NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE:VZ, news, filings) (NYSE:VZ, news, filings) today announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced 13 separate offers to purchase for cash (i) up to approximately $1.9 billion (the “Group 1 Waterfall Cap”) of the outstanding series of notes listed in the table labeled “Group 1 Offers” (collectively, the “Group 1 Notes”) set forth in Verizon’s press release announcing the Offers (as defined below) dated March 5, 2018 (the “Launch Press Release”), and (ii) up to $1.5 billion aggregate purchase price (the “Group 2 Waterfall Cap”) of the outstanding series of notes listed in the table labeled “Group 2 Offers” set forth in the Launch Press Release (collectively, the “Group 2 Notes,” and together with the Group 1 Notes, the “Notes”). We refer to each offer to purchase a series of Notes for cash as an “Offer,” the offers to purchase the Group 1 Notes, collectively as the “Group 1 Offers,” the offers to purchase the Group 2 Notes, collectively as the “Group 2 Offers” and all the offers to purchase Notes, collectively as the “Offers.” The Offers were made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March 5, 2018, as amended by Verizon’s press release announcing the early participation results of the Offers, dated March 19, 2018 (the “Offer to Purchase”).
The Offers expired at 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on March 30, 2018 (the “Expiration Date”). All conditions to the Offers were deemed satisfied or waived by Verizon by the Expiration Date.
As previously announced, Verizon elected to exercise its right to settle early all Group 1 Notes and Group 2 Notes validly tendered at or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 16, 2018 (the “Early Participation Date”) and accepted for purchase, and settled such Notes on March 20, 2018. Since the aggregate purchase price of the Group 1 Notes (excluding the applicable Accrued Coupon Payments (as defined in the Offer to Purchase)) validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase met the Group 1 Waterfall Cap, no additional tenders of Group 1 Notes were accepted for purchase by Verizon after the Early Participation Date. Since the aggregate purchase price (excluding the applicable Accrued Coupon Payments) of the (i) Group 2 Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date and previously accepted for purchase and (ii) Group 2 Notes validly tendered after the Early Participation Date and at or prior to the Expiration Date does not exceed the Group 2 Waterfall Cap, Verizon has accepted for purchase all Group 2 Notes that were tendered after the Early Participation Date and at or prior to the Expiration Date. Holders of such Group 2 Notes will receive on the Final Settlement Date (as defined below) the applicable Tender Consideration (as defined in the Launch Press Release), which is equal to the applicable Total Consideration (as defined in the Launch Press Release) minus the Early Participation Payment (as defined in the Launch Press Release).
The “Final Settlement Date” will be April 3, 2018, the second business day after the Expiration Date.
The table below indicates, the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered after the Early Participation Date and at or prior to the Expiration Date and accepted in each Group 2 Offer:
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The applicable Tender Consideration that will be paid on the Final Settlement Date for each series of Notes accepted for purchase after the Early Participation Date does not include the applicable Accrued Coupon Payment, which will be paid, in cash, in addition to the applicable Tender Consideration.
The lead dealer managers for the Offers were Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. The co-dealer managers for the Offers were Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, CastleOak Securities, L.P., Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc., Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C. and The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
Global Bondholder Services Corporation acted as the Information Agent and the Tender Agent for the Offers. Questions or requests for assistance related to the Offers may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866) 470-3800 (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 Offers.
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This announcement is for informational purposes only. This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities of Verizon in any transaction. The Offers were being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offers were not being made to holders of Notes 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. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers were deemed to be made on behalf of Verizon by the dealer managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
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