Four Seasons files shelf prospectus and registration statement
March 17 2004 - 7:20AM
PR Newswire (US)
Four Seasons files shelf prospectus and registration statement
TORONTO, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Four Seasons Hotels
Inc. (TSX Symbol "FSH"; NYSE Symbol "FS") today announced that it
has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectuswith the
Ontario Securities Commission and a corresponding registration
statement on Form F-10 with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the multi- jurisdictional
disclosure system. These filings will enable Four Seasons to offer
up to an aggregate principal amount of US$250 million of debt
securities from time-to- time in one or more offerings, subject to
a receipt being received for a (final) base shelf prospectus and
the registration statement being declared effective. The nature,
size and timing of any financings under these filings will be
dependent upon Four Seasons' assessment of its requirements for
funding and general market conditions. At the time any debt
securities covered by the shelf prospectus and registration
statement are offered for sale, a prospectus supplement containing
the specific information regarding the terms of the debt securities
being offered will be provided. A registration statement relating
to these securities has been filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become
effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy
be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes
effective. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of any offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state. Similarly, no
securities may be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to
the time that a receipt is issued for the (final) base shelf
prospectus, and this news release shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be
any sale of these securities in any province in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such province. With
a history spanning four decades and a portfolio that extends
worldwide, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is the world's leading
operator of luxury hotels, currently managing 61 properties in 29
countries. DATASOURCE: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts CONTACT:
Douglas L. Ludwig, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice
President, (416) 441-4320; Barbara Henderson, Vice President
Taxation and Investor Relations, (416) 441-4329
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