ST.
LOUIS, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Post
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) (the "Company" or "Post") today
announced it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer")
to purchase up to $475.0 million in
aggregate principal amount (subject to increase, the "Maximum
Tender Amount") of its 5.625% senior notes due 2028 (the
"Notes").
Offer to Purchase up to $475.0
million in Aggregate Principal Amount of the Notes Listed
Below:
Title of
Security
|
CUSIP
Nos.
|
ISINs
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
|
Maximum
Tender
Amount
|
U.S. Treasury
Reference
Security
|
Bloomberg
Reference
Page
|
Fixed
Spread(1)
|
Early Tender
Premium(2)(3)
|
5.625%
Senior Notes
due 2028
|
737446AN4
U7318UAN2
|
US737446AN44
USU7318UAN29
|
$939,920,000
|
$475.0
million
|
4.500%
Treasury due
November 30,
2024
|
PX 3
|
+50bps
|
$50
|
(1)
|
In no event will the
Early Tender Consideration (defined below) payable in respect of
the principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer
exceed $1,018.75 for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes so
tendered.
|
(2)
|
Per $1,000 principal
amount.
|
(3)
|
The Early Tender
Consideration for the Notes validly tendered at or prior to the
Early Tender Time (defined below) and accepted for purchase is
calculated using the Fixed Spread (defined below) and is inclusive
of the Early Tender Premium (defined below).
|
Tender Offer Details
The Tender Offer is being made on the terms and
subject to the conditions, including a financing condition, set
forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated August
8, 2024 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the "Offer to
Purchase"), which sets forth a more detailed description of the
Tender Offer. Holders of the Notes are urged to read carefully the
Offer to Purchase before making any decision with respect to the
Tender Offer.
Subject to the Maximum Tender Amount, proration
(if applicable) and the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to
the Tender Offer, including that the Company has received proceeds
from a senior notes offering sufficient, determined in the
Company's sole discretion, to fund the purchase of the Notes (the
"Financing Condition"), the Company will accept for purchase on the
Early Settlement Date or the Final Settlement Date (each defined
below), as applicable, Notes validly tendered in the Tender
Offer.
The Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on September 6,
2024, or any other date and time to which the Company
extends the Tender Offer (such date and time, as it may be
extended, the "Expiration Time"), unless earlier terminated.
To be eligible to receive the Early Tender
Consideration, which includes an early tender premium of
$50 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (the "Early
Tender Premium"), holders of Notes must validly tender their Notes
at or prior to 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on
August 21, 2024, unless extended or
the Tender Offer is earlier terminated by the Company (such date
and time, as it may be extended, the "Early Tender Time").
Holders of Notes that validly tender their Notes
after the Early Tender Time, but at or prior to the Expiration
Time, will only be eligible to receive the Late Tender
Consideration (defined below).
Priority of Acceptance and Proration
Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early
Tender Time will be accepted for purchase in priority to other
Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Time. Accordingly, if
the Maximum Tender Amount is reached as a result of tenders of
Notes made at or prior to the Early Tender Time, Notes tendered
after the Early Tender Time will not be accepted for purchase
(unless the Maximum Tender Amount is increased by the Company, in
its sole discretion, subject to applicable law). If the aggregate
principal amount of Notes validly tendered exceeds the Maximum
Tender Amount on the applicable settlement date, the amount of
Notes purchased in the Tender Offer will be prorated as set forth
in the Offer to Purchase.
Consideration and Accrued Interest
The consideration (the "Early Tender
Consideration") offered per $1,000
principal amount of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early
Tender Time, and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender
Offer, will be determined in the manner described in the Offer to
Purchase by reference to the fixed spread for the Notes (the "Fixed
Spread") specified in the table above, plus the yield to maturity
based on the bid-side price of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security
specified in the table above as quoted on the Bloomberg Reference
Page specified in the table above at 10:00
a.m., New York City time,
on August 22, 2024, unless extended
or the Tender Offer is earlier terminated by the Company.
The Early Tender Time is the last date and time
for holders to tender their Notes in order to be eligible to
receive the Early Tender Consideration. Holders of any Notes that
are validly tendered after the Early Tender Time, but at or prior
to the Expiration Time, and that are accepted for purchase, will
receive an amount equal to the Early Tender Consideration minus the
Early Tender Premium (the "Late Tender Consideration").
In addition to the Early Tender Consideration or
the Late Tender Consideration, as applicable, holders whose Notes
are purchased in the Tender Offer will receive accrued and unpaid
interest from the last interest payment date up to, but not
including, the applicable settlement date.
Settlement
Except as set forth in the paragraph below,
payment for the Notes that are validly tendered at or prior to the
Expiration Time, and that are accepted for purchase, will be made
on the date referred to as the "Final Settlement Date." The Company
anticipates that the Final Settlement Date will be September 10, 2024, the second business day after
the Expiration Time, subject to all conditions to the Tender Offer,
including the Financing Condition, having been satisfied or waived
by the Company.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to pay for Notes that are validly tendered at or prior
to the Early Tender Time, and that are accepted for purchase, on a
date following the Early Tender Time and prior to the Expiration
Time (the "Early Settlement Date"). The Company anticipates that
the Early Settlement Date will be August 23,
2024, the second business day after the Early Tender Time,
subject to all conditions to the Tender Offer, including the
Financing Condition, having been satisfied or waived by the
Company.
Withdrawal Conditions
Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer may
be withdrawn at any time at or prior to 5:00
p.m., New York City time,
on August 21, 2024, unless extended
or the Tender Offer is earlier terminated by the Company (such date
and time, as it may be extended, the "Withdrawal Deadline"), but
not thereafter.
After the Withdrawal Deadline, holders may not
withdraw their tendered Notes unless the Company amends the Tender
Offer in a manner that is materially adverse to the tendering
holders, in which case withdrawal rights may be extended to the
extent required by law, or as the Company otherwise determines is
appropriate to allow tendering holders a reasonable opportunity to
respond to such amendment. Additionally, the Company, in its sole
discretion, may extend the Withdrawal Deadline for any purpose.
Notes withdrawn prior to the Withdrawal Deadline may be tendered
again at or prior to the Expiration Time, in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase.
If a holder holds their Notes through a custodian
bank, broker, dealer or other nominee, such nominee may have an
earlier deadline or deadlines for receiving instructions to
participate or withdraw tendered Notes in the Tender Offer.
The Company's obligation to accept for purchase
and to pay for the Notes validly tendered in the Tender Offer is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions
described in the Offer to Purchase, including the Financing
Condition. The Tender Offer may be terminated or withdrawn, subject
to applicable law. The Company reserves the right, subject to
applicable law, to (i) waive any and all conditions to the
Tender Offer, (ii) extend or terminate the Tender Offer or
(iii) otherwise amend the Tender Offer in any respect
(including increasing or decreasing the Maximum Tender Amount).
Dealer Manager and Depositary and Information
Agent
The Company has appointed Barclays Capital Inc.
as dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") for the Tender Offer. The
Company has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. as the depositary
and information agent for the Tender Offer. For additional
information regarding the terms of the Tender Offer, please
contact: Barclays Capital Inc. at (800) 438-3242 (toll-free) or
(212) 528-7581 (collect). Requests for documents and questions
regarding the tendering of securities may be directed to D.F. King
& Co., Inc. by telephone at (212) 269-5550 (for banks and
brokers only) or (877) 732-3613 (toll-free) or by email
at post@dfking.com or to the Dealer Manager at its telephone
numbers.
None of the Company, the Dealer Manager, the
depositary and information agent or the trustee for the Notes makes
any recommendation as to whether holders of the Notes should tender
any Notes in response to the Tender Offer. Holders of the Notes
must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their
Notes and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender. This
press release is for informational purposes only and does not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful. The Tender Offer is being made solely by
means of the Offer to Purchase. In those jurisdictions where the
securities, blue sky or other laws require any tender offer to be
made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer will be
deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by the Dealer Manager or
one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws
of such jurisdiction.
From time to time after completion of the Tender
Offer, the Company or its affiliates may purchase additional Notes
in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through
tender or exchange offers or other methods, or the Company may
redeem Notes pursuant to their terms. Any future purchases may be
on the same terms or on terms that are more or less favorable to
holders of the Notes than the terms of the Tender Offer.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Language
Forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, are made throughout this press release,
including statements regarding the Tender Offer and the Offer to
Purchase. These forward-looking statements are sometimes identified
from the use of forward-looking words such as "believe," "should,"
"could," "potential," "continue," "expect," "project," "estimate,"
"predict," "anticipate," "aim," "intend," "plan," "forecast,"
"target," "is likely," "will," "can," "may," "would" or the
negative of these terms or similar expressions elsewhere in this
press release. All forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of important factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in any forward-looking statements. These factors and
risks include, but are not limited to, unanticipated developments
that prevent, delay or negatively impact the Tender Offer and other
financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed
from time to time in the Company's cautionary statements contained
in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company may not consummate the Tender Offer as described in this
press release and there can be no assurance that the Tender Offer
will be completed as anticipated or at all. These forward-looking
statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this
press release. The Company disclaims, however, any intent or
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
About Post Holdings, Inc.
Post Holdings, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a consumer packaged
goods holding company with businesses operating in the
center-of-the-store, refrigerated, foodservice and food ingredient
categories.
Contact:
Investor Relations
Daniel O'Rourke
daniel.orourke@postholdings.com
(314) 806-3959
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