November 20, 2017
Company news
Bombardier Announces Pricing of its New Issuance of Senior Notes due 2024
Bombardier Inc. (“Bombardier” or the “Corporation”) today announced that it has successfully priced its previously announced offering of new Senior Notes. The issuance is for an aggregate principal amount of US$1,000,000,000 of new Senior Notes due December 1, 2024, which carry a coupon of 7.50% per annum and will be sold at par (the “Notes”). The issuance is expected to close on or about November 27, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.
The net proceeds of the offering are expected to be used to finance a previously announced tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for all US$600 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of Bombardier’s 4.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (“2019 Notes”) and the remainder for general corporate purposes. To the extent that less than US$600 million aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Notes are tendered in the Tender Offer, Bombardier intends to redeem all of its remaining outstanding 2019 Notes, using a portion of the net proceeds of the offering of Notes, following the closing of the offering of Notes.
Consummation of the offering of the Notes and the Tender Offer is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance that Bombardier will be able to successfully complete these transactions on the terms described above, or at all.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, sale or purchase of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation, sale or purchase would be unlawful.
The Notes mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any state securities laws or the laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Notes mentioned herein may be offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. The Notes mentioned herein have not been and will not be qualified for distribution to the public under applicable Canadian securities laws and, accordingly, any offer and sale of the securities in Canada will be made on a basis which is exempt from the prospectus requirements of such securities laws. The Notes are being offered and sold in Canada on a private placement basis only to “accredited investors” pursuant to certain prospectus exemptions.
The Tender Offer mentioned herein is being conducted in accordance with a separate Offer to Purchase relating thereto.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements based on current expectations. By their nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to important known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world’s leading manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montréal, Canada and our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, we posted revenues of $16.3 billion. News and information are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.
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For Information
Olivier Marcil Vice President, External Relations Bombardier Inc. +514 861 9481 | Patrick Ghoche Vice President, Investor Relations Bombardier Inc. +514 861 5727 |