Icahn Replies to Questions Regarding Tender Offer for Commercial Metals Company

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Icahn Enterprises Holdings LP ("Icahn") (a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises LP (Nasdaq: IEP)) today released the following statement to shareholders of Commercial Metals Company (the "Company"), regarding the Icahn tender offer (as it may be extended from time to time, the "Tender Offer") and proxy fight.

In response to questions regarding the Tender Offer and proxy fight, Icahn stated as follows:

As we announced yesterday, we made an offer to the Company that if 40.1% of the shares of the Company are tendered into our Tender Offer (giving us more than 50% of Commercial Metals stock), then if the Board agrees to put the Company up for sale, we will extend the Tender Offer to allow the Company to conduct a fair sales process in which our Tender Offer would provide a $15 floor if no higher bid emerges.  During such extension, shareholders will continue to have the power to withdraw their shares from the Tender Offer if they choose to do so.

However, if 40.1% of the shares are tendered, but the Board does not agree to hold a sales process, then we will extend the Tender Offer, continue with our proxy fight and go to court in Delaware to fight for the ability to close the Tender Offer and will take this case to the Delaware Supreme Court, if necessary, and will attempt to bring other pressures on the Board to persuade them to respect the wishes of the majority of shareholders.  And, during any such extension shareholders will continue to have the power to withdraw their shares from the Tender Offer.

If we do not receive tenders of at least 40.1% of the shares in our Tender Offer, then we will withdraw our proxy fight so that we can be free to do as we like with our investment.

We urge shareholders to promptly tender your shares into our Tender Offer prior to the current expiration date of 12:00 midnight on January 10, 2012. 

The time to act is NOW.

About Icahn Enterprises L.P.
Icahn Enterprises L.P. (Nasdaq: IEP), a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in eight primary business segments: Investment, Automotive, Gaming, Railcar, Food Packaging, Metals, Real Estate and Home Fashion.

Notice to Investors
SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY CARL C. ICAHN, JAMES UNGER, STEVE MONGILLO, GEORGE HEBARD, HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, HOPPER INVESTMENTS LLC, BARBERRY CORP., ICAHN PARTNERS LP, ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP, ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND II L.P., ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND III L.P., ICAHN ENTERPRISES G.P. INC., ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P., IPH GP LLC, ICAHN CAPITAL L.P., ICAHN ONSHORE LP, ICAHN OFFSHORE LP, BECKTON CORP. AND CERTAIN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY FOR USE AT ITS 2012 ANNUAL MEETING BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION.  ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 22, 2011, A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND A FORM OF PROXY WAS MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS OF COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES. THE OFFER TO BUY SHARES OF COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY (THE "COMPANY") COMMON STOCK WAS MADE PURSUANT TO AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND RELATED MATERIALS THAT IEP METALS SUB LLC, ("OFFEROR"),  AN INDIRECTLY WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LP, AS CO-BIDDER, FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC") ON DECEMBER 9, 2011. ON DECEMBER 9, 2011, THE OFFEROR AND CO-BIDDER ALSO FILED A TENDER OFFER STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE TO WITH THE SEC RELATING TO THE OFFER. THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS) CONTAIN, AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN, WHEN AVAILABLE, IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY AND CONSIDERED BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER. THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS WERE SENT FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 9, 2011.

ALL OF THESE MATERIALS (AND ALL OTHER MATERIALS FILED BY THE OFFEROR OR THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC) ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE SEC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.  INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS MAY ALSO OBTAIN FREE COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO D.F. KING & CO., INC. BY MAIL TO 48 WALL STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005, OR BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800) 967-7921 OR (212) 269-5550.

SOURCE Icahn Enterprises L.P.