Rexnord Corporation Announces Pricing of $500 Million of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2025
MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rexnord Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: RXN) today announced the
pricing of its offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of
4.875% senior notes (the “notes”). The notes will be issued by the
Company’s wholly-owned, indirect subsidiaries RBS Global, Inc. and
Rexnord LLC (the “issuers”) and guaranteed by the Company and the
issuers’ domestic subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions). The
notes will pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 4.875% per annum, on
each June 15 and December 15, commencing on June 15, 2018, and will
mature on December 15, 2025. The closing, which is subject to customary
conditions, is expected to occur on December 7, 2017.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together
with available cash, to reduce outstanding indebtedness through a
refinancing and amendment to certain terms of its credit agreement.
The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities
laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any of
the notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements:
Information in this release may involve outlook, expectations, beliefs,
plans, intentions, strategies or other statements regarding the future,
which are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included
in this release are based upon information available to Rexnord
Corporation as of the date of the release, and Rexnord Corporation
assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The
statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance, and
actual results could differ materially from current expectations. In
particular, Rexnord Corporation cannot provide any assurances that the
note offering or the potential refinancing and amendment of its credit
agreement will proceed on beneficial terms or at all. Numerous factors
could cause or contribute to such differences. Please refer to “Risk
Factors” and “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in
the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 as well
as the Company’s annual, quarterly and current reports filed on Forms
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for a further discussion of the factors and risks associated
with the business, which also could affect the proposed transactions.
Contacts
Rexnord Corporation
Rob McCarthy, Vice President – Investor
Relations
Phone: (414) 223-1615