News Release
Intelsat Announces Exchange Offers for Certain Notes of Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A.
ICF is making the following Exchange Offers:
(1) an offer to exchange (the “2018 Lux Notes Exchange Offer”) 6.75%
Senior Notes due 2018 issued by Intelsat Luxembourg (CUSIP No. 458204
AN4) (the “2018 Lux Notes”) held by Eligible Holders (as defined below)
for (i) up to an aggregate principal amount of
(2) an offer to exchange (the “2021 Lux Notes Exchange Offer”) 7.75%
Senior Notes due 2021 issued by Intelsat Luxembourg (CUSIP No. 458204
AP9) (the “2021 Lux Notes” and together with the 2018 Lux Notes, the
“Lux Notes”) held by Eligible Holders for (i) up to an aggregate
principal amount of
For each
For each
For each $1,000 Principal Amount of 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Notes Validly Tendered and Not Withdrawn(1) |
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Total Offer Consideration if at or Prior to the Early Delivery Time | Exchange Offer Consideration if After the Early Delivery Time(2) | ||||||||||||
Security |
CUSIP | Outstanding Principal Amount | Cash |
Principal |
Cash |
Principal
Amount of |
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2018 Lux Notes | 458204 AN4 | $475,000,000(3) | $600 | $350 | $575 | $350 | |||||||
2021 Lux Notes | 458204 AP9 | $2,000,000,000 | $30 | $550 | $5 | $550 | |||||||
(1) Eligible Holders whose Lux Notes are accepted in the Exchange Offers
will also receive a cash payment equal to the accrued and unpaid
interest in respect of such Lux Notes from
(2) Aggregate cash payments to Eligible Holders who tender their Lux Notes after the Early Delivery Time and who in exchange receive ICF Notes on the Final Settlement Date, will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued on the ICF Notes received by them from the Early Settlement Date to, but not including, the Final Settlement Date.
(3) Excludes
The maximum principal amount of 2018 Lux Notes that will be accepted for
exchange in the 2018 Lux Notes Exchange Offer will be
Tenders of 2018 Lux Notes and 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, received at or before the Early Delivery Time will receive priority for application against the Maximum 2018 Exchange Amount and Maximum 2021 Exchange Amount relative to tenders received thereafter. If the aggregate principal amount of 2018 Lux Notes and/or 2021 Lux Notes tendered and not validly withdrawn in an Exchange Offer at or before the Early Delivery Time exceeds the Maximum 2018 Exchange Amount or the Maximum 2021 Exchange Amount, as applicable, then ICF will accept the 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, so tendered on a pro rata basis, regardless of whether ICF chooses to have an Early Settlement Date. In such case, no tenders of the 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, following the Early Delivery Time will be accepted in the applicable Exchange Offers.
If the aggregate principal amount of 2018 Lux Notes and/or 2021 Lux Notes tendered and not validly withdrawn in an Exchange Offer at or before the Early Delivery Time does not exceed the Maximum 2018 Exchange Amount or the Maximum 2021 Exchange Amount, as applicable, but the total 2018 Lux Notes and/or 2021 Lux Notes tendered and not validly withdrawn in an Exchange Offer at or before the Expiration Time does exceed the Maximum 2018 Exchange Amount or the Maximum 2021 Exchange Amount, as applicable, then ICF will accept all of the 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, tendered at or before the Early Delivery Time and will accept the 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, tendered after the Early Delivery Time on a pro rata basis, regardless of whether ICF chooses to have an Early Settlement Date.
The ICF Notes will mature on
ICF was formed by Intelsat Luxembourg in connection with the Exchange
Offers. As a condition precedent to consummation of the Exchange Offers,
ICF is required to be capitalized with 100% of the equity interests
currently held by Intelsat Luxembourg in
The ICF Notes will be ICF’s senior unsecured obligations, ranking equally in right of payment with all of its existing and future senior indebtedness and senior to its existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The ICF Notes will be effectively subordinated to ICF’s existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such secured debt. The ICF Notes will also be structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities of ICF’s subsidiaries, including the liabilities of Intelsat Jackson under Intelsat Jackson’s Secured Credit Agreement and existing notes, and structurally senior to all indebtedness of Intelsat Luxembourg, including Lux Notes not accepted in the Exchange Offers. On the issue date, Intelsat Luxembourg, the direct parent of ICF, will irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the ICF Notes on an unsecured senior basis.
The Exchange Offers will expire at
The following table sets forth certain key dates of the Exchange Offers. Further information may be found in the Offering Memorandum:
Key Date | Calendar Date | ||
Launch Date | December 7, 2016 | ||
Early Delivery Time | 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on December 20, 2016, unless extended or earlier terminated by ICF. | ||
Early Settlement Date | Promptly after the Early Delivery Time, and expected to be the third business day after the Early Delivery Time. The Early Settlement Date is currently expected to be December 23, 2016. ICF reserves the right but is under no obligation to elect to have an Early Settlement Date. | ||
Withdrawal Deadline | 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the date of the Early Delivery Time, unless extended or earlier terminated by ICF. | ||
Exchange Offers Expiration Time | 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on January 5, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated by ICF. | ||
Final Settlement Date | The final settlement date is currently expected to be January 10, 2017. | ||
ICF reserves the right, but is under no obligation, to elect an Early Settlement Date. However, if so elected, “Early Settlement Date” refers to the date on which ICF Notes will be issued and the applicable cash payment will be paid to holders in exchange for 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, accepted in the Exchange Offers that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early Delivery Time. The “Final Settlement Date” refers to the date on which ICF Notes will be issued and the applicable cash payment will be paid to holders in exchange for 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, accepted in the Exchange Offers and not settled on the Early Settlement Date.
Subject to applicable law and the terms set forth in the Offering Memorandum, ICF reserves the right to waive any and all conditions to the Exchange Offers, in whole or in part, and may do so, subject to applicable law, without reinstating withdrawal rights. In addition, ICF expressly reserves the right to extend or terminate the Exchange Offers and to otherwise amend or modify the Exchange Offers in any respect. Each of the Exchange Offers is independent of and not conditioned on the other, and ICF may waive conditions to, extend, terminate or otherwise amend or modify, or make determinations under (including, without limitation, electing an Early Settlement Date), one Exchange Offer without taking the same action with respect to the other.
On
On
The Maximum 2018 Exchange Amount and the Maximum 2021 Exchange Amount were determined in light of the obligations of ICF under each of the Support Agreements, and the exchange by the Supporting Holders of their 2018 Lux Notes and 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, pursuant to the applicable Support Agreement will not be subject to pro-ration whether or not the 2018 Lux Notes Exchange Offer or the 2021 Lux Notes Exchange Offer, as applicable, is over-subscribed.
Shortly after the launch of the Exchange Offers, Intelsat Luxembourg intends to commence an exchange offer for the 2018 Lux Notes pursuant to which participating holders will be entitled to receive an equal principal amount of new 12.50% Senior Notes of Intelsat Luxembourg due 2024 (the “2024 Lux Exchange Offer”). Tendering notes in the 2018 Lux Notes Exchange Offer will preclude tendering those notes in the 2024 Lux Exchange Offer unless they are validly withdrawn from the 2018 Lux Notes Exchange Offer. ICF intends to tender the 2018 Lux Notes acquired by it in the 2018 Lux Notes Exchange Offer into the 2024 Lux Exchange Offer and thereby acquire, in exchange for 2018 Lux Notes, a like principal amount of new 12.50% Senior Notes due 2024 of Intelsat Luxembourg. Following such exchange, it is anticipated that the Lux 2018 Notes so acquired by Intelsat Luxembourg will be cancelled.
The ICF Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any other applicable securities laws and, unless so registered, the ICF Notes may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of any U.S. person, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. ICF does not intend to register the ICF Notes under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The ICF Notes are not transferable except in accordance with the restrictions described more fully in the Offering Memorandum.
The Exchange Offers are being made, and the ICF Notes to be issued
pursuant to the Exchange Offers are being offered and issued, only (a)
in
The Exchange Offers are being conducted pursuant to the Offering Memorandum, this press release and Intelsat S.A.’s or ICF’s other press releases related to the Exchange Offer (collectively, the “Exchange Offer Materials”).
Questions regarding the Exchange Offers may be directed to ICF at the following email address: Attn: Investor Relations, Email: investor.relations@intelsat.com.
The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offers, as well as the
terms of the ICF Notes, are set forth in the Offering Memorandum. The
Offering Memorandum will only be made available to holders who complete
an eligibility letter confirming their status as Eligible Holders.
Holders of 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes who wish to receive a copy
of the eligibility letter for the Exchange Offers may contact
ICF is making the Exchange Offers only by, and pursuant to, the terms of the Exchange Offer Materials. None of ICF, the Information and Exchange Agent, nor their respective affiliates makes any recommendation as to whether Eligible Holders should tender or refrain from tendering their 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable. Eligible Holders must make their own decision as to whether or not to tender their 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, as well as with respect to the principal amount of the 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, to tender. The Exchange Offers are not being made to any holders of 2018 Lux Notes or 2021 Lux Notes, as applicable, 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.
This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase securities or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase any new securities, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
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Source:
Intelsat
Dianne VanBeber, +1 703-559-7406
Vice President,
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
dianne.vanbeber@intelsat.com
or
Michele
Loguidice, +1 703-559-7372
Director, Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications
michele.loguidice@intelsat.com