Exhibit 99.1
ViacomCBS Announces Early Tender Results and an Increase in Consideration in Connection with its $2.0 Billion Cash Tender Offers for Certain Outstanding Debt Securities
May 27, 2020
NEW YORK —(BUSINESS WIRE) — May 27, 2020 — ViacomCBS Inc. (“ViacomCBS”) (NASDAQ: VIAC, VIACA) today announced that in connection with its previously-announced cash tender offers (collectively, the “Offers”) for up to $2.0 billion combined aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the applicable settlement date and excluding fees and expenses related to the Offers) (the “Maximum Tender Amount”) of the debt securities identified in the table below, collectively referred to as the “Securities” and each referred to as a “series” of Securities, from each registered holder of Securities (individually, a “Holder,” and collectively, the “Holders”), approximately $1.59 billion in combined aggregate principal amount of Securities were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 26, 2020 (the “Early Tender Deadline”), in the aggregate amounts as shown in the table. The Offers are subject to proration procedures described in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 12, 2020 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and order of priority (the “Acceptance Priority Levels”) as set forth in the table below.
The combined aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the applicable settlement date and excluding fees and expenses related to the Offers) of Securities accepted for purchase on the early settlement date, which is currently expected to be May 28, 2020 (the “Early Settlement Date”) will reduce the amount of Securities to be accepted for purchase on the final settlement date (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the extent the combined aggregate purchase price of Securities accepted for purchase on the Final Settlement Date, together with the combined aggregate purchase price of the Securities accepted for purchase on the Early Settlement Date, exceeds the Maximum Tender Amount.
ViacomCBS also today announced it has amended the Offers by (i) changing the fixed spread for the total consideration to be paid for all 3.875% Senior Notes due 2021 validly tendered and accepted for purchase to 30 basis points over the yield to maturity based on the bid side price of the 0.125% UST due April 30, 2022 to be determined at pricing and (ii) providing that Holders of all series of Securities who validly tender their Securities following the Early Tender Deadline and on or prior to the expiration date of 11:59 p.m., New York City Time, on June 9, 2020 (the “Expiration Date”) will also receive the early tender premium of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities accepted for purchase.
The terms and conditions of the Offers are described in the Offer to Purchase and remain unchanged except as amended hereby.
| Title of Security |
CUSIP Number |
Acceptance Priority Level |
Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding Prior to the Offers |
Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered(1) | ||||
| 3.875% Senior Notes due 2021 |
92553P AJ1 | 1 | $600,000,000 | $170,045,000 | ||||
| 2.500% Senior Notes due 2023 |
124857 AS2 | 2 | $400,000,000 | $169,941,000 | ||||
| 2.900% Senior Notes due 2023 |
124857 AY9 124857 AU7 U1492DAB7 |
3 | $400,000,000 | $156,607,000 | ||||
| 3.250% Senior Notes due 2023 |
92553P AR3 | 4 | $181,610,000 | $39,549,000 | ||||
| 4.250% Senior Notes due 2023 |
92553P AT9 | 5 | $1,250,000,000 | $406,345,000 | ||||
| 7.125% Senior Notes due 2023 |
124845 AF5 | 6 | $45,882,000 | $11,044,000 | ||||
| 7.875% Debentures due 2023 |
960402 AS4 | 7 | $186,998,000 | $47,557,000 | ||||
| 5.875% Junior Subordinated |
92553P BD3 | 8 | $650,000,000 | $232,180,000 | ||||
| 3.375% Senior Notes due 2022 |
124857 AG8 | 9 | $700,000,000 | $271,186,000 | ||||
| 3.125% Senior Notes due 2022 |
92553P AM4 | 10 | $195,375,000 | $76,054,000 | ||||
| 2.250% Senior Notes due 2022 |
92553P BA9 | 11 | $49,553,000 | $14,077,000 |
| (1) | As of the Early Tender Deadline. |
| * | The maximum aggregate principal amount of the 5.875% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2057 (the “2057 Debentures”) that will be purchased in the Offers will be capped at $130,000,000. |
The validly tendered principal amounts of each series of Securities listed in the table above, other than with respect to the 2057 Debentures, are expected to be accepted for purchase on the Early Settlement Date. The principal amount of 2057 Debentures expected to be purchased is limited to $130,000,000 (the “2057 Debentures Tender Cap”).
Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline will be accepted for purchase, subject to the 2057 Debentures Tender Cap, in priority to other Securities validly tendered following the Early Tender Deadline even if such Securities validly tendered following the Early Tender Deadline have a higher Acceptance Priority Level than Securities validly tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline. Securities validly tendered following the Early Tender Deadline, other than the 2057 Debentures, will be subject to the Maximum Tender Amount and proration.
Because the amount of 2057 Debentures to be purchased on the Early Settlement Date is expected to equal the 2057 Debentures Tender Cap, 2057 Debentures tendered on or after the Early Tender Deadline are not expected to be accepted for purchase.
Securities not accepted for purchase will be promptly credited to the account of the Holder of such Securities with The Depository Trust Company and otherwise returned in accordance with the Offer to Purchase.
Holders of Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), which includes an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by such holders and accepted for purchase by ViacomCBS. All payments for Securities purchased in connection with the Early Tender Deadline will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of Securities purchased from the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Securities up to, but not including, the Early Settlement Date.
Holders of Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Date will also be eligible to receive the Total Consideration, which includes an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by such holders and accepted for purchase by ViacomCBS. All payments for Securities purchased in connection with the expiration of the Offers will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of Securities purchased from the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Securities up to, but not including, the Final Settlement Date.
In accordance with the terms of the Offers, the withdrawal deadline was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 26, 2020. As a result, tendered Securities may no longer be withdrawn and Securities tendered after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 26, 2020 cannot be withdrawn once tendered in an Offer, except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law (as determined by ViacomCBS).
ViacomCBS reserves the absolute right, subject to applicable law, to: (i) waive any and all conditions to the Offers; (ii) extend or terminate the Offers; or (iii) otherwise amend the Offers in any respect.
Information Relating to the Offers
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mizuho Securities USA LLC are acting as the dealer managers for the Offers. The information agent and tender agent for the Offers is Global Bondholder Services Corporation. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and related offering materials are available by contacting Global Bondholder Services Corporation by telephone at (866) 924-2200 (toll-free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers) or by email at contact@gbsc-usa.com. Questions regarding the Offers should be directed to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Liability Management Group, at (212) 723-6106 (collect) or (800) 558-3745 (toll-free), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Liability Management Group, at (212) 250-2955 (collect) or (866) 627-0391 (toll-free), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Liability Management Group, at (212) 834-3424 (collect) or (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Liability Management Group, at (212) 205-7736 (collect) or (866) 271-7403 (toll-free).
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell with respect to any securities. The solicitation of offers to sell the Securities is only being made pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase. The offer is not being made 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. None of ViacomCBS, the dealer managers, or the information and tender agent is making any recommendation as to whether or not holders should tender their Securities in connection with the Offers.
About ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, its portfolio includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, CBS All Access, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. The company delivers the largest share of the US television audience and boasts one of the industry’s most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, ViacomCBS provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions for partners on five continents.
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