STAMFORD, Conn., June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (along with its
subsidiaries, "Charter") today announced that its subsidiaries,
Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Charter Communications
Operating Capital Corp. (collectively, the "Issuers"), have priced
$1.5 billion in aggregate principal
amount of Notes consisting of the following securities:
- $1.0 billion in aggregate
principal amount of senior secured notes due February 2028 (the "2028 Notes"). These notes
will bear interest at a rate of 3.750% per annum and will be issued
at a price of 99.166% of the aggregate principal amount.
- $500 million in aggregate
principal amount of senior secured notes due May 2047 (the "Follow-on Notes," and together
with the 2028 Notes, the "Notes"). The Follow-on Notes will bear
interest at a rate of 5.375% per annum and will be issued at a
price of 106.529% of the aggregate principal amount. The Follow-on
Notes will form a part of the same series as the 5.375% Senior
Secured Notes issued on April 20,
2017 in the aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion.
The Notes will result in proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion after deducting underwriting
discounts, commissions and new issue discount.
Charter intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of
the Notes to pay related fees and expenses and for general
corporate purposes, including potential buybacks of the Class A
common stock of Charter or common units of Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC. Charter expects to close the offering of the Notes
on July 6, 2017, subject to customary
closing conditions.
The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers in
reliance on Rule 144A and outside the
United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation
S. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities
laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in
the United States except pursuant
to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws. The offering is subject to, among other
things, market conditions.
This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation
of an offer to buy the Notes and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale, nor is it an offer to purchase, or the
solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes in any jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful.
About Charter
Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) is a
leading broadband communications company and the second largest
cable operator in the United
States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband
services, including Spectrum TV™ video entertainment programming,
Spectrum Internet™ access, and Spectrum Voice™. Spectrum Business™
similarly provides scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband
communications solutions to business organizations, such as
business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business
telephone, video and music entertainment services, and wireless
backhaul. Charter's advertising sales and production services are
sold under the Spectrum Reach™ brand. More information about
Charter can be found at www.charter.com.
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SOURCE Charter Communications, Inc.