LSB Industries, Inc. Announces Cash Tender Offer for Its Outstanding 8.50% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE: LXU) (“LSB”) today announced that it has
commenced a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and
all outstanding $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 8.50%
Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (CUSIP No. 502160AL8) (the “Notes”). The
Tender Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated April 16, 2018 (the “Offer to
Purchase”).
The Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on April 20, 2018, unless extended or earlier terminated by LSB in
its sole discretion (such time and date, as they may be extended or
earlier terminated, the “Expiration Time”). Holders of the Notes who
validly tender (and do not validly withdraw) their Notes at or prior to
the Expiration Time, or who deliver to the information and tender agent
a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in
accordance with the instructions described in the Offer to Purchase,
will receive in cash $1,023.88 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes
validly tendered and accepted by LSB, plus a cash payment representing
the accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes from the last interest
payment date to, but not including, the settlement date, which is
expected to be April 25, 2018.
Tendered Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Time
subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase. The Tender
Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions
as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including the receipt by LSB of
proceeds from a proposed offering of debt securities generating gross
proceeds of at least $400,000,000. LSB may amend, extend or terminate
the Tender Offer in its sole discretion and subject to applicable law.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as the dealer manager for the Tender
Offer. The information and tender agent is D.F. King & Co., Inc. Copies
of the Offer to Purchase, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and related
tender offering materials are available at www.dfking.com/lsb
or by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (800) 967-5079 (toll free) or
by email at [email protected].
Questions regarding the Tender Offer should be directed to Goldman Sachs
& Co. LLC at (800) 828-3182.
None of LSB, the dealer manager, the information and tender agent, or
the trustee for the Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is
making 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 announcement
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 LSB by the dealer manager or one
or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such
jurisdiction.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters contained in this press release include
“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. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the
safe harbor protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in
this press release, including regarding the commencement and conduct of
the Tender Offer, may constitute forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include statements about LSB’s expectations,
beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements
that are not historical facts. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot
assure you that these expectations will prove to be correct. These
forward-looking statements are subject to certain known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those reflected in these
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause actual results to
differ include, but are not limited to, (i) LSB’s business plans may
change as circumstances warrant and the Tender Offer may not ultimately
be completed because of general market conditions or other factors or
(ii) any of the risk factors discussed from time to time in each of our
documents and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Except as required by applicable law, we expressly disclaim any
obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statement to
reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the
date of this press release.
Contacts
Company:
LSB Industries, Inc.
Mark T. Behrman, 405-235-4546
Chief
Financial Officer
or
Investor Relations:
The Equity Group
Inc.
Fred Buonocore, CFA, 212-836-9607
Kevin Towle,
212-836-9620