Fortescue Announces Offer To Purchase For Cash Certain Of Its Debt Securities

PERTH, Australia, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd (the "Company"), an Australian corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ("Fortescue") (ASX: FMG), an Australian corporation, announced today that it is offering holders of certain of its debt securities to tender to sell in exchange for cash any and all of the Company's 4.750% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes"). The complete terms of the tender offer are set forth in an Offer to Purchase, dated as of today (the "Offer to Purchase"), the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery") and the Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") and any amendments or supplements thereto.

The expiration date for the tender offer is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 24, 2021 (the "Expiration Date"), and guaranteed deliveries will be required to be provided no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 26, 2021 (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery Date"). The "Total Consideration" payable to holders that validly tender (and do not validly withdraw) their Notes on or prior to the Expiration Date (or in accordance with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase) for each US$1,000 principal amount accepted for purchase by the Company pursuant to the tender offer shall be a price equal to the amount shown for such Notes in the table below.

In addition to the Total Consideration, holders that validly tender (and do not subsequently validly withdraw) their Notes and whose Notes are accepted for purchase by the Company in the tender offer will receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date for the Notes up to, but excluding, the applicable settlement date ("Accrued Interest"). The settlement date for Notes accepted for purchase and delivered on or prior to the Expiration Date is expected to be promptly after the Expiration Date and is expected to be March 25, 2021. The settlement date for Notes accepted for purchase and delivered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase is expected to be promptly after the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery Date and is expected to be March 29, 2021. For the avoidance of doubt, accrued interest will cease to accrue on the applicable settlement date for all Notes accepted in the tender offer, including those tendered by the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

The following table sets forth for the Notes, the applicable securities identifiers, the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Notes and the Total Consideration: 

The tender offer is subject to various conditions, including a condition that the Company shall have completed an offering of senior unsecured notes on terms satisfactory to the Company, providing net proceeds that are at least sufficient to pay the Total Consideration and Accrued Interest for all the tendered Notes, plus all fees and expenses in connection with the tender offer. The issuance of the senior unsecured notes will be made solely by means of the offering circular relating to that offering. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the senior unsecured notes relating to that offering.

The Company may modify or terminate the tender offer and may extend the Expiration Date or any payment date with respect to the tender offer.

This press release, including the following, is qualified in its entirety by the Offer to Purchase and, where applicable, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

The Company and Fortescue have retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC ("J.P. Morgan") as the Dealer Manager for the tender offer. D.F. King & Co is acting as the Information Agent and Depositary for the tender offer. For additional information regarding the terms of the tender offer, please contact J.P. Morgan at (866) 834-4087 (toll-free) or (212) 834-4087 (collect). Requests for documents and questions regarding the tendering of Notes may be directed to D.F. King by telephone at (866) 796-7179 (toll-free), facsimile at (212) 709-3328, or by email at [email protected]. Copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be accessed at www.dfking.com/fmg.  

This news release does not constitute an offer or an invitation to participate in the tender offer. The tender offer is being made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and the Letter of Transmittal, copies of which will be delivered to holders of the Notes, and which set forth the complete terms and conditions of the tender offer. Holders are urged to read the Offer to Purchase, Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and the Letter of Transmittal carefully before making any decision with respect to their Notes. The tender offer is not being made to, nor will the Company accept tenders of Notes from, holders in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. None of Fortescue, the Company, their respective directors, the Dealer Manager, the Information Agent and Depositary or the trustee for the Notes makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender Notes in response to the tender offer. Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any related documents have been filed with, and have been approved or reviewed by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any related documents, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.

Certain statements in this press release, including those describing the completion of the tender offer, constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only Fortescue's belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside Fortescue's control. It is possible that actual results will differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results indicated in these statements.

SOURCE FMG Resources