Credivalores - Crediservicios S.A. Announces The Final Tender Settlement Of The Cash Tender Offer And Consent Solicitation For 9.750% Senior Notes Due 2022

BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Credivalores – Crediservicios S.A.  ("Credivalores") and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the "Purchaser") today announced the final settlement of the Purchaser's previously-announced offer by the Purchaser to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offer") and consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") with respect to any and all of the outstanding 9.750% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes") issued by Credivalores from each registered holder of the Notes (each, a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders").  As previously announced, the expiration date for the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation was 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on February 14, 2020 (such date and time, the "Expiration Date").

Credivalores has been advised that, as of the Expiration Date, U.S.$154,685,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, or approximately 47.60% of the Notes outstanding, had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer.  All Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 31, 2020 (the "Early Tender Time") and before the Expiration Date have been accepted and were paid in full by Credivalores on February 18, 2020. As previously announced, all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase were paid for by the Purchaser on February 6, 2020.

The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are described in the offer to purchase and consent solicitation statement dated January 17, 2020 (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 Offer and the Consent Solicitation and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to remain outstanding:

* Per U.S.  $ 1,000 principal amount of Notes.

The Information Agent and Tender Agent for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation 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: (866) 340-7108 or email [email protected]. 

Any questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this notice may be directed to the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents 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 Offer and Consent Solicitation.

The Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation were:

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.  This notice is also not a solicitation of any Consent to the Proposed Amendments.  The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are 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.  None of the Purchaser, Credivalores, the Dealer Managers or the Information Agent and Tender Agent makes any recommendations as to whether Holders should tender their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer and deliver their Consents pursuant to the Consent Solicitation.

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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.  The New Offering was not and will not be registered at the Colombian National Registry of Securities and Issuers (Registro Nacional de Valores y Emisores) and also will not be registered under the U.S.  Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act"), as amended.  Consequently, the notes issued in the New Offering are prohibited from being offered or sold in the United States or to U.S.  citizens without the applicable registration or exemption from registration required under the Securities Act.

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 Credivalores.  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, Credivalores's business strategy, goals and expectations concerning its market position, future operations, margins and profitability.

Although Credivalores believes 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.

Credivalores undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Credivalores - Crediservicios S.A.