Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBGI) (the “Company”), a
multi-platform media company, today announced that the Withdrawal
Deadline, Expiration Date and Subscription Form Delivery Date in
connection with the previously announced exchange offer (the
“Exchange Offer”), tender offer (the “Tender Offer”), and offering
of new notes (the “New Notes Offer” and together with the Exchange
Offer and the Tender Offer, collectively, the “Offers”) by its
wholly owned subsidiary, Beasley Mezzanine Holdings, LLC (the
“Issuer”), have been extended to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on
October 4, 2024, unless further extended. The Settlement Date has
been extended to October 8, 2024, unless further extended.
The extension was granted at the request of certain key holders
(the “Holders”) of the existing 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due
2026 (the “Existing Notes”) to amend their relative participation
in the Tender Offer and the Exchange Offer. As of 5:00 pm on
September 30, 2024, approximately 93% of outstanding Existing Notes
have been submitted for tender or exchange in the Offers. The
Company anticipates that after accommodating this request the total
number of Existing Notes tendered or exchanged by the requesting
Holders will remain unchanged.
Full details of the terms and conditions of the Offers are
described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum, dated as of September
5, 2024, as amended on September 19 (the “Exchange Offer
Memorandum”) and as supplemented by the supplement dated September
30, 2024 (the “Supplement”). The Offers are only being made
pursuant to, and the information in this press release is qualified
in its entirety by reference to, the Exchange Offer Memorandum and
the Supplement, which are being made available to existing
noteholders of the Existing Notes. Existing noteholders of the
Existing Notes are encouraged to read the Exchange Offer Memorandum
and the Supplement, as they contain important information regarding
the Offers and the solicitation of consents related to proposed
amendments to the indenture governing the Existing Notes (the
“Consent Solicitation”). This press release is neither an offer to
purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any Existing Notes
in the Offers.
Requests for the Exchange Offer Memorandum, the Supplement and
other documents relating to the Offers may be directed to D.F. King
& Co., Inc., the exchange agent and information agent for the
Offers, toll free at (866) 207-3626 or via email at
beasley@dfking.com.
None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or
any of their respective officers, boards of directors, members or
managers, Moelis & Company LLC, as dealer manager and
solicitation agent, the exchange agent and information agent or the
trustee of the Existing Notes or the New Notes is making any
recommendation as to whether existing noteholders should tender any
Existing Notes in response to the Offers or Consent Solicitation,
and no one has been authorized by any of them to make such a
recommendation.
The Offers are not being made to existing noteholders of the
Existing 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 Offers are required to be made by a licensed broker or
dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on behalf of the
Company and the Issuer by the dealer manager, or one or more
registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of
such jurisdiction.
The Exchange Notes, the New Notes and the Exchange Shares have
not been and will not be registered under the federal securities
laws or the securities laws of any state or any other jurisdiction.
We are not required to register the Exchange Notes, the New Notes
and the Exchange Shares for resale under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of
any other jurisdiction and are not required to exchange the
Existing Notes for notes registered under the Securities Act or the
securities laws of any other jurisdiction and we have no present
intention to do so. The offering is being made in reliance on the
exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, only
to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers
(as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and outside the
United States to non-U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under
the Securities Act). We refer to the holders of Existing Notes who
have certified that they are eligible to participate in the Offers
and Consent Solicitation pursuant to at least one of the foregoing
conditions as “Eligible Holders.” Only Eligible Holders are
authorized to participate in the Offers and Consent
Solicitation.
About Beasley
Broadcast Group
The Company is a multi-platform media company whose primary
business is operating radio stations throughout the United States.
The Company offers local and national advertisers integrated
marketing solutions across audio, digital and event platforms. The
Company owns and operate stations in the following markets:
Atlanta, GA, Augusta, GA, Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC, Detroit, MI,
Fayetteville, NC, Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Las Vegas, NV, Middlesex,
NJ, Monmouth, NJ, Morristown, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, and Tampa-Saint
Petersburg, FL. Approximately 20 million consumers listen to the
Company’s radio stations weekly over-the-air, online and on
smartphones and tablets, and millions regularly engage with the
Company’s brands and personalities through digital platforms such
as Facebook, Twitter, text, apps and email.
Contact
Joseph Jaffoni, Jennifer Neuman JCIR(212)
835-8500bbgi@jcir.com
Heidi Raphael, BBGI(239) 263-5000
Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” about the
Company, which relate to future, not past, events. All statements
other than statements of historical fact included in this release
are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are based on the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s
management and are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements, which address the
Company’s expected business and financial performance and financial
condition, among other matters, contain words such as: “expects,”
“anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “may,”
“will,” “plans,” “projects,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “seek,”
“forecast,” or other similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, address matters
that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Although the Company
believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no
assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any
deviation will not be material. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, and actual results or events may differ materially
from those projected or implied in those statements. Factors that
could cause actual results or events to differ materially from
these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to:
- risks associated with the exchange
or tender of less than 100% of the Existing Notes pursuant to the
Offers and the ability of the Supporting Holder to waive the
Minimum Participation Condition;
- the Company’s ability to comply with
the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market;
- risks from social and natural
catastrophic events;
- external economic forces and
conditions that could have a material adverse impact on the
Company’s advertising revenues and results of operations;
- the ability of the Company’s
stations to compete effectively in their respective markets for
advertising revenues;
- the ability of the Company to
develop compelling and differentiated digital content, products and
services;
- audience acceptance of the Company’s
content, particularly its audio programs;
- the ability of the Company to
respond to changes in technology, standards and services that
affect the audio industry;
- the Company’s dependence on
federally issued licenses subject to extensive federal
regulation;
- actions by the FCC or new
legislation affecting the audio industry;
- increases to royalties the Company
pays to copyright owners or the adoption of legislation requiring
royalties to be paid to record labels and recording artists;
- the Company’s dependence on selected
market clusters of stations for a material portion of its net
revenue;
- credit risk on the Company’s
accounts receivable;
- the risk that the Company’s FCC
licenses and/or goodwill could become impaired;
- the Company’s substantial debt
levels and the potential effect of restrictive debt covenants on
the Company’s operational flexibility and ability to pay
dividends;
- risks related to the Exchange Notes
and the New Notes;
- the Company’s ability to comply with
debt covenants and service its debt;
- impacts to the value of collateral
assets;
- the Company’s ability to consummate
the Offers;
- the potential effects of hurricanes
on the Company’s corporate offices and stations;
- the failure or destruction of the
internet, satellite systems and transmitter facilities that the
Company depends upon to distribute its programming;
- disruptions or security breaches of
the Company’s information technology infrastructure and information
systems;
- the loss of key personnel;
- the Company’s ability to integrate
acquired businesses and achieve fully the strategic and financial
objectives related thereto and their impact on the Company’s
financial condition and results of operations;
- the fact that the Company is
controlled by the Beasley family, which creates difficulties for
any attempt to gain control of the Company; and
- other economic, business,
competitive, and regulatory factors affecting the businesses of the
Company, as discussed in more detail in the Company’s filings with
the SEC.
Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in any
of its forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results
could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of
its forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and
undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking
statement.
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