21Vianet Group, Inc. Announces Results of the Tender Offer for Its Outstanding Senior Notes and Pricing of the Concurrent New Money Issuance
The Company also announced that the Company has priced the offering of
Reference is made to the announcement dated
Results of the Tender Offer
The Tender Offer for repurchase of the 2020 Notes expired at
As at the Expiration Deadline,
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, the Company will accept for purchase such 2020 Notes in full with no pro rata scaling.
2020 Notes repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer will be cancelled. Any 2020 Notes that remain outstanding after the Tender Offer will continue to be the obligations of the Company. Holders of those outstanding 2020 Notes will continue to have all the rights associated with those 2020 Notes.
The Settlement Date for the Tender Offer is currently expected to be not later than
The Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer are:
Level 88,
Attention: Legal – Investment Banking and
Capital Markets
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 4BB
Telephone: +44 20 7773 8890
Attention:
Email: eu.lm@barclays.com
with a copy to:
Barclays Bank PLC
41/F Cheung Kong Center
2 Queen’s Road Central
Telephone: +852 2903 2706
Attention:
Email: tmgap@barclays.com
The Information and Tender Agent for the Tender Offer is:
In
Telephone: +44 20 7920 9700
In
Suite 1601, 16/F,
28 Queen’s Road Central Central, Hong Kong Telephone: +852 3953 7230
Email: 21vianet@dfkingltd.com
Tender Offer Website: https://sites.dfkingltd.com/21vianet
For a detailed statement of the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, holders of the Notes should refer to the Offer to Purchase. The terms of the Tender Offer are more fully described in the Offer to Purchase, copies of which may be obtained from the Tender Offer Website (https://sites.dfkingltd.com/21vianet), subject to eligibility confirmation and registration.
Capitalized terms used herein with respect to the Tender Offer but not defined shall have the same respective meanings when used in the Offer to Purchase.
Any questions or requests for assistance concerning the terms of the Tender Offer may be directed to the Dealer Managers. Any questions or requests for assistance concerning the Tender Offer or for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and any other related documents may be directed to the Information and Tender Agent. A beneficial owner of 2020 Notes may also contact its custodian or intermediary for assistance concerning the Offer.
This release also does not constitute an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of tenders with respect to any 2020 Notes. The Tender Offer is being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related materials. Eligible Holders should read the Offer to Purchase and related materials carefully prior to making any decisions with respect to the Tender Offer because they contain important information. Eligible Holders may obtain a free copy of the Offer to Purchase from the Dealer Managers or the Information and Tender Agent specified above.
The distribution of the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Company, the Dealer Managers and the Information and Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. The Offer to Purchase does not constitute an invitation to participate in the Tender Offer in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable securities laws.
The Concurrent New Money Issuance
The Company is pleased to announce that it has priced the offering of
The Company intends to use the Notes proceeds to refinance its outstanding offshore indebtedness, fund future capital needs, and for general corporate purposes.
The Company expects to close the offering of the New Notes on or about
This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any of the New Notes, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of the New Notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. No public offering of the New Notes will be made in
This announcement contains information about the pending offering of the New Notes, and there can be no assurance that the offering will be completed.
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Source: 21Vianet Group, Inc.