- Current report filing (8-K)
February 06 2012 - 3:44PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): February 6, 2012
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Delaware
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1-9516
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13-3398766
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700, New York, NY
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10153
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code:
(212) 702-4300
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
Senior Notes Offering
On February 6, 2012, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”)
and Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. (“Icahn Enterprises Finance” and, together with Icahn Enterprises, the “Issuers”)
closed their previously announced sale of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”)
pursuant to the purchase agreement, dated January 27, 2012 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Issuers, Icahn
Enterprises Holdings L.P., as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), and Jefferies & Company, Inc., as initial purchaser
(the “Initial Purchaser”). The Notes were priced at 103.500% of their face amount. The net proceeds from
the sale of the Notes were approximately $206,000,000. Interest on the Notes will be payable on January 15 and July
15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2012. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants
of the parties and indemnification and contribution provisions whereby the Issuers and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the
Initial Purchaser, on the other, have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities.
As previously announced, Icahn Enterprises closed their sale
of $500,000,000 aggregate principal of 8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “January Tack-on Notes”) on January 17, 2012.
The Issuers issued the Notes and the January Tack-on Notes
under the indenture dated as of January 15, 2010 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, Icahn Enterprises Holdings,
as guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the ‘‘Trustee’’), pursuant to which the Issuers
previously issued $1,050,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7 ¾% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Existing 2016 Notes”)
and $1,450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8% Senior Notes due 2018 (such notes, together with the January Tack-on Notes,
the “Existing 2018 Notes”). The Notes offered in this offering have identical terms to the Existing 2018 Notes, except
the Notes have different CUSIP numbers from the Existing 2018 Notes (other than the January Tack-on Notes) until the contemplated
exchange offer is completed. The Notes and the January Tack-on Notes have identical terms and the same CUSIP numbers. The Notes
constitute the same series of securities as our Existing 2018 Notes for purposes of the Indenture, and will vote together on all
matters with such notes.
The Notes and the related guarantee are the senior unsecured
obligations of the Issuers and rank equally with all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s existing and future senior
unsecured indebtedness, including the Existing 2016 Notes and Existing 2018 Notes, and rank senior to all of the Issuers’
and the Guarantor’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Notes and the related guarantee are effectively
subordinated to the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the collateral
securing such indebtedness. The Notes and the related guarantee are also effectively subordinated to all indebtedness
and other liabilities of the Issuers’ subsidiaries other than the Guarantor.
In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Issuers and the
Guarantor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 6, 2012 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”),
with the Initial Purchaser. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuers have agreed to file a registration
statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on or prior to 120 calendar days after the closing of the offering
of the January Tack-on Notes, to register an offer to exchange the Notes for registered notes guaranteed by the Guarantor with
substantially identical terms, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective
by the 210th day after the closing of the offering of the January Tack-on Notes. Additionally, the Issuers and the Guarantor
may be required to file a shelf registration statement to cover resales of the Notes in certain circumstances. If the Issuers and
the Guarantor fail to satisfy these obligations, the Issuers may be required to pay additional interest to holders of the Notes
under certain circumstances.
ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR
AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.
Please see the information set forth in Item 1.01 above, which
is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
ITEM 8.01 OTHER ITEMS
On February 6, 2012, Icahn Enterprises issued a press release
announcing the closing of the offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 6, 2012, among Icahn Enterprises L.P., Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and Jefferies & Company, Inc.
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99.1
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Press Release dated February 6, 2012.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.
(Registrant)
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By:
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Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.
its general partner
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By:
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/s/ Dominick Ragone
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Dominick Ragone
Chief Financial Officer
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Date: February 6, 2012
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