Verizon announces an increase to the waterfall cap in, early participation results of, and election of early settlement for, its tender offers for 29 series of notes of Verizon and certain of its subsidiaries
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced that, in connection with the Offers (as defined below), the Waterfall Cap (as defined below) will be increased such that all Notes (as defined below) validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date (as defined below) will be accepted, resulting in an increased Waterfall Cap. In addition, Verizon today announced the early participation results, as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on August 11, 2017 (the "Early Participation Date"), of its previously announced 29 separate offers, for its own account and on behalf of certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, to purchase for cash (the "Offers") the outstanding series of notes listed below (collectively, the "Notes"), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 31, 2017, such terms as amended by this press release (the "Offer to Purchase" and, together with the accompanying letter of transmittal, the "Offer Documents"). Verizon today also announced the early participation results of, and election of early settlement for, its separate, previously announced tender and exchange offers, for its own account and on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTE LLC, to purchase 17 other series of their outstanding notes. The tender and exchange offers are separate and distinct from the Offers, and neither the Offers nor the separate tender and exchange offers are conditioned upon the consummation of the other such offer.
The withdrawal rights for each Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on August 11, 2017. The Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on August 25, 2017 unless extended or earlier terminated by Verizon.
Verizon's obligation to accept Notes tendered in the Offers is subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer Documents, including (i) the Acceptance Priority Procedures (as described in Verizon's press release dated July 31, 2017 announcing the Offers (the "Launch Press Release")), (ii) a cap on the total cash Verizon pays to purchase Notes validly tendered under the Offers (excluding the applicable Accrued Coupon Payments (as defined below)) that was originally $1.5 billion (and is now increased to approximately $2.1 billion) (the "Waterfall Cap") and (iii) the Financing Condition, which, as described and announced in Verizon's press release dated August 7, 2017, has been satisfied.
All conditions to the Offers were deemed satisfied or waived by Verizon by the Early Participation Date. Accordingly, Verizon has elected to exercise its right to settle early all Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase, and the "Early Settlement Date" will be August 16, 2017. Since the aggregate purchase price of all Notes (excluding the applicable Accrued Coupon Payments) validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase will meet the Waterfall Cap, there will be no Final Settlement Date (as defined in the Launch Press Release) and no additional tenders of Notes will be accepted for purchase by Verizon after the Early Participation Date.
Verizon was advised by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, as the Information Agent and the Tender Agent, that as of the Early Participation Date, the aggregate principal amounts of the Notes specified in the table below were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn:
| Acceptance Priority Level |
CUSIP Number |
Issuer |
Title of Security |
Principal Amount Outstanding |
Principal Amount Tendered as of the Early Participation Date |
Percentage of Amount Outstanding Tendered as of the Early Participation Date |
| 1 |
92343VAR5 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
8.950% Notes due 2039 |
$111,990,000 |
$3,128,000 |
2.79% |
| 2 |
92343VAU8 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
7.350% Notes due 2039 |
$158,613,000 |
$5,166,000 |
3.26% |
| 3 |
92344WAB7 |
Verizon Maryland LLC |
5.125% Debentures due 2033 |
$164,527,000 |
$11,616,000 |
7.06% |
| 4 |
92343VAP9 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
6.900% Notes due 2038 |
$220,311,000 |
$13,456,000 |
6.11% |
| 5 |
92343VAK0 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
6.400% Notes due 2038 |
$397,434,000 |
$33,880,000 |
8.52% |
| 6 |
020039AJ2 |
Alltel Corporation |
6.800% Debentures due 2029 |
$187,889,000 |
$49,212,000 |
26.19% |
| 7 |
92343VAF1 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
6.250% Notes due 2037 |
$339,432,000 |
$34,123,000 |
10.05% |
| 8 |
92343VAW4 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
6.000% Notes due 2041 |
$294,386,000 |
$41,119,000 |
13.97% |
| 9 |
92344XAB5 |
Verizon New York Inc. |
7.375% Debentures due 2032 |
$205,025,000 |
$3,446,000 |
1.68% |
| 10 |
92344GAX4 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
5.850% Notes due 2035 |
$550,404,000 |
$47,952,000 |
8.71% |
| 11 |
644239AY1 |
Verizon New England Inc. |
7.875% Debentures due 2029* |
$147,062,000 |
$1,365,000 |
0.93% |
| 12 |
92343VBS2 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
6.400% Notes due 2033 |
$470,844,000 |
$26,344,000 |
5.60% |
| 13 |
92344GAS5 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
7.750% Notes due 2032 |
$178,882,000 |
$19,368,000 |
10.83% |
| 14 |
92343VBT0 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
6.550% Notes due 2043 |
$1,418,865,000 |
$273,376,000 |
19.27% |
| 15 |
92343VBZ6 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
5.050% Notes due 2034 |
$1,250,000,000 |
$987,105,000 |
78.97% |
| 16 |
020039DC4 |
Alltel Corporation |
7.875% Senior Notes due 2032 |
$337,049,000 |
$163,270,000 |
48.44% |
| 17 |
92344GAM8/ 92344GAC0 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
7.750% Notes due 2030 |
$582,856,000 |
$19,676,000 |
3.38% |
| 18 |
362320BA0 |
GTE LLC |
6.940% Debentures due 2028 |
$327,917,000 |
$12,608,000 |
3.84% |
| 19 |
645767AY0 |
Verizon New Jersey Inc. |
8.000% Debentures due 2022 |
$121,254,000 |
$9,862,000 |
8.13% |
| 20 |
645767AW4 |
Verizon New Jersey Inc. |
7.850% Debentures due 2029* |
$79,554,000 |
$28,219,000 |
35.47% |
| 21 |
650094CJ2 |
Verizon New York Inc. |
6.500% Debentures due 2028 |
$70,512,000 |
$1,108,000 |
1.57% |
| 22 |
07786DAA4 |
Verizon Pennsylvania LLC |
6.000% Debentures due 2028 |
$57,338,000 |
$1,463,000 |
2.55% |
| 23 |
165087AN7 |
Verizon Virginia LLC |
7.875% Debentures due 2022 |
$56,410,000 |
$401,000 |
0.71% |
| 24 |
078167BA0 |
Verizon Pennsylvania LLC |
8.750% Debentures due 2031 |
$36,126,000 |
$117,000 |
0.32% |
| 25 |
078167AZ6 |
Verizon Pennsylvania LLC |
8.350% Debentures due 2030 |
$31,826,000 |
$483,000 |
1.52% |
| 26 |
165069AP0 |
Verizon Maryland LLC |
8.000% Debentures due 2029* |
$27,719,000 |
$361,000 |
1.30% |
| 27 |
165069AQ8 |
Verizon Maryland LLC |
8.300% Debentures due 2031 |
$21,744,000 |
$430,000 |
1.98% |
| 28 |
165087AL1 |
Verizon Virginia LLC |
8.375% Debentures due 2029 |
$9,217,000 |
$186,000 |
2.02% |
| 29 |
252759AM7 |
Verizon Delaware LLC |
8.625% Debentures due 2031 |
$2,381,000 |
$0 |
0.00% |
| _______________________ |
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| * Denotes a series of Notes, a portion of which is held in physical certificated form (such portion, the "Certificated Notes") and is not held through The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). |
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Promptly after 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) today, August 14, 2017, Verizon will issue a press release specifying, among other things, (i) the aggregate principal amount of Notes accepted in each Offer, (ii) the offer yield, which is the fixed spread for the applicable series of Notes plus the yield of the specified Reference U.S. Treasury Security (as defined in the Launch Press Release) for that series as of 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) today, August 14, 2017 and (iii) the Total Consideration (as defined in the Launch Press Release) for each series of Notes. On August 16, 2017, holders of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date that are accepted for purchase by Verizon will receive the applicable Total Consideration, in cash, and an additional cash payment equal to accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to, but not including, the relevant Settlement Date (as defined in the Launch Press Release) (the "Accrued Coupon Payment").
Verizon has retained Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC to act as lead dealer managers for the Offers and Loop Capital Markets LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., CastleOak Securities, L.P. and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. to act as co-dealer managers for the Offers. Questions regarding terms and conditions of the Offers should be directed to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 828-3182 (toll-free) or (212) 902-6595 (collect), J.P. Morgan at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-4811 (collect), Mizuho Securities at (866) 271-7403 (toll-free) or (212) 205-7736 (collect), or Wells Fargo Securities at (866) 309-6316 (toll-free) or (704) 410-4760 (collect).
Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the Information Agent and the Tender Agent for the Offers. Questions or requests for assistance related to the Offers or for additional copies of the Offer Documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866) 470-3800 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (collect). You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offers.
This announcement is for informational purposes only. This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities of Verizon in any transaction. The Offers are being made solely pursuant to the Offer Documents. The Offers are not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on behalf of Verizon by the dealer managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
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