1,120.00 for each
U.S.$1,000.00 principal amount of the
2017 Notes, which included an early tender payment of
U.S.$30.00 per U.S.$1,000.00 principal amount of the 2017 Notes (the
"2017 Notes Early Tender Payment"), plus accrued and unpaid
interest up to, but not including, the early settlement date for
the 2017 Notes on the Early Settlement Date. Holders who had
validly tendered and not validly withdrawn their 2017 Notes after
the Early Tender Time and before the Expiration Date received
U.S.$1,090.00 for each
U.S.$1,000.00 principal amount of the
2017 Notes, which excludes the 2017 Notes Early Tender Payment,
plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the
Final Settlement Date.
The Information Agent and Tender Agent for the Tender Offers and
Solicitations is D.F. King &
Co., Inc. To contact the Information Agent and Tender Agent, banks
and brokers may call +1-212-269-5550, and others may call U.S.
toll-free: 888-869-7406. Additional contact information is set
forth below.
By Mail, Hand or
Overnight Courier:
48 Wall
Street
22nd Floor
New York, NY
10005
USA
Attention: Krystal
Scrudato
|
By Facsimile
Transmission:
(for eligible
institutions only)
+1 212-709-3328
Attention: Krystal Scrudato
Confirmation by
Telephone
+1
212-493-6940
|
Any questions or requests for assistance or for additional
copies of this notice may be directed to the Dealer Managers at
their respective telephone numbers set forth below or, if by any
Holder, to such Holder's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust
company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Tender
Offers and Solicitations.
The Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers are:
Banco BTG Pactual
S.A. –
Cayman Branch
Butterfield House, 68
Fort
Street
Grand Cayman
Cayman
Islands
Attention: Sandy
Severino
Telephone: (646)
924-2535
|
HSBC Securities (USA)
Inc.
452 Fifth
Avenue
New York, NY
10018
USA
Attention:
Liability
Management Group
U.S. Toll Free:
1-888-HSBC-
4LM
Collect:
1-212-525-5552
Email:
liability.management@hsbcib.com
|
Itau BBA USA
Securities, Inc.
767 Fifth Avenue, 50th
Floor
New York, NY
10153
USA
Attention: Syndicate
Desk
U.S. Toll Free:
888-770-4828
Email:
IBBASyndicate@correio.itau.com.br
|
Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC
1585
Broadway
New York, NY
10036
USA
Attention:
Liability
Management
U.S. Toll Free:
1-800-624-1808
Collect: +1
212-761-1057
|
This notice does not constitute or form part of any offer or
invitation to purchase, or any solicitation of any offer to sell,
the Notes or any other securities in the
United States or any other country, nor shall it or any part
of it, or the fact of its release, form the basis of, or be relied
on or in connection with, any contract therefor. The Tender Offers
and Solicitations were made only by and pursuant to the terms of
the Offer Documents and the information in this notice is qualified
by reference to the Offer Documents.
* * *
This notice to the market does not represent an offer to sell
securities or a solicitation to buy securities in the United States or in any other country.
This notice to the market is released for disclosure purposes only,
in accordance with applicable legislation. It not does not
constitute marketing material, and should not be interpreted as
advertising an offer to sell or soliciting any offer to buy
securities issued by Marfrig or Marfrig Holdings. This notice to
the market is not for distribution in or into or to any person
located or resident in the United
States, its territories and possessions, any state of
the United States or the
District of Columbia or in any
jurisdiction where it is unlawful to release, publish or distribute
this announcement.
Forward-Looking Statements
This notice includes and references "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements may relate to, among other things,
Marfrig's business strategy, goals and expectations concerning its
market position, future operations, margins and profitability.
Although Marfrig and Marfrig Holdings believe the assumptions
upon which these forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate
and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could
be incorrect.
The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results and trends to differ materially from those made,
projected, or implied in or by the forward-looking statements
depending on a variety of uncertainties or other factors.
Marfrig and Marfrig Holdings undertake no obligation to update
any of its forward-looking statements.
* * *
Ricardo Florence dos
Santos
Chief Financial and Investor Relations
Officer
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.
SOURCE Marfrig Global Foods S.A.