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The Company announced today that it was increasing the consideration offered for the outstanding 7.125% Debentures due August 1, 2017, 8.500% Debentures due February 1, 2022, 8.000% Debentures due September 15, 2022, 6.750% Debentures due September 15, 2023, 7.000% Debentures due October 1, 2026, 6.950% Debentures due November 15, 2026 and 6.750% Debentures due September 15, 2028 issued by CCR pursuant to the Any and All Offer and the Company's outstanding 5.350% Debentures due November 15, 2017 pursuant to the Maximum Tender Offer. The remaining series of notes that the Company has offered to purchase pursuant to the Any and All Offer and Maximum Tender Offer will continue to be subject to the same consideration.
The table below indicates the revised pricing terms for each series of notes that is subject to an increase in consideration offered.
| Issuer | CUSIP Numbers | Title of Security | Principal
Amount
Outstanding (US$) |
Referen- ce U.S. Treasury Security |
Fixed Spread (basis points) |
Accept- ance
Priority Level |
Early Tender Premium(1) |
| Offer for Notes Listed Below: Any and All Offer | |||||||
| CCR | 191219BB9 | 7.125% Debentures due 2017 | $300,000,000 | 2.625% due August 15, 2020 |
-25 | N/A | N/A |
| CCR | 191219AP9 | 8.500% Debentures due 2022 | $745,617,000 | 2.625% due August 15, 2020 |
70 | N/A | N/A |
| CCR | 191219AQ7 | 8.000% Debentures due 2022 | $236,533,000 | 2.625% due August 15, 2020 |
75 | N/A | N/A |
| CCR | 191219AU8 | 6.750% Debentures due 2023 | $250,000,000 | 2.625% due August 15, 2020 |
80 | N/A | N/A |
| CCR | 191219AW4 | 7.000% Debentures due 2026 | $299,950,000 | 4.375% due May 15, 2040 |
10 | N/A | N/A |
| CCR | 191219AY0 | 6.950% Debentures due 2026 | $500,000,000 | 4.375% due May 15, 2040 |
5 | N/A | N/A |
| CCR | 191219BE3 | 6.750% Debentures due 2028 | $400,000,000 | 4.375% due May 15, 2040 |
20 | N/A | N/A |
| Offer for Notes Listed Below: Maximum Tender Offer | |||||||
| TCCC | 191216AK6 | 5.350% Notes due 2017 | $1,750,000,000 | 2.625% due August 15, 2020 |
-25 | 2 | $30.00 |
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(1) Per $1,000 principal amount of notes accepted for purchase.
The Company also announced today that it is extending the expiration date of the tender offers. The Any and All Offer will now expire at 5:00 p.m., EST, on November 22, 2010. The Any and All Offer Withdrawal Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) has passed and notes validly tendered through 5:00 p.m., EST, yesterday, the original expiration date for the Any and All Offer, may not be withdrawn except under the circumstances described in the Offer to Purchase.
The Maximum Tender Offer will now expire at 11:59 p.m., EST, on December 14, 2010. Holders of notes subject to the Maximum Tender Offer must tender and not withdraw their notes before the early tender date, which is now 5:00 p.m., EST, on November 30, 2010 to be eligible to receive the total consideration. Holders of notes subject to the Maximum Tender Offer who tender their notes after the early tender date will be eligible to receive the tender offer consideration, which is the total consideration minus $30 per $1,000 principal amount of notes tendered by such holder that are accepted for purchase. Holders of notes subject to the Maximum Tender Offer who tender their notes after the early tender date may not withdraw their notes except in the limited circumstances described fully in the Offer to Purchase.
The total consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of notes tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the tender offers will be determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to a fixed spread specified for each series of the notes over the yield based on the bid side price of the U.S. Treasury Security specified on the cover page of the Offer to Purchase, as calculated by the dealer managers at 2:00 p.m., EST, on November 22, 2010 for the Any and All Offer and at 2:00 p.m., EST, on November 30, 2010 for the Maximum Tender Offer. In addition to the total consideration or the tender offer consideration, as applicable, accrued interest up to, but not including, the settlement date will be paid in cash on all validly tendered notes accepted in the tender offers. The settlement dates for the Any and All Offer and the Maximum Tender Offer will follow promptly after the applicable extended expiration dates and currently are expected to be Tuesday, November 23, 2010 and Wednesday, December 15, 2010, respectively.
The Any and All Offer and the Maximum Tender Offer are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including, among other things, the consummation of the Company's issuance of one or more new series of senior notes with net proceeds of at least $4.0 billion. That condition has now been satisfied.
As of 5:00 p.m., EST, on November 15, 2010, approximately $ 1.49 billion in aggregate principal amount of notes, or 34.0% of the outstanding principal amount, had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Any and All Offer and approximately $0.24 billion aggregate principal amount of notes, or 7.6% of the outstanding principal amount, had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Maximum Tender Offer.
The Company has retained Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. to serve as coordinating dealer managers and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and BofA Merrill Lynch to serve as dealer managers and D.F. King & Co., Inc. to serve as the tender and information agent for the tender offers.
Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. by telephone at 800.901.0068 (toll free) or 212.269.5550 (collect) or in writing at 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10005. Questions regarding the tender offers may be directed to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at 866.627.0391 (toll free) or 212.250.2955 (collect) or HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 888.HSBC.4LM (toll free) or 212.525.5552 (collect).
This press release is not a tender offer to purchase or a solicitation of acceptance of a tender offer, which may be made only pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase. In any jurisdiction where the laws require the tender offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the tender offer will be deemed made on behalf of the Company by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch or one or more registered brokers or dealers under the laws of such jurisdiction.About The
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