Vistra Energy Announces Early Results of Cash Tender Offer for Senior Notes

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Energy Corp. (NYSE: VST) ("Vistra Energy") announced today the results to date of its previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for its outstanding 7.375% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Notes") and related consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated January 22, 2019 (the "Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation").

According to information received from Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the depositary and information agent for the Tender Offer, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 4, 2019 (the "Early Tender Date"), Vistra Energy had received valid tenders from holders of the 2022 Notes that were not validly withdrawn as set forth in the table below.

Because the aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date would result in an Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount (as defined in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation) that is less than $1,275,000,000, the 2022 Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date will be accepted for purchase without proration. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all remaining conditions to the Tender Offer described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation having been either satisfied or waived by Vistra Energy, Vistra Energy intends to accept for purchase all tendered 2022 Notes.

The 2022 Notes will be purchased on the "Early Settlement Date," which is currently expected to occur on February 6, 2019. The Financing Condition (as defined in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation) with respect to the Tender Offer is expected to be satisfied on February 6, 2019, upon the closing of Vistra Energy's previously announced offering of $1,300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027.

In addition, the Requisite Consent (as defined in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation) to effect the Proposed Amendments (as defined in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation) with respect to the indenture relating to the 2022 Notes has been received. 

Full details of the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal and Consent, which were sent by Vistra Energy to holders of the 2022 Notes. Holders of the 2022 Notes are encouraged to read these documents as they contain important information regarding the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation.

Vistra Energy has retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to act as the Lead Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. Global Bondholder Services Corporation has been retained to serve as the Depositary and Information Agent for the Tender Offer. Questions or requests for assistance regarding the terms of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation should be directed to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attn: Liability Management Group, (866) 834-4666 (toll free), (212) 834-3260 (collect). Requests for the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation and other documents relating to the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at 65 Broadway – Suite 404, New York, New York 10006, Attn: Corporate Actions, (212) 430-3774 (for banks and brokers) or (866) 470-3900 (for all others).

None of Vistra Energy, its board of directors or officers, the Lead Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent, the Depositary and Information Agent, or the Trustee or any of their respective affiliates is making any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender any 2022 Notes in response to the Tender Offer or deliver any consents pursuant to the Consent Solicitation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender their 2022 Notes and, if applicable, to deliver their consents, and, if so, the principal amount of 2022 Notes as to which action is to be taken. 

The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are only being made by, and pursuant to, the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal and Consent. This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any 2022 Notes in the Tender Offer. The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are not being made to holders of 2022 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 Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are required to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation will be deemed to be made on behalf of Vistra Energy by the Lead Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent, or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities issued in connection with any notes offering, nor shall there be any sale of the securities issued in such an offering in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Offers of any such securities will be made in the United States only by means of a private offering memorandum pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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About Vistra Energy
Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated power company based in Irving, Texas, combining an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through its retail and generation businesses which include TXU Energy, Homefield Energy, Dynegy, and Luminant, Vistra operates in 12 states and six of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 5,400 employees. Vistra's retail brands serve approximately 2.9 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across five top retail states, and its generation fleet totals approximately 41,000 megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar and battery storage facilities.  The company is currently developing the largest battery energy storage system of its kind in the world – a 300-MW/1,200-MWh system in Moss Landing, California.

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Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by law, Vistra Energy will not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them; nor can Vistra Energy assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

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