Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Investor Contact | Media Contact | |||
| Patricia Figueroa | Shona Sabnis | |||
| (212) 836-2758 | (212) 836-2626 | |||
| Patricia.Figueroa@arconic.com | Shona.Sabnis@arconic.com |
Arconic Announces Early Tender Results for Previously Announced Offers by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC to Purchase Certain Outstanding Arconic Debt Securities and Amendments to Terms of Offers
NEW YORK, April 19, 2017 – Arconic Inc. (“Arconic” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ARNC) today announced the early tender results for the previously announced cash tender offers by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the “Purchasers”) for the Company’s outstanding debt securities set forth in the table below (the “Notes”), on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated April 5, 2017 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and a related Letter of Transmittal (together, the “Offer Materials”), and amendments to the terms of the Offers (as defined below). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Offer to Purchase.
As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 18, 2017 (the previously announced Early Tender Date), the principal amounts of Notes set forth in the table below had been validly tendered and not withdrawn.
The Purchasers have waived the 2019 Offer Condition, have amended the 2019 Offer Purchase Amount Cap and have extended the previously announced Early Tender Date with respect to the 2018 Offers to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 2, 2017, which is the Expiration Date for the Offers.
The Purchasers have amended the 2019 Offer Purchase Amount Cap. The Purchasers will now purchase on the Early Settlement Date (as defined below) an aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.720% Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) up to $250,000,000, subject to proration.
The settlement for the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn before the previously announced Early Tender Date is still expected to occur on Thursday, April 20, 2017 (the “Early Settlement Date”). The settlement for any 2018 Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn after the previously announced Early Tender Date and at or prior to the Expiration Date is expected to occur on Thursday, May 4, 2017, which is the Final Settlement Date for the Offers. Since the amended 2019 Offer Purchase Amount Cap has been reached, no additional 2019 Notes will be accepted for purchase on the Final Settlement Date.
The previously announced date for the expiration of withdrawal rights for the Offers has passed and has not been extended. Notes tendered pursuant to the Offers may no longer be withdrawn, except as required by law.
Subject to all conditions to the Offers set forth in the Offer Materials having been satisfied or waived by the Purchasers with respect to such purchases, the Purchasers currently expect that on the Early Settlement Date they will accept for purchase all of the Company’s 6.500% Notes due 2018 and 6.750% Notes due 2018 (together, the “2018 Notes”) validly tendered at or prior to the previously announced Early Tender Date (as set forth in the table below) and, since the 2019 Offer Condition has been waived and the 2019 Offer Purchase Amount Cap has been amended, $250,000,000 of the 2019 Notes, subject to proration as set forth in the Offer to Purchase.
Holders who validly tendered and did not withdraw Notes by the previously announced Early Tender Date (5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 18, 2017) and Holders who validly tender and do not withdraw 2018 Notes by the extended Early Tender Date with respect to the 2018 Offers (11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 2, 2017) will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration (subject to proration, if applicable), which will be determined by reference to the fixed spread specified below (the “Fixed Spread”) over the yield (the “Reference Yield”) based on the bid side price of the Reference U.S. Treasury Security specified below as calculated by the Purchasers as of 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2017 (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the “Price Determination Date”) and will include the Early Tender Premium of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.
| Title of |
CUSIP Number/ISIN |
Principal Amount Outstanding |
Principal Amount Tendered |
Principal Amount to Be Accepted |
Acceptance Priority Level |
Reference U.S. Treasury |
Bloomberg Reference Page(1) |
Fixed Spread (Basis Points) | ||||||||||||||
| 6.500% Senior Notes due 2018 |
022249BA3/ US022249BA36 |
$ | 250,000,000 | $ | 147,940,000 | $ | 147,940,000 | 1 | 1.25% UST due March 31, 2019 | FIT1 | +15 | |||||||||||
| 6.750% Senior Notes due 2018 |
013817AS0/ US013817AS04 |
$ | 750,000,000 | $ | 397,034,000 | $ | 397,034,000 | 2 | 1.25% UST due March 31, 2019 | FIT1 | +35 | |||||||||||
| 5.720% Senior Notes due 2019 |
013817AP6/ 013817AM3/ U01347AA8/ US013817AP64/ US013817AM34/ USU01347AA84 |
$ | 750,000,000 | $ | 383,757,000 | $ | 250,000,000 | 3 | 1.25% UST due March 31, 2019 | FIT1 | +35 | |||||||||||
| (1) | The applicable page on Bloomberg from which the Purchasers will quote the bid side price of the Reference U.S. Treasury Security. |
We refer to the offers to purchase the 2018 Notes as the “2018 Offers,” the offer to purchase the 2019 Notes as the “2019 Offer” and the 2018 Offers and the 2019 Offer together as the “Offers.”
The Purchasers will not accept for purchase more than $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (the “Maximum Purchase Amount”) in the Offers (subject to the Purchasers’ right to increase or decrease the Maximum Purchase Amount).
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Aside from the waiver of the 2019 Offer Condition, the amendment to the 2019 Offer Purchase Amount Cap and the extended Early Tender Date with respect to the 2018 Offers, all other terms and conditions of the Offers remain unchanged.
As set forth in the Offer Materials, the Purchasers intend to negotiate to sell the Notes to the Company for cash or to exchange the Notes for shares of common stock of Alcoa Corporation held by the Company. The Purchasers intend to negotiate to sell to the Company any validly tendered Notes in excess of $500,000,000 in the aggregate on the Early Settlement Date or soon thereafter and negotiate to sell to or exchange with the Company all other validly tendered Notes on the Final Settlement Date or soon thereafter.
The Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 2, 2017 (the “Expiration Date”), unless extended or earlier terminated.
For additional information regarding the terms of the Offers, please contact Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (800) 558-3745 (toll free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect) or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at (800) 820-1653 (toll free) or (212) 538-1862 (collect). Requests for documents and questions regarding the tender of Notes may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866) 924-2200 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (collect).
Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal related to the Offers may also be obtained at no charge from Global Bondholder Services Corporation.
None of Arconic, its board of directors, the Purchasers, the trustee under the indentures, the information agent and depositary make any recommendation as to whether Holders of the Notes should tender or refrain from tendering the Notes.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The Offers are being made solely by means of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal.
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About Arconic
Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) creates breakthrough products that shape industries. Working in close partnership with our customers, we solve complex engineering challenges to transform the way we fly, drive, build and power. Through the ingenuity of our people and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we deliver these products at a quality and efficiency that ensure customer success and shareholder value. For more information: www.arconic.com. Follow @arconic: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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