Ensco Announces Final Results of Cash Tender Offers
April 04 2016 - 9:02AM
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Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) (“Ensco” or the “Company”) reported the
final results today of its previously announced cash tender offers
(collectively, the “Tender Offers,” and each offer to purchase a
series of notes individually, a “Tender Offer”) to purchase up to
$750,000,000 aggregate purchase price, exclusive of accrued
interest (the “Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount”), of the
outstanding notes of Ensco and its wholly owned subsidiary Pride
International, Inc. (“Pride”) set forth in the table below
(collectively, the “Notes”). As of 11:59 p.m., New York City time,
on 1 April 2016 (the “Expiration Date”), Ensco received valid
tenders totaling approximately $860.7 million aggregate principal
amount of Notes. Ensco is accepting for purchase all Notes validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn. Ensco expects to make payment
for the Notes accepted for purchase in same-day funds on 5 April
2016.
Series of Notes
Issuer
CUSIPNumber
TotalConsideration(1)
AggregatePrincipal
AmountOutstanding priorto Tender Offers
Aggregate PrincipalAmount
Tendered
8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 Pride 74153QAG7 $840.00
$500,000,000 $45,658,000 4.70% Senior Notes due 2021 Ensco
29358QAA7 $720.00 $1,500,000,000 $642,488,000 6.875% Senior Notes
due 2020 Pride 74153QAH5 $740.00 $900,000,000 $140,153,000 4.50%
Senior Notes due 2024 Ensco 29358QAC3 $545.00 $625,000,000
$1,672,000 5.20% Senior Notes due 2025 Ensco 29358QAE9 $545.00
$700,000,000 $30,747,000
(1) Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes
tendered and accepted for purchase. Includes the $30.00 early
tender premium.
The Notes tendered and not validly withdrawn represent
approximately $860.7 million aggregate principal amount of Notes,
for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $622.3 million
(excluding accrued and unpaid interest), for a weighted average
discount of 28%. Ensco will use cash on hand to settle the
transaction and continues to have a fully available $2.25 billion
revolving credit facility. The annual interest expense of the Notes
purchased pursuant to the Tender Offers was approximately $42
million. Net interest expense is expected to be approximately $57
million in second quarter 2016 and $58 million in third quarter
2016.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan
Stanley & Co. LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., DNB Markets, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.,
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mitsubishi
UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Standard
Chartered Bank and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as the dealer
managers in the Tender Offers. Global Bondholder Services
Corporation served as both the depositary and the information agent
for the Tender Offers. Persons with questions regarding the Tender
Offers should contact Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at (toll-free)
(866) 627-0391 or (collect) (212) 250-2955; Goldman, Sachs &
Co. at (toll-free) (800) 828-3182 or (collect) (212) 902-6941; or
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at (toll-free) (800) 624-1808 or
(collect) (212) 761-1057.
From time to time, Ensco and its affiliates may purchase its
outstanding senior notes, including any additional Notes, in the
open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through tender
offers, exchange offers or otherwise, or Ensco may redeem senior
notes that are able to be redeemed, pursuant to their terms. Any
future purchases, exchanges or redemptions may be on the same terms
or on terms that are more or less favorable to holders than the
terms of the Tender Offers. Any future purchases, exchanges or
redemptions by Ensco and its affiliates will depend on various
factors existing at that time. There can be no assurance as to
which, if any, of these alternatives (or combinations thereof)
Ensco and its affiliates may choose to pursue in the future. There
can be no assurance that an active trading market will exist for
Ensco’s outstanding senior notes following any such transactions.
The extent of the trading market will depend upon a number of
factors, including the size of the float, the number of holders
remaining at such time, and the interest in maintaining a market in
the notes on the part of securities firms.
Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) is a global provider of offshore drilling
services to the petroleum industry. Ensco plc is an English limited
company (England No. 7023598) with its registered office and
corporate headquarters located at 6 Chesterfield Gardens, 3rd
Floor, London, United Kingdom W1J 5BQ.
Statements contained in this press release that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements involving
expected interest expense. Such statements are subject to numerous
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results
to vary materially from those indicated. You should carefully read
and consider “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I and “Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” in Part II of our most recent annual report
on Form 10-K, which is available on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov or on the Investor Relations section of our website at
www.enscoplc.com. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of
the date of the particular statement, and we undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, except as required by law.
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Ensco plcInvestor & Media Contacts:Sean O’Neill,
713-430-4607Vice President - Investor Relations and
CommunicationsorNick Georgas, 713-430-4490Senior Manager - Investor
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