AES Announces Pricing of $500 Million of Senior Notes in Public Offering
May 11 2016 - 6:45PM
Business Wire
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced that it has priced
$500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% senior notes due
2026 (the “Notes”). AES intends to use the net proceeds from the
offering of the Notes to repay or redeem certain of its outstanding
debt, including a portion of its outstanding senior unsecured
floating rate notes due 2019, and for general corporate purposes.
The closing of the offering of the Notes is expected to occur,
subject to certain customary conditions, on May 25, 2016.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor does it
constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. An effective
shelf registration statement related to the Notes has previously
been filed by AES with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”). The offering and sale of the Notes are being made only by
means of a prospectus supplement dated May 11, 2016 and an
accompanying base prospectus dated February 23, 2016 related to the
offering, copies of which may be obtained from Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor,
New York, New York 10014, by calling (866) 718-1649 or by emailing
prospectus@morganstanley.com and Barclays Capital Inc., c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood,
New York, 11717, by calling (888) 603-5847 or by emailing
barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com.
About AES
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 200 global power
company. We provide affordable, sustainable energy to 17 countries
through our diverse portfolio of distribution businesses as well as
thermal and renewable generation facilities. Our workforce of
approximately 21,000 people is committed to operational excellence
and meeting the world’s changing power needs. Our 2015 revenues
were $15 billion and we own and manage $37 billion in total
assets.
Safe Harbor Disclosure
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, the expected closing date of the offering of
the Notes and our intended use of proceeds and anticipated use of
our shelf registration statement, which are subject to risks and
uncertainties, such as our continued eligibility to use the shelf
registration statement, general economic conditions and other risks
and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not intended to
be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES’s
current expectations based on reasonable assumptions.
Actual results could differ materially from those projected in
our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and
other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results
are discussed in the prospectus supplement related to the offering
and AES’s filings with the SEC, including, but not limited to, the
risks discussed under Item 1A “Risk Factors” and Item 7
“Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” in AES’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Readers are encouraged to
read AES’s filings to learn more about the risk factors associated
with AES’s business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Anyone who desires a copy of AES’s 2015 Annual Report on Form
10-K dated February 24, 2016 may obtain a copy (excluding Exhibits)
without charge by addressing a request to the Office of the
Corporate Secretary, The AES Corporation, 4300 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, Virginia 22203. Exhibits also may be requested, but a
charge equal to the reproduction cost thereof will be made.
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