IRVING, Texas, June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Energy
Corp. (NYSE: VST) today announced the settlement rate for the stock
purchase contracts that are components of the 7.00% tangible equity
units (NYSE: DYN.C). Vistra (as successor in interest to Dynegy
Inc.) is party to that certain purchase contract agreement dated as
of June 21, 2016 (as amended and
supplemented, the "Purchase Contract Agreement"), by and between
Vistra and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the purchase
contract agent and as the trustee.
In accordance with Section 4.01 of the Purchase Contract
Agreement, holders of the stock purchase contracts will receive
4.0813 shares of Vistra common stock (the "Settlement Amount") for
each stock purchase contract that they hold, with cash to be paid
in lieu of any fractional shares at a rate of $22.5954 per share. The Settlement Amount is
equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 20
consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Observation Period (in
each case, as such term is defined in the Purchase Contract
Agreement), which began on May 30,
2019 and ended on June 26,
2019.
On July 1, 2019, the final cash
installment payment of $1.7500
payable per amortizing note, which are also components of the 7.00%
tangible equity units, will be paid to each noteholder of record as
of the close of business on June 15,
2019.
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About Vistra Energy
Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) is a premier, integrated power company
based in Irving, Texas, combining
an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on
safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Through its retail
and generation businesses which include TXU Energy, Homefield
Energy, Dynegy, and Luminant, Vistra operates in 12 states and six
of the seven competitive markets in the U.S., with about 5,275
employees. Vistra's retail brands serve approximately 2.8 million
residential, commercial, and industrial customers across five top
retail states, and its generation fleet totals approximately 40,500
megawatts of highly efficient generation capacity, with a diverse
portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar and battery storage
facilities. The company is currently developing the largest battery
energy storage system of its kind in the world – a 300-MW/1,200-MWh
system in Moss Landing,
California.
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projections about the industry and markets in which Vistra Energy
Corp. ("Vistra Energy") operates and beliefs of and assumptions
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uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and are not
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response to questions or otherwise, that address activities, events
or developments that may occur in the future, including (without
limitation) such matters as activities related to our financial or
operational projections, projected synergy, value lever and net
debt targets, capital allocation, capital expenditures, liquidity,
projected Adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow conversion rate,
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future acquisitions or dispositions, development or operation of
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statements. Although Vistra Energy believes that in making any such
forward-looking statement, Vistra Energy's expectations are based
on reasonable assumptions, any such forward-looking statement
involves uncertainties and risks that could cause results to differ
materially from those projected in or implied by any such
forward-looking statement, including but not limited to (i) adverse
changes in general economic or market conditions (including changes
in interest rates) or changes in political conditions or federal or
state laws and regulations; (ii) the ability of Vistra Energy to
execute upon the contemplated strategic and performance initiatives
(including the risk that Vistra Energy's and Dynegy's respective
businesses will not be integrated successfully or that the cost
savings, synergies and growth from the merger will not be fully
realized or may take longer than expected to realize); (iii)
actions by credit ratings agencies, (iv) with respect to the
proposed Crius Energy acquisition, (x) the ability of the parties
to obtain all required approvals, (y) the parties ability to
otherwise successfully consummate the transaction, and (z) for
Vistra Energy to successfully integrate the Crius Energy business
as currently projected, and (v) those additional risks and factors
discussed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") by Vistra Energy from time to time, including
the uncertainties and risks discussed in the sections entitled
"Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in Vistra Energy's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and any subsequently filed
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which
it is made, and except as may be required by law, Vistra Energy
will not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not
possible to predict all of them; nor can Vistra Energy assess the
impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from
those contained in any forward-looking statement.
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