Bombardier Announces Early Acceptance of its 6.75% Notes due 2012 Under its Debt Tender Offer
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early acceptance of tendered 6.75% Notes due 2012 (CUSIP/ISIN Nos. 097751AG6 /
USC10602AG20) (the "6.75% Notes") in connection with its previously announced
cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for Bombardier's 6.75% Notes, 6.30% Notes
due 2014 (CUSIP/ISIN Nos. 097751AH4 / USC10602AH03) (the "6.30% Notes" and,
collectively with the 6.75% Notes, the "U.S. Dollar Notes") and Floating Rate
Senior Notes due 2013 (Common Code/ISIN No. 027397891 / XS0273978592) (the
"Floating Rate Notes" and, collectively with the U.S. Dollar Notes, the
"Notes"). The Tender Offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated
March 15, 2010, as amended on March 15, 2010 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and, in
respect of U.S Dollar Notes only, the related Letter of Transmittal.
The depositary and information agent for the U.S. Dollar Notes under the Tender
Offer has advised Bombardier that US$398,884,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 6.75% Notes and US$337,986,000 aggregate principal amount of the 6.30% Notes
had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer, in
each case at or prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 29, 2010 (such
date and time, the "Early Participation Date"), and the tender and information
agent for the Floating Rate Notes under the Tender Offer has advised Bombardier
that EUR 241,307,000 aggregate principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes had
been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer at or prior
to the Early Participation Date. Such amounts represent approximately 73% of the
aggregate principal amount outstanding of 6.75% Notes, 68% of the aggregate
principal amount outstanding of 6.30% Notes and 36% of the aggregate principal
amount outstanding of Floating Rate Notes.
Bombardier today accepted for purchase, in accordance with the previously
announced terms of the Tender Offer, including the acceptance priority set forth
in the Offer to Purchase, all 6.75% Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn
pursuant to the Tender Offer at or prior to the Early Participation Date,
representing US$398,884,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Notes, at a
purchase price of US$1,080 for each US$1,000 principal amount of 6.75% Notes
accepted, plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the payment date.
Bombardier intends to settle payment for the 6.75% Notes accepted for purchase
today (March 30, 2010). As set forth in the Offer to Purchase, holders of 6.30%
Notes and Floating Rate Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the
Tender Offer at or prior to the Early Participation Date remain eligible to
receive the applicable Total Consideration (including Early Participation Amount
and Tender Offer Consideration) specified in the Offer to Purchase in respect of
any such 6.30% Notes and Floating Rate Notes, if any, accepted for purchase
(subject to the Tender Cap, acceptance priority and proration) by Bombardier on
the Final Acceptance Date.
Based on the foregoing, approximately US$151,116,000 aggregate principal amount
of 6.75% Notes, US$162,014,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.30% Notes and EUR
437,693,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes had not been
tendered as of the Early Participation Date and may be validly tendered by
holders until 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on April 12, 2010 unless extended
or earlier terminated (such date and time, as they may be extended, the
"Expiration Date"). Holders of Notes validly tendered after 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Early Participation Date, but at or prior to the Expiration
Date, and accepted for purchase (subject, in the case of 6.30% Notes and
Floating Rate Notes, to the Tender Cap, acceptance priority and proration) will
receive the applicable Tender Offer Consideration, but not the Early
Participation Amount, specified in the Offer to Purchase. In addition, all
holders of Notes accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer will also receive
accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes from the last interest payment date to,
but not including, the applicable payment date.
The terms of the Tender Offer remain unchanged and are as set forth in the Offer
to Purchase. Bombardier anticipates that it will accept for purchase and pay for
(a) all 6.75% Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Date and not
validly withdrawn or previously accepted on the Early Acceptance Date, (b) all
6.30% Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Date and not validly
withdrawn (subject to the Tender Cap, acceptance priority and proration), and
(c) all Floating Rate Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Date
and not validly withdrawn (subject to the Tender Cap, acceptance priority and
proration) within three business days following the Expiration Date.
For additional information regarding the terms of the Tender Offer with respect
to the U.S. Dollar Notes, please contact J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at (866)
834-4666 (toll free) or (212) 834-3424 (collect) or Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc. at (866) 627-0391 (toll free) or (212) 250-2955 (collect). Requests for a
copy of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal relating to the U.S.
Dollar Notes, and questions regarding the tender of U.S. Dollar Notes may be
directed to i-Deal LLC at (877) 746-3583 (toll free) or (201) 499-3500 (banks
and brokers) or tenderoffer(at)ipreo.com
For additional information regarding the terms of the Tender Offer with respect
to the Floating Rate Notes, please contact J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. at +44
(0)20 7325 9633 or Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, at +44 20 7545 8011.
Requests for a copy of the Offer to Purchase and questions regarding the tender
of Floating Rate Notes may be directed to Lucid Issuer Services Limited at +44
20 7704 0880 or bombardier(at)lucid-is.com
This announcement does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an
offer to sell any securities in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in
which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the
securities, blue sky or other laws require the Tender Offer to be made by a
licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer will be deemed to be made by the
Dealer Managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the
laws of such jurisdiction. The securities mentioned herein have not been and
will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not
be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under, or an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of, the Securities Act.
The securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be qualified for sale
to the public under applicable Canadian securities laws and, accordingly, any
offer and sale of the securities in Canada will be made on a basis which is
exempt from the prospectus and dealer registration requirements of such
securities laws.
None of Bombardier or its board of directors, the dealer managers, the tender
agent, depositary or information agents, or the trustees for the respective
series of Notes makes any recommendation that holders tender or refrain from
tendering all or any portion of the principal amount of their Notes, and no one
has been authorized by us or any of them to make such a recommendation. Holders
must make their own decision as to whether to tender their Notes, and, if so,
the principal amount of Notes to tender.
The communication of this announcement and any other documents or materials
relating to the Tender Offer is not being made and such documents and/or
materials have not been approved by an authorised person for the purposes of
section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such
documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed
on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such
documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to those
persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment
professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order")) or persons who are
within Article 43(2) of the Order, or to any persons to whom it may otherwise
lawfully be made under the Order.
The Tender Offer is not being, and will not be, made, directly or indirectly, in
the Republic of Italy ("Italy"). The Tender Offer has not been, and will not be,
submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le
Societa e la Borsa ("CONSOB") and/or the Bank of Italy pursuant to Italian laws
and regulations. Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or
materials relating to the Tender Offer or the Notes may be distributed or made
available in Italy.
Neither this announcement nor any other documents or materials relating to the
Tender Offer have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or
recognition to the Belgian Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (Commission
bancaire, financiere et des assurances/Commissie voor het Bank-, Financie- en
Assurantiewezen) and, accordingly, the Tender Offer may not be made in the
Kingdom of Belgium ("Belgium") by way of a public offering, as defined in
Article 3 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids or as
defined in Article 3 of the Belgian Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offer of
placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on
regulated markets (together, the "Belgian Public Offer Law"), each as amended or
replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Tender Offer may not be advertised
and the Tender Offer will not be extended, and neither this announcement nor any
other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offer (including any
memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has been or
shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in
Belgium other than "qualified investors" in the sense of Article 10 of the
Belgian Public Offer Law (as amended from time to time), acting on their own
account.
The Tender Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the
Republic of France ("France"). Neither this announcement nor any other documents
or materials relating to the Tender Offer have been or shall be distributed to
the public in France and only (i) providers of investment services relating to
portfolio management for the account of third parties (personnes fournissant le
service d'investissement de gestion de portefeuille pour compte de tiers) and/or
(ii) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifies) other than individuals, all
as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 to
D.411-3 of the French Code monetaire et financier, are eligible to participate
in the Tender Offer. The Offer to Purchase has not been and will not be
submitted for clearance to nor approved by France's Autorite des Marches
Financiers.
Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements based on
current expectations. By their nature, forward-looking statements require us to
make assumptions and are subject to important known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, which may cause our actual results in future periods to differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. For
additional information with regarding these risks and uncertainties, and the
assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Offer
to Purchase.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from
commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems
and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada.
Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2009, were $19.7 billion US, and
its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed
as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America
indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com
Contacts:
Bombardier Inc.
Isabelle Rondeau
Director, Communications
514-861-9481
www.bombardier.com
Bombardier Inc.
Shirley Chenier
Senior Director, Investor Relations
514-861-9481
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