Frontier Communications Prices $1.650 Billion First Lien Secured Notes Offering
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) announced today that it has priced its previously announced private offering of $1.650 billion aggregate principal amount of First Lien Secured Notes due 2027 (the First Lien Secured Notes).
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) announced today that it
has priced its previously announced private offering of $1.650 billion
aggregate principal amount of First Lien Secured Notes due 2027 (the
“First Lien Secured Notes”). The First Lien Secured Notes will bear
interest at 8.000% per year and will be sold at a price equal to 100% of
the principal thereof. The settlement of the First Lien Secured Notes is
expected to occur on or about March 15, 2019, subject to customary
closing conditions.
Frontier intends to use the proceeds from the offering to repay all
outstanding indebtedness under its senior secured term loan A facility,
which matures in March 2021, and its credit agreement with CoBank ACB,
which matures in October 2021, and to pay related fees and expenses. In
addition, upon the closing of the First Lien Secured Notes offering,
Frontier expects to amend its credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A. to, among other things, extend the maturity date of at least $835
million of its $850 million revolving credit facility from February 2022
to February 2024 (subject to certain springing maturity dates). The
maturity date of any revolver commitment not extended will remain
February 2022.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any
sales of securities mentioned in this press release in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. All offers
of the First Lien Secured Notes were made only by means of a private
offering memorandum to persons reasonably believed to be qualified
institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act") and to non-U.S. persons outside of the
United States under Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The First Lien Secured Notes have not been registered under the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) is committed to
helping customers navigate internet and entertainment services. As a
leader in providing communications services to urban, suburban, and
rural communities in 29 states, Frontier offers a variety of services to
residential customers over its FiOS and Vantage fiber-optic and its
copper networks, including video, high-speed internet, advanced voice,
and Frontier Secure® digital protection solutions. Frontier
Business™ offers communications solutions to small, medium and
enterprise businesses.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains "forward-looking statements," related to future,
not past, events. Forward-looking statements address our expected future
business and financial performance and financial condition, and contain
words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe,"
"seek," "see," "will," "would," or "target." Forward-looking statements
by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees,
uncertain. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to: the completion of settlement of the First Lien Secured Notes
offering and the other factors that are described in our filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our report on
Form 10-K. These risks and uncertainties may cause our actual future
results to be materially different than those expressed in our
forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update or revise
these forward-looking statements.
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