AMB Property Corporation (R) Announces Results to Date and Amendment of Tender Offer for Notes of AMB Property, L.P.
December 01 2009 - 10:19PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMB Property
Corporation (R) (NYSE:AMB) announced today that, as of 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 (the "Early Tender
Date"), a total of approximately $168.9 million in aggregate
principal amount of AMB Property, L.P.'s outstanding 6.30% Notes
due 2013, 5.90% Notes due 2013, 7.00% Notes due 2011 and 6.75%
Notes due 2011 (collectively, the "Notes"), have been tendered
pursuant to AMB Property, L.P.'s tender offer (the "Offer") for up
to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount (the "Maximum Tender
Cap") of the Notes. Approximately $88.0 million in aggregate
principal amount of AMB Property, L.P.'s outstanding 6.30% Notes
due 2013 and $74.9 million in aggregate principal amount of AMB
Property, L.P.'s outstanding 5.90% Notes due 2013 have been
tendered, for an aggregate principal amount of approximately $162.9
million of the notes maturing in 2013. Approximately $6.0 million
in aggregate principal amount of AMB Property, L.P.'s outstanding
7.00% Notes due 2011 have been tendered. The tender offer will
expire at midnight, New York City time, on Tuesday, December 15,
2009, unless extended or earlier terminated by AMB Property, L.P.
(the "Expiration Date"). The terms and conditions of the tender
offer are set forth in an Offer to Purchase dated November 17, 2009
(the "Offer to Purchase") and related Letter of Transmittal, which
together constitute the tender offer. AMB Property Corporation also
announced that AMB Property, L.P. has amended the terms of the
Offer in the manner described in this release. Except as otherwise
provided in this release, the terms and conditions of the Offer are
set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of
Transmittal and remain unchanged. The Offer originally contemplated
that the purchase price to be paid for Notes that were validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Early Tender Date, unless extended or earlier
terminated, and the purchase price for Notes after such time but
prior to the Expiration Date would be payable in cash as set forth
in the table below. The Total Consideration includes the early
tender payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (the
"Early Tender Payment"). Holders validly tendering their Notes
after the Early Tender Date and prior to the Expiration Date would
have been only eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration
set forth in the table below, which is equal to the Total
Consideration minus the Early Tender Payment. As amended, AMB
Property, L.P. will pay the applicable Total Consideration for any
Notes purchased in the Offer, regardless of whether they were
tendered prior to or after the Early Tender Date. Accrued and
unpaid interest up to, but not including, the date of payment for
the Notes will be paid in cash on all validly tendered and accepted
Notes. The date of payment for the Notes is expected to be the next
business day following the Expiration Date. Withdrawal rights with
respect to the tendered Notes have expired. Accordingly, holders
may not withdraw any Notes previously or hereafter tendered, except
as contemplated in the Offer to Purchase. Aggregate Tender
Principal Acceptance Offer Early Total CUSIP Title of Amount
Priority Consid- Tender Consid- Number Security Outstanding Level
eration(1) Payment(1) eration(1) ------ -------- -----------
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 6.30% Series C Medium-
Term Notes 00163X due AN0 2013 $290,335,000 1 $1,020.00 $30
$1,050.00 ------ ------- ------------ --- --------- --- ---------
5.90% Series C Medium- Term Notes 00163X due AM2 2013 $166,480,000
1 $1,008.75 $30 $1,038.75 ------ ------- ------------ --- ---------
--- --------- 7.00% Medium- Term Notes 00163X due AE0 2011
$50,000,000 2 $1,032.50 $30 $1,062.50 ------ ------- -----------
--- --------- --- --------- 6.75% Medium- Term Notes 00163X due AF7
2011 $25,000,000 2 $1,035.00 $30 $1,065.00 ------ -------
----------- --- --------- --- --------- (1) Per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes accepted for purchase This press release is for
informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the
solicitation of an offer to sell with respect to any securities.
The tender offer is only being made pursuant to the terms of the
Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. The tender
offer is not being made 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. None of AMB Property
Corporation, AMB Property, L.P., the dealer managers, the
depositary, the information agent or their respective affiliates is
making any recommendation as to whether or not holders should
tender all or any portion of their Notes in the tender offer. AMB
Property, L.P. has engaged J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., BofA
Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated to act as
dealer managers for the tender offer and Global Bondholder Services
Corporation to act as information agent and depositary for the
tender offer. Requests for documents may be directed to Global
Bondholder Services Corporation at 866.540.1500 (U.S. toll free) or
at 212.430.3774 (collect), or in writing to 65 Broadway, Suite 723,
New York, NY 10006, Attention: Corporate Actions. Questions
regarding the tender offer may be directed to J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. at 212.834.3424 or 866.834.4666 (U.S. toll free);
BofA Merrill Lynch at 888.292.0070 (U.S. toll free) or at
980.388.4603 (collect); or Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated at
866.718.1649 (toll free). AMB Property Corporation.® Local partner
to global trade.(TM) AMB Property Corporation® is a leading owner,
operator and developer of global industrial real estate, focused on
major hub and gateway distribution markets in the Americas, Europe
and Asia. As of September 30, 2009, AMB owned, or had investments
in, on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated joint
ventures, properties and development projects expected to total
approximately 156.1 million square feet (14.5 million square
meters) in 47 markets within 14 countries. AMB invests in
properties located predominantly in the infill submarkets of its
targeted markets. The company's portfolio comprises High Throughput
Distribution® facilities-industrial properties built for speed and
located near airports, seaports and ground transportation systems.
AMB's press releases are available on the company website at
http://www.amb.com/ or by contacting the Investor Relations
department at +1 415 394 9000. Some of the information included in
this press release contains forward-looking statements, such as
statements related to the cash tender offer for the Notes. Because
these forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and
uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the
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forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and
speak as of the date of this press release or as of the dates
indicated in the statements. All of our forward-looking statements
are qualified in their entirety by this statement. We assume no
obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. The
following factors, among others, could cause actual results and
future events to differ materially from those set forth or
contemplated in the forward-looking statements contained in this
press release: any material adverse change in the financial or
securities markets within or outside the United States or in
political, financial or economic conditions within or outside the
United States or any material outbreak or material escalation of
hostilities within or outside the United States or declaration by
the United States of a national emergency or war or other material
calamity or crisis within or outside the United States, including,
without limitation, an act of terrorism, any suspension or
limitation of trading in securities generally or in any of the
securities of AMB by the SEC, by any exchange that lists such
securities or in any over-the-counter market, any declaration by
any governmental authority of a general banking moratorium, any
financial market fluctuations, actual or perceived changes in
general economic conditions, global trade or in the real estate
sector, inflation risks, an actual or perceived downturn in the
U.S., California or global economy, any amendment, extension or
termination of the tender offer, and certain other matters
discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and
our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009. DATASOURCE: AMB
Property Corporation CONTACT: Tracy A. Ward, Vice President, IR
& Corporate Communications, Direct, +1-415-733-9565, Web Site:
http://www.amb.com/
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