Republic Services, Inc. Announces Expiration and Final Results of Tender Offer
29 Setembro 2009 - 11:19AM
PR Newswire (US)
PHOENIX, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Republic Services, Inc.
(NYSE: RSG) announced today the expiration and final results of the
previously announced cash tender offer (as amended, the "Tender
Offer") by it and its subsidiary, Allied Waste North America, Inc.
(the "Offerors"), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding notes listed in the table below (the
"Notes") that they can purchase for a total of $340 million
(excluding accrued interest), at a purchase price per $1,000
principal amount determined in accordance with a modified "Dutch
Auction" procedure, on the terms and conditions set forth in an
Offer to Purchase dated August 31, 2009 (as amended, the "Offer to
Purchase"). The Tender Offer expired at 12:00 a.m., New York City
time, on September 29, 2009 (the "Expiration Date"). Based on the
final tabulation by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the
depositary for the Tender Offer, the Tender Offer was
oversubscribed, with the Offerors receiving valid tenders from
holders of approximately: Principal Amount Outstanding Tendered as
Principal of the Series of Notes CUSIP No. Amount Expiration Date
--------------- --------- ----------- --------------- 6.500% Senior
Notes due 2010 . . . . . . . . . . 01958XBA4 $346,530,000
$162,437,000 5.750% Senior Notes due 2011 . . . . . . . . . .
01958XBD8 $396,540,000 $226,846,000 6.375% Senior Notes due 2011 .
. . . . . . . . . 01958XBK2 $270,000,000 $77,049,000 6.750% Senior
Notes due 2011 . . . . . . . . . . 760759AC4 $450,000,000
$119,714,000 The aggregate amount of Notes validly tendered and not
withdrawn as of the Expiration Date at the Clearing Premium (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase) would have caused the Offerors to
spend more than $340 million (excluding accrued interest) to
purchase such Notes. In lieu of accepting such Notes on a prorated
basis, the Offerors have accepted additional Notes subject to the
Offeror's right to purchase up to an additional 2% of each series
of the Notes without extending the Tender Offer in accordance with
applicable federal securities laws. Therefore, there will be no
proration with respect to Notes accepted for purchase in the Tender
Offer, and the Offerors will pay approximately $343.5 million
(excluding accrued interest) to purchase such Notes at the Clearing
Premium. All tenders of Notes with a Bid Premium (as defined in the
Offer to Purchase) in excess of the Clearing Premium have been
rejected from the Tender Offer. Based upon the foregoing, the
Offerors have accepted for purchase approximately: -- $ 104,074,000
aggregate principal amount of the 6.500% Senior Notes due 2010, --
$ 116,768,000 aggregate principal amount of the 5.750% Senior Notes
due 2011, -- $ 42,629,000 aggregate principal amount of the 6.375%
Senior Notes due 2011, and -- $ 62,028,000 aggregate principal
amount of the 6.750% Senior Notes due 2011. The Clearing Premium
for the Notes is $20 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered.
The Clearing Premium was determined based on the "bid price," or
minimum consideration that each holder that validly tendered into
and did not withdraw from the Tender Offer was willing to receive
for its Notes. The Total Consideration (as defined in the Offer to
Purchase) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes includes an Early
Participation Amount (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) of
$30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes that were validly
tendered on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September
14, 2009 and accepted for purchase by the Offerors. The
consideration payable per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is
listed in the table below. Total Tender Offer Series of Notes CUSIP
No. Consideration(1) Consideration (2) --------------- ---------
------------- ------------ 6.500% Senior Notes due 2010 . . . .
01958XBA4 $1,050.00 $1,020.00 5.750% Senior Notes due 2011 . . . .
01958XBD8 $1,051.25 $1,021.25 6.375% Senior Notes due 2011 . . . .
01958XBK2 $1,058.75 $1,028.75 6.750% Senior Notes due 2011 . . . .
760759AC4 $1,070.00 $1,040.00 ______________ (1) Consideration
payable per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered on or prior
to the Early Participation Date (as defined in the Offer to
Purchase), which includes the $30.00 Early Participation Amount.
The Total Consideration was determined based on a formula
consisting of the Base Price (as defined in the Offer to Purchase)
plus the Clearing Premium, and includes the Early Participation
Amount. (2) Consideration payable per $1,000 principal amount of
Notes tendered after the Early Participation Date and on or prior
to the Expiration Date. The Tender Offer Consideration was
determined based on a formula consisting of the Total Consideration
less the Early Participation Amount. All Notes purchased in the
Tender Offer will be retired. All Notes tendered but not purchased
will be promptly returned to the holders at the Offerors' expense
and will remain outstanding. The Offerors intend to fund the
payment of the Notes purchased in the Tender Offer with cash on
hand. The Offerors will pay to The Depository Trust Company the
Total Consideration or the Tender Offer Consideration (as defined
in the Offer to Purchase), as the case may be, payable to holders
in the Tender Offer, and Global Bondholder Services Corporation,
the depositary for the Tender Offer, will irrevocably instruct The
Depository Trust Company to pay the validly tendering holders the
Total Consideration or the Tender Offer Consideration, as the case
may be, including accrued and unpaid interest on the accepted Notes
from the last applicable interest payment date to, but not
including, the date of settlement. The Offerors expect such
payments to be made in same-day funds on September 29, 2009.
Additional Information The Offerors retained BofA Merrill Lynch to
act as the lead dealer manager and Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan
to act as co-dealer managers for the Tender Offer. Global
Bondholder Services Corporation served as the Information Agent and
Depositary for the Tender Offer. Additional information regarding
the Tender Offer may be obtained from BofA Merrill Lynch Debt
Advisory Services at (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or (646) 855-3401
(collect), or Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866)
736-2200 (toll-free) or (212) 430-3774 (collect). This announcement
is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase
or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any Notes. The Tender
Offer has not been 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 Tender Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer,
the Tender Offer has been deemed to have been made on behalf of the
Offerors by the dealer managers, or one or more registered brokers
or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
About Republic Services, Inc. Republic Services, Inc. is a leading
provider of services in the domestic, non-hazardous solid waste
industry. The Company provides non-hazardous solid waste collection
services for commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential
customers through 380 collection companies in 40 states. It also
owns or operates 239 transfer stations, 203 solid waste landfills
and 79 recycling facilities. Republic serves millions of
residential customers under contracts with more than 3,000
municipalities for waste collection and residential services. It
also serves commercial customers throughout its expansive service
area. For more information, visit the Republic Services web site at
http://www.republicservices.com/. INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS The disclosures herein include "forward looking
statements" within the meaning of the federal securities law
concerning Republic's Tender Offer. The terms of, and Republic's
ability to complete, such transaction will depend upon prevailing
market conditions and other factors. The forward-looking statements
are subject to these and other risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
DATASOURCE: Republic Services, Inc. CONTACT: Media Inquiries, Will
Flower, +1-480-718-6565, or Investor Inquiries, Ed Lang,
+1-480-627-7128, both of Republic Services, Inc. Web Site:
http://www.republicservices.com/
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