Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today
announced the accepted amounts as of the Original Early
Participation Date (as defined in the Early Results Press Release
(as defined below)) and pricing terms of its previously announced
six separate offers to purchase for cash, the outstanding series of
debt securities (each a “Security” and collectively, the
“Securities”) listed in the table below, on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated November
7, 2024 (as amended by Verizon’s press release dated today,
November 22, 2024, relating to the early results and extension of
the early participation date of the Offers (the “Early Results
Press Release”), the “Offer to Purchase”).
Verizon refers to each offer to purchase a Security for cash as
an “Offer” and all the offers to purchase the Securities,
collectively as the “Offers.”
Verizon’s obligation to accept Securities tendered in the Offers
is subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer to
Purchase, including, among other things, the Acceptance Priority
Procedures (as defined in the Offer to Purchase).
Withdrawal rights for the Offers expired at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern
time) on November 21, 2024. The Extended Early Participation Date
(as defined in the Early Results Press Release) is 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern time) on December 9, 2024, at which time the Offers will
also expire (the “Expiration Date”), unless the Expiration Date is
extended or earlier terminated by Verizon.
As previously announced all conditions applicable to the Offers
as of the Original Early Participation Date were deemed satisfied
by Verizon, or were timely waived by Verizon.
The Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to
the Original Early Participation Date that have been accepted for
purchase are indicated in the table below. Verizon will settle all
Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior
to the Original Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase,
on November 26, 2024 (the “Early Settlement Date”).
The table below indicates, among other things, with respect to
each series of Securities validly tendered at or prior to the
Original Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase, (1)
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series
tendered in each Offer, (2) the aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of each series accepted in each Offer, (3) the Offer
Yield (as defined below), as applicable and (4) the total
consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of each series of
Securities (the “Total Consideration”), as calculated at 10:00 a.m.
(Eastern time) today, November 22, 2024 (the “Price Determination
Date”) in accordance with the terms of the Offer to Purchase:
Acceptance Priority Level |
|
CUSIP/ISIN Number(s) |
|
Title of Security |
|
Principal Amount Outstanding |
|
Principal Amount Tendered as of the Original Early
Participation Date |
|
Principal Amount Accepted for Purchase |
|
Offer
Yield (1) |
|
Total Consideration (2) |
1 |
|
92343VEN0 / 92343VEB6 / U9221AAY4 |
|
3.376% notes due 2025 |
|
$1,287,477,000 |
|
$490,854,000 |
|
$490,854,000 |
|
4.602% |
|
$997.24 |
2 |
|
92343VEP5 |
|
Floating Rate notes due 2025 |
|
$873,918,000 |
|
$373,004,000 |
|
$373,004,000 |
|
N/A |
|
$1,010.00 |
3 |
|
92343VFS8 |
|
0.850% notes due 2025 |
|
$1,232,569,000 |
|
$542,142,000 |
|
$542,142,000 |
|
4.374% |
|
$966.44 |
4 |
|
92343VGG3 |
|
1.450% notes due 2026 |
|
$1,653,140,000 |
|
$803,974,000 |
|
$803,974,000 |
|
4.333% |
|
$963.47 |
5 |
|
92343VGE8 |
|
Floating Rate notes due 2026 |
|
$493,127,000 |
|
$252,796,000 |
|
$252,796,000 |
|
N/A |
|
$1,012.50 |
6 |
|
92343VDD3 |
|
2.625% notes due 2026 |
|
$1,776,821,000 |
|
$771,770,000 |
|
$771,770,000 |
|
4.286% |
|
$972.71 |
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(1) |
The “Offer
Yield” is equal to the sum of (a) the applicable reference yield,
as calculated by the lead dealer managers, that equates to the
bid-side price of the applicable Reference U.S. Treasury Security
(specified in the Offer to Purchase for such series of Securities)
as quoted on the applicable Bloomberg reference page (specified in
the Offer to Purchase for such series of Securities) as of 10:00
a.m. (Eastern time) today, plus (b) the Fixed Spread (as
defined in the Launch Press Release) for the applicable series of
Securities. |
(2) |
Payable per each $1,000 principal amount of each specified
series of Securities validly tendered at or prior to the Extended
Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase. |
|
|
Because the aggregate Total Consideration of Securities validly
tendered at or prior to the Original Early Participation Date and
accepted for purchase did not exceed the Waterfall Cap (as defined
in the Offer to Purchase), Verizon will, until the Expiration Date,
continue to accept for purchase all Securities validly tendered
after the Original Early Participation Date, subject to all
conditions having been satisfied or waived by Verizon with respect
to the Offers. The Final Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer
to Purchase) is expected to be the second business day after the
applicable Expiration Date, unless extended with respect to any
Offer.
The applicable Total Consideration that will be paid to holders
of Securities (each, a “Holder” and collectively, “Holders”) on the
relevant settlement date for each series of Securities accepted for
purchase includes an early participation payment of $50 per $1,000
principal amount of Securities, but does not include the applicable
accrued but unpaid interest on each such series of Securities to,
but not including, the relevant settlement date (the “Accrued
Coupon Payment”), which will be paid, in cash, in addition to the
applicable Total Consideration.
Verizon has retained BofA Securities, Inc., Santander US Capital
Markets LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and TD
Securities (USA) LLC to act as lead dealer managers for
the Offers and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and R. Seelaus & Co.,
LLC to act as co-dealer managers for the Offers. Questions
regarding terms and conditions of the Offers should be directed to
BofA Securities, Inc. at (980) 387-3907 (Collect) or (888) 292-0070
(Toll-Free), Santander US Capital Markets LLC at (212) 350-0660
(Collect) or (855) 404-3636 (Toll Free), SMBC Nikko Securities
America, Inc. at (212) 224-5163 (Collect) or (888) 284-9760 (Toll
Free), or TD Securities (USA) LLC at (212) 827-2842 (Collect) or
(866) 584-2096 (Toll-Free).
Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the tender
agent for the Offers. Questions or requests for assistance related
to the Offers or for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase may
be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (855)
654-2015 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (collect). You may also
contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee for assistance concerning the Offers.
This announcement is for informational purposes only. This
announcement is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an
offer to sell any Securities. The Offers are being made solely
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offers are not being made to
Holders 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
securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a
licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on
behalf of Verizon by the dealer managers or one or more registered
brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such
jurisdiction.
This communication and any other documents or materials relating
to the Offers have not been approved by an authorized person for
the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”). Accordingly, this announcement
is not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, persons
within the United Kingdom save in circumstances where section 21(1)
of the FSMA does not apply. Accordingly, this communication is only
addressed to and directed at (i) persons who are outside the United
Kingdom, or (ii) persons falling within the definition of
investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order
2005 (the “Financial Promotion Order”)), or (iii) within Article 43
of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iv) high net worth companies
and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated falling
within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order
(such persons together being “relevant persons”). Any person who is
not a relevant person should not act or rely on any document
relating to the Offers or any of their contents.
This communication and any other documents or materials relating
to the Offers are only addressed to and directed at persons in
member states of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), who are
“Qualified Investors” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. The Offers are only available to
Qualified Investors. None of the information in the Offer to
Purchase and any other documents and materials relating to the
Offers should be acted upon or relied upon in any member state of
the EEA by persons who are not Qualified Investors.
Each Holder participating in the Offers has given certain
representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to above
and generally as set out herein. Any tender of Securities for
purchase pursuant to the Offers from a Holder that is unable to
make these representations is not valid. Each of Verizon, the
dealer managers and the tender agent reserves the right, in its
absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of
Securities for purchase pursuant to the Offers, whether any such
representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such
investigation is undertaken and as a result Verizon determines (for
any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender is
not valid.
Cautionary statement regarding
forward-looking statements
In this communication Verizon has made
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
not historical facts, but only predictions and generally can be
identified by use of statements that include phrases such as
“will,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“expect,” “plan,” “appear,” “project,” “estimate,” “hope,”
“intend,” “target,” “forecast,” or other words or phrases of
similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives,
plans or goals also are forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
currently anticipated, including those discussed in the Offer to
Purchase under the heading “Risk Factors” and under similar
headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference in
the Offer to Purchase. Holders are urged to consider these risks
and uncertainties carefully in evaluating the forward-looking
statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included
in this press release are made only as of the date of this press
release, and Verizon undertakes no obligation to update publicly
these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future
events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the forward-looking events might or might not occur.
Verizon cannot assure you that projected results or events will be
achieved.
Media contact:Eric
Wilkens201-572-9317eric.wilkens@verizon.com
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