NEW
YORK, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount
Global ("Paramount," "we" or "our") (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) today
announced the early tender results of its previously announced cash
tender offers for the Maximum Offer Securities (as defined below)
(the "Maximum Offer"). The Maximum Offer consists of the offer to
purchase up to $540,922,623.28
aggregate purchase price of the Company's 4.00% Senior Notes due
2026, 2.90% Senior Notes due 2027 and 3.375% Senior Notes due 2028
in the priorities set forth in the table below (collectively, the
"Maximum Offer Securities") validly tendered and accepted for
purchase (in each case, excluding accrued and unpaid interest to,
but not including, the applicable settlement date and excluding
fees and expenses) (the "Maximum Offer Amount"). The Maximum Offer
is open to all registered holders of the Maximum Offer Securities
(collectively, the "Holders"). The Maximum Offer is subject to
proration and order of priority (the "Acceptance Priority Levels")
as set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated November 2, 2023 (as amended or supplemented, the
"Offer to Purchase") and the table below.
According to information provided by Global Bondholder Services
Corporation, the information agent and tender agent for the Maximum
Offer (the "Tender Agent"), $802,640,000 in combined aggregate principal
amount of Maximum Offer Securities were validly tendered and not
validly withdrawn on or prior to 5:00
p.m., New York City time,
on November 16, 2023 (the "Early
Tender Deadline") in the aggregate amounts as shown in the table
below.
Title of
Security
|
CUSIP
Number
|
Acceptance
Priority Level(1)
|
Principal Amount
Outstanding
|
Principal Amount
Tendered
|
4.00% Senior Notes due
2026
|
124857 AQ6
|
1
|
$800,000,000
|
$453,312,000
|
2.90% Senior Notes due
2027
|
124857 AR4
|
2
|
$700,000,000
|
$244,249,000
|
3.375% Senior Notes due
2028
|
124857 AT0
|
3
|
$500,000,000
|
$105,079,000
|
________________
|
(1)
|
Subject to the Maximum
Offer Amount and proration, the principal amount of each series of
Maximum Offer Securities that is purchased in the Maximum Offer
will be determined in accordance with the applicable Acceptance
Priority Level (in numerical priority order with 1 being the
highest Acceptance Priority Level and 3 being the lowest) specified
in this column.
|
As of 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on November 16, 2023 (the "Maximum Offer
Withdrawal Deadline"), Maximum Offer Securities validly tendered in
the Maximum Offer may no longer be withdrawn except in certain
limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are
required by law.
Because the aggregate purchase price of the 4.00% Senior Notes
due 2026 and 2.90% Senior Notes due 2027 validly tendered and not
validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline is
expected to exceed the Maximum Offer Amount, Paramount expects to
accept all of the validly tendered 4.00% Senior Notes due 2026, the
validly tendered 2.90% Senior Notes due 2027 on a prorated basis
using a proration factor to be announced with the determination of
the Total Consideration (as defined below) and none of the validly
tendered 3.375% Senior Notes due 2028. Although the Maximum Offer
is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on
December 4, 2023 (such date and time,
as may be extended or earlier terminated by Paramount), because the
Maximum Offer was fully subscribed as of the Early Tender Deadline,
Paramount does not expect to accept for purchase any Maximum Offer
Securities tendered after the Early Tender Deadline. Maximum Offer
Securities tendered and not accepted for purchase will be promptly
returned to the tendering Holders as described in the Offer to
Purchase.
The consideration to be paid in the Maximum Offer for each
series of Maximum Offer Securities validly tendered and expected to
be accepted for purchase as described in the Offer to Purchase will
be determined at 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on
November 17, 2023 (such date and
time, as may be extended by Paramount). Holders of Maximum Offer
Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior
to the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase will receive
the applicable total consideration (the "Total Consideration"),
which includes an early tender premium of $30.00 per $1,000
principal amount of the Maximum Offer Securities accepted for
purchase. In addition to the applicable Total Consideration, the
Holders of Maximum Offer Securities validly tendered and not
validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline and
accepted for purchase will also receive accrued and unpaid interest
rounded to the nearest cent, on such $1,000 principal amount of Maximum Offer
Securities from the last applicable interest payment date up to,
but not including, the Early Settlement Date.
The settlement date for Maximum Offer Securities validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender
Deadline and accepted for purchase is expected to be November 21, 2023, the third business day after
the Early Tender Deadline (the "Early Settlement Date").
Paramount's obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for,
the Maximum Offer Securities validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn in the Maximum Offer is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions as described in the Offer to Purchase.
Paramount reserves the absolute right, subject to applicable law,
to: (i) waive any and all conditions applicable to the Maximum
Offer; (ii) extend or terminate the Maximum Offer;
(iii) increase or decrease the Maximum Offer
Amount without extending the Early Tender Deadline or the
Maximum Offer Withdrawal Deadline; or (iv) otherwise amend the
Maximum Offer in any respect.
Information Relating to the Maximum Offer
RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.,
TD Securities (USA) LLC and
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as the dealer managers for
the Maximum Offer (together, the "Dealer Managers"). The
information agent and tender agent for the Maximum Offer
is Global Bondholder Services Corporation. Copies of the
Offer to Purchase and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be
accessed at the following link: https://www.gbsc-usa.com/paramount.
Questions regarding the procedures for tendering the Maximum Offer
Securities may be directed to the Tender Agent by telephone at
(855) 654-2015 (toll-free) or (212) 430‑3774 (banks and brokers) or
by email at contact@gbsc-usa.com. Questions regarding the Maximum
Offer should be directed to RBC Capital Markets, LLC,
Liability Management, at (212) 618-7843 (collect) or (877)
381-2099 (toll-free) or by email at
liability.management@rbccm.com, SMBC Nikko Securities America,
Inc., Debt Capital Markets – Liability Management, at (888)
284-9760 (toll-free) or by email at
liabilitymanagement@smbcnikko-si.com, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Liability Management, at (212)
827-2842 (collect) or (866) 584-2096 (toll-free) or by email at
LM@tdsecurities.com, or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Liability
Management Group at (704) 410-4756 (collect) or (866)
309-6316 (toll‑free) or by email at
liabilitymanagement@wellsfargo.com.
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
Maximum Offer 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 Paramount, the Dealer Managers, the Tender
Agent, the trustees with respect to the Maximum Offer Securities or
any of their respective affiliates is making any recommendation as
to whether Holders should tender their Maximum Offer Securities in
connection with the Maximum Offer.
PARA-IR
ABOUT PARAMOUNT
Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media,
streaming 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, Paramount+ and
Pluto TV. The company holds one of the industry's most extensive
libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative
streaming services and digital video products, Paramount provides
powerful capabilities in production, distribution, and advertising
solutions.
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