EX-99.2 3 d344386dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

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News Release

For more information, contact:

Name: McCall Butler

AT&T Corporate Communications

Phone: 404-626-5652

Email: mb8191@att.com

For holders of Notes, contact:

Global Bondholder Services Corporation

Phone: (855) 654-2014 (toll free)

  (212) 430-3774 (collect)

AT&T INC. ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION AND UPSIZING OF ITS TENDER OFFERS FOR 63 SERIES OF NOTES

DALLAS, May 23, 2022 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) (“AT&T”) announced today the expiration of its offers to purchase for cash (i) 54 series of outstanding Notes listed in the table below under “Higher Coupon Offers” and (ii) 9 series of outstanding Notes listed in the table below under “Discount Offers” (collectively, the “Notes”) and that it has amended the Offers to Purchase (as defined below) by increasing the Maximum Purchase Consideration for the Higher Coupon Offers from $5.0 billion to $5.5 billion and for the Discount Offers from $3.0 billion to $3.2 billion. The Offers described herein were made on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offers to Purchase, dated May 16, 2022 (the “Offers to Purchase”), the Letter of Transmittal and the related Notices of Guaranteed Delivery (together with the Offers to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, the “Tender Offer Documents”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offers to Purchase.

The Offers to Purchase expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 20, 2022 (the “Expiration Date”). The settlement date for the Offers will be May 26, 2022 (the “Settlement Date”).

HIGHER COUPON OFFERS

According to information provided by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, $14,723,973,000 combined aggregate principal amount of the applicable Notes were validly tendered in connection with the Higher Coupon Offers prior to or at the Expiration Date and not validly withdrawn. In addition, $95,472,000 combined aggregate principal amount of the applicable Notes were tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures (as defined in the Higher Coupon Offer to Purchase) and remain subject to the Holders’


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performance of the delivery requirements under such procedures. The table below provides certain information about the Higher Coupon Offers, including the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date and the aggregate principal amount of Notes reflected in Notices of Guaranteed Delivery delivered at or prior to the Expiration Date.

Overall, AT&T plans to accept for purchase $4,788,384,000 combined aggregate principal amount of Notes under the Higher Coupon Offers (excluding Notes delivered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures). The Maximum Purchase Condition (after giving effect to the increase described above) has been satisfied with respect to the Higher Coupon Offers in respect of the series of Notes with Acceptance Priority Levels of 1-40. Accordingly, AT&T plans to accept for purchase all Notes of those series that have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Expiration Date. AT&T will not accept any Notes with Acceptance Priority Levels 41-54 (as indicated in the table below) and will promptly return all validly tendered Notes of such series to the respective tendering Holders.

 

Acceptance

Priority

Level

  

Title of Notes

  

Issuer

   Principal
Amount
Outstanding
(in millions)
    

CUSIP

Number

   Principal
Amount
Tendered(1)
     Aggregate Principal
Amount Validly
Tendered as of the
Expiration Date that

AT&T Plans to Accept(1)
     Principal
Amount
Reflected in
Notices of
Guaranteed
Delivery
 

1

  

8.750% Senior

Notes due 2031*

  

New Cingular

Wireless Services,

Inc.(2)

   $ 258     

00209AAF3 /

U0027MAC1

   $ 29,513,000      $ 29,513,000        —    

2

  

8.750% Global

Notes due 2031

   AT&T Inc.    $ 216      00206RGV8    $ 42,752,000      $ 42,752,000      $ 10,000  

3

  

8.750% Global

Notes due 2031

   AT&T Inc.(3)    $ 218      00206RGU0    $ 158,353,000      $ 158,353,000        —    

4

  

7.875% Global

Notes due 2030

   AT&T Inc.    $ 202      00206RGR7    $ 32,541,000      $ 32,541,000      $ 250,000  

5

  

7 1/8% Debentures

due 2026*+

  

Pacific Bell

Telephone

Company(4)(5)

   $ 219      694032AT0    $ 15,678,000      $ 15,678,000        —    

6

  

7.125% Global

Notes due 2026

   AT&T Inc.    $ 257      00206RGH9    $ 21,080,000      $ 21,080,000        —    

7

  

7.625% Global

Notes due 2031*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 188      00206RHZ8    $ 64,730,000      $ 64,730,000        —    

8

  

7.700% Global

Notes due 2032*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 157      00206RJA1    $ 10,000      $ 10,000        —    


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9

  

7.125% Senior

Notes due 2031*

  

AT&T Mobility

LLC(6)

   $ 151      17248RAJ5    $ 59,624,000      $ 59,624,000        —    

10

  

6.875% Global

Notes due 2031

   AT&T Inc.    $ 169      00206RGS5    $ 61,242,000      $ 61,242,000        —    

11

  

6.625% Global

Notes due 2029*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 190      00206RHY1    $ 9,166,000      $ 9,166,000        —    

12

  

Thirty Year 6 3/8%

Debentures due

2028*

  

BellSouth

Telecommunications,

LLC(7)

   $ 177      079867AW7    $ 10,372,000      $ 10,372,000      $ 10,000  

13

  

6.500% Global

Notes due 2036*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 156      00206RJC7    $ 31,318,000      $ 31,318,000        —    

14

  

6.450% Global

Notes due 2034

   AT&T Inc.(8)    $ 253      78387GAM5    $ 86,572,000      $ 86,572,000        —    

15

  

6.550% Global

Notes due 2039

   AT&T Inc.    $ 443      00206RAS1    $ 76,778,000      $ 76,778,000      $ 201,000  

16

  

6.500% Global

Notes due 2037

   AT&T Inc.    $ 239      00206RAD4    $ 130,862,000      $ 130,862,000      $ 54,000  

17

  

6.400% Global

Notes due 2038

   AT&T Inc.    $ 165      00206RAN2    $ 24,887,000      $ 24,887,000      $ 2,441,000  

18

  

6.350% Global

Notes due 2040

   AT&T Inc.    $ 158      00206RDE9    $ 79,786,000      $ 79,786,000        —    

19

  

6.200% Global

Notes due 2040*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 265      00206RJD5    $ 61,972,000      $ 61,972,000        —    

20

  

6.150% Global

Notes due 2034

   AT&T Inc.(8)    $ 356      78387GAQ6    $ 100,563,000      $ 100,563,000      $ 454,000  

21

  

6.000% Notes due

2034*

   BellSouth, LLC(9)    $ 198      079860AK8    $ 6,786,000      $ 6,786,000      $ 55,000  

22

  

6.100% Global

Notes due 2040*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 248      00206RJE3    $ 34,015,000      $ 34,015,000        —    

23

  

6.250% Global

Notes due 2041*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 330      00206RJF0    $ 36,200,000      $ 36,200,000      $ 674,000  

24

  

6.300% Global

Notes due 2038

   AT&T Inc.    $ 749      00206RAG7    $ 222,471,000      $ 222,471,000      $ 26,000  

25

  

6.000% Global

Notes due 2040

   AT&T Inc.    $ 471      00206RDF6    $ 70,372,000      $ 70,372,000      $ 177,000  


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26

  

6.375% Global

Notes due 2041

   AT&T Inc.    $ 604      00206RDG4    $ 297,158,000      $ 297,158,000      $ 5,413,000  

27

  

5.350% Global

Notes due 2043*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 191      00206RJJ2    $ 20,571,000      $ 20,571,000      $ 5,000  

28

  

5.375% Global

Notes due 2041*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 187      00206RJG8    $ 46,796,000      $ 46,796,000        —    

29

  

5.550% Global

Notes due 2041

   AT&T Inc.    $ 676      00206RBA9    $ 134,955,000      $ 134,955,000      $ 939,000  

30

  

5.700% Global

Notes due 2057

   AT&T Inc.    $ 485      00206RDT6    $ 159,725,000      $ 159,725,000      $ 153,000  

31

  

5.300% Global

Notes due 2058

   AT&T Inc.    $ 182      00206RFS6 / U04644CG0    $ 9,052,000      $ 9,052,000        —    

32

  

5.350% Global

Notes due 2040*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,069      04650NAB0 / U9475PAA6    $ 416,207,000      $ 416,207,000      $ 39,270,000  

33

  

5.650% Global

Notes due 2047

   AT&T Inc.    $ 959      00206RCU4    $ 153,235,000      $ 153,235,000      $ 451,000  

34

  

5.450% Global

Notes due 2047

   AT&T Inc.    $ 749      00206RDS8    $ 217,999,000      $ 217,999,000      $ 520,000  

35

  

5.150% Global

Notes due 2042

   AT&T Inc.    $ 590      00206RDH2    $ 271,674,000      $ 271,674,000      $ 10,627,000  

36

  

4.850% Global

Notes due 2045*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 401      00206RJL7    $ 90,108,000      $ 90,108,000      $ 2,667,000  

37

  

5.250% Global

Notes due 2037

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,794      00206RDR0    $ 738,239,000      $ 738,239,000      $ 2,704,000  

38

  

4.800% Global

Notes due 2044

   AT&T Inc.    $ 607      00206RCG5    $ 151,764,000      $ 151,764,000      $ 101,000  

39

  

4.900% Global

Notes due 2042*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 394      00206RJH6    $ 259,862,000      $ 259,862,000      $ 935,000  

40

  

5.150% Global

Notes due 2050

   AT&T Inc.    $ 941      00206RFU1    $ 353,396,000      $ 353,396,000      $ 5,985,000  

41

  

5.150% Global

Notes due 2046

   AT&T Inc.    $ 743     

00206RHA3 /

00206RFM9 / U04644BX4

   $ 258,982,000        —        $ 1,009,000  

42

  

4.650% Global

Notes due 2044*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 471      00206RJK9    $ 279,480,000        —        $ 119,000  


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43

  

4.900% Global

Notes due 2037

   AT&T Inc.    $ 683      00206RFW7    $ 544,102,000        —        $ 1,942,000  

44

  

4.850% Global

Notes due 2039

   AT&T Inc.    $ 956      00206RHK1    $ 507,484,000        —        $ 200,000  

45

  

4.550% Global

Notes due 2049

   AT&T Inc.    $ 931     

00206RDM1 /

00206RDK5

   $ 314,832,000        —        $ 965,000  

46

  

4.750% Global

Notes due 2046

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,872      00206RCQ3    $ 621,722,000        —        $ 727,000  

47

  

4.350% Global

Notes due 2045*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,115      00206RBK7    $ 322,236,000        —        $ 840,000  

48

  

4.500% Global

Notes due 2048

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,734     

00206RDL3 /

00206RDJ8

   $ 469,133,000        —        $ 10,100,000  

49

  

4.300% Global

Notes due 2042*

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,297      00206RBH4    $ 337,783,000        —        $ 72,000  

50

  

4.500% Global

Notes due 2035

   AT&T Inc.    $ 2,500      00206RCP5    $ 1,295,806,000        —          —    

51

  

4.350% Global

Notes due 2029

   AT&T Inc.    $ 3,000      00206RHJ4    $ 1,732,283,000        —        $ 2,323,000  

52

  

4.300% Global

Notes due 2030

   AT&T Inc.    $ 3,156     

00206RES7 /

00206RGQ9 / U04644BC0

   $ 1,721,797,000        —        $ 1,624,000  

53

  

4.250% Global

Notes due 2027

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,490      00206RDQ2    $ 564,985,000        —        $ 1,106,000  

54

  

4.100% Global

Notes due 2028

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,732     

00206RGL0 /

00206RER9 / U04644BB2

   $ 964,964,000        —        $ 323,000  

 

(1)

The amounts exclude the principal amounts of Notes for which Holders have complied with certain procedures applicable to guaranteed delivery pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. Such amounts remain subject to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. Notes tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures are required to be tendered at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 24, 2022.

(2)

New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. was formerly known as AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.

(3)

The initial interest rate on the 8.750% Global Notes due 2031 was 8.250%.

(4)

Pacific Bell Telephone Company was formerly known as Pacific Bell.

(5)

The 7 1/8% Debentures due March 15, 2026 are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by AT&T.

(6)

AT&T Mobility LLC was formerly known as Cingular Wireless LLC.

(7)

BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC converted from BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

(8)

AT&T Inc. was formerly known as SBC Communications Inc.

(9)

The 6.00% Notes due 2034 were originally issued by BellSouth Corporation, which subsequently converted to BellSouth, LLC.

*

Denotes a series of Notes with minimum authorized denominations of $1,000. All other series of Notes have a minimum authorized denomination of $2,000. Each series of Notes has an integral multiple in excess of the minimum authorized denomination of $1,000.

+

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 Depositary Trust Company (“DTC”). Such Certificated Notes may only be tendered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the accompanying Letter of Transmittal. With respect to the Certificated Notes, all references to the Offer to Purchase herein shall also include the Letter of Transmittal.


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For Holders who delivered a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and all other required documentation at or prior to the Expiration Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Tender Offer Documents, the deadline to validly tender Notes using the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures will be 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on May 24, 2022.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Tender Offer Documents, Holders whose Notes have been accepted for purchase in the Higher Coupon Offers will receive the applicable Total Consideration (the “Higher Coupon Total Consideration”) for each $1,000 principal amount of such Notes in cash on the Settlement Date. In addition to the Higher Coupon Total Consideration, Holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase will receive a cash payment equal to the Accrued Coupon Payment, representing accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes from and including the immediately preceding interest payment date for such Notes to, but excluding, the Settlement Date. Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Notes accepted in the Higher Coupon Offers, including those tendered through the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.

DISCOUNT OFFERS

According to information provided by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, $11,608,697,000 combined aggregate principal amount of the applicable Notes were validly tendered in connection with the Discount Offers prior to or at the Expiration Date and not validly withdrawn. In addition, $194,594,000 combined aggregate principal amount of the applicable Notes were tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures (as defined in the Discount Offer to Purchase) and remain subject to the Holders’ performance of the delivery requirements under such procedures. The table below provides certain information about the Discount Offers, including the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date and the aggregate principal amount of Notes reflected in Notices of Guaranteed Delivery delivered at or prior to the Expiration Date.

Overall, AT&T plans to accept for purchase $3,966,253,000 combined aggregate principal amount of Notes under the Discount Offers (excluding Notes delivered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures). The Maximum Purchase Condition (after giving effect to the increase described above) has been satisfied with respect to the Discount Offers in respect of the series of Notes with Acceptance Priority Levels of 1-3. Accordingly, AT&T plans to accept for purchase all Notes of those series that have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Expiration Date. AT&T will not accept any Notes with Acceptance Priority Levels 4-9 (as indicated in the table below) and will promptly return all validly tendered Notes of such series to the respective tendering Holders.


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Acceptance

Priority

Level

  

Title of Notes

  

Issuer

   Principal
Amount
Outstanding
(in millions)
     CUSIP
Number
   Principal
Amount
Tendered(1)
     Aggregate Principal
Amount Validly
Tendered as of the
Expiration Date
that AT&T Plans to
Accept(1)
     Principal
Amount
Reflected in
Notices of
Guaranteed
Delivery
 

1

  

3.500% Global

Notes due 2061

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,500      00206RKF8    $ 851,575,000      $ 851,575,000      $ 9,322,000  

2

  

3.300% Global

Notes due 2052

   AT&T Inc.    $ 2,250      00206RKE1    $ 1,264,677,000      $ 1,264,677,000      $ 70,180,000  

3

  

3.100% Global

Notes due 2043

   AT&T Inc.    $ 2,500      00206RKD3    $ 1,850,001,000      $ 1,850,001,000      $ 19,455,000  

4

  

3.850% Global

Notes due 2060

   AT&T Inc.    $ 1,500      00206RKB7    $ 923,482,000        —        $ 5,596,000  

5

  

3.650% Global

Notes due 2051

   AT&T Inc.    $ 3,000      00206RKA9    $ 1,561,738,000        —        $ 37,106,000  

6

  

3.500% Global

Notes due 2041

   AT&T Inc.    $ 2,500      00206RJZ6    $ 1,715,917,000        —        $ 6,286,000  

7

  

2.250% Global

Notes due 2032

   AT&T Inc.    $ 2,500      00206RKH4    $ 1,271,682,000        —        $ 33,204,000  

8

  

1.650% Global

Notes due 2028

   AT&T Inc.    $ 2,250      00206RKG6    $ 939,303,000        —        $ 7,702,000  

9

  

2.300% Global

Notes due 2027

   AT&T Inc.    $ 2,500      00206RJX1    $ 1,230,322,000        —        $ 5,743,000  

 

(1)

The amounts exclude the principal amounts of Notes for which Holders have complied with certain procedures applicable to guaranteed delivery pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. Such amounts remain subject to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. Notes tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures are required to be tendered at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 24, 2022.

For Holders who delivered a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and all other required documentation at or prior to the Expiration Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Tender Offer Documents, the deadline to validly tender Notes using the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures will be 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on May 24, 2022.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Tender Offer Documents, Holders whose Notes have been accepted for purchase in the Discount Offers will receive the applicable Total Consideration (the “Discount Offers Total Consideration”) for each $1,000 principal amount of such Notes in cash on the Settlement Date. In addition to the Discount Offers Total Consideration, Holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase will receive a cash payment equal to the Accrued Coupon Payment, representing accrued


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and unpaid interest on such Notes from and including the immediately preceding interest payment date for such Notes to, but excluding, the Settlement Date. Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Notes accepted in the Discount Offers, including those tendered through the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.

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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., TD Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Citigroup are acting as the Joint-Lead Dealer Managers for the tender offers. For additional information regarding the terms of the offers, please contact Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at (866) 627- 0391 (toll free) or (212) 250-2955 (collect), TD Securities at (866) 627-0391 (toll free) or (212) 250-2955 (collect), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 828-3182 (toll free) or (212) 357- 1452 (collect) or Citigroup at (800) 558-3745 (toll free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect). Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the tender agent and information agent for the tender offers. Questions or requests for assistance related to the tender offers or for additional copies of the Offers to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal or related Notices of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (855) 654-2014 (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 tender offers. The Offers to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notices of Guaranteed Delivery can be accessed at the following link: https://gbsc-usa.com/registration/att.

This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein. The tender offers described herein were made solely by the applicable Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and any related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

Neither the communication of this press release, the applicable Offer to Purchase or any other offer materials relating to the tender offers is being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”). Accordingly, this press release, the Offers to Purchase and such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to persons in the United Kingdom other than (a) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (b) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (such persons together being “relevant persons”). This press release and the Offers to Purchase are only available to relevant persons and the transactions contemplated herein will be available only to, or engaged in only with relevant persons, and must not be relied or acted upon by persons other than relevant persons.


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CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Offers to Purchase related to the tender offers. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.