American Airlines Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Secured Notes
09 February 2023 - 12:30AM
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American Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”), a subsidiary of American
Airlines Group Inc. (the “Guarantor”)(NASDAQ: AAL), today announced
a proposed private offering of $750 million aggregate principal
amount of senior secured notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Notes
will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantor.
The Company expects to use the proceeds from the offering of the
Notes to repay a portion of the term loans outstanding under the
term loan credit facility established under the Amended and
Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated May 21, 2015, among
the Company, the Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party
thereto and certain other parties thereto (the “2013 Credit
Agreement”), and to pay related fees and expenses. The Company
expects that any term loans not repaid from the net proceeds of the
Notes will be amended to extend the maturity date to February 2028.
The final terms and amounts of the Notes are subject to market and
other conditions, and may be materially different than
expectations.
The Notes will be secured on a first lien basis by certain
slots, gates and routes collateral that the Company uses to provide
non-stop scheduled air carrier services between (a) certain
airports in the United States and (b) airports in South America and
New Zealand. The collateral that will secure the Notes on a first
lien basis also secures the credit facilities under the 2013 Credit
Agreement on a first lien, pari passu basis with the Notes.
The Notes will be offered and sold only to persons reasonably
believed to be qualified institutional buyers, as defined in, and
in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) and to non-U.S. persons in offshore
transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S
under the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered under
the Securities Act or any other securities laws of any jurisdiction
and will not have the benefit of any exchange offer or other
registration rights. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
registration requirements.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes nor shall there be
any sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This news release is being
issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the
Securities Act.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
StatementsCertain of the statements contained or referred
to herein, including those regarding the proposed offering, should
be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by
words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,”
“would,” “continue,” “seek,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “if
current trends continue,” “optimistic,” “forecast” and other
similar words. Such statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations,
intentions, estimates and strategies for the future, the continuing
availability of borrowings under revolving lines of credit, and
other statements that are not historical facts. These
forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current
objectives, beliefs and expectations, and they are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
and financial position and timing of certain events to differ
materially from the information in the forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
those set forth herein as well as in American Airlines Group Inc.’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2022 (especially in Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Part
II, Item 1A. Risk Factors), as updated by Exhibit 99.2 attached to
American Airlines Group Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
February 8, 2023, and other risks and uncertainties listed from
time to time in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Additionally, there may be other factors of
which the Company is not currently aware that may affect matters
discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause
actual results to differ materially from those discussed. The
Company does not assume any obligation to publicly update or
supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results,
changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these
forward-looking statements other than as required by law. Any
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as
of the dates indicated in the statement.
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