Expand Energy Corporation Announces Expiration and Results of Tender Offer for 5.500% Senior Notes due 2026
28 November 2024 - 10:32AM
Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: EXE) (“Expand Energy”) announced
today the expiration and results of its previously announced offer
to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) any and all of its
outstanding 5.500% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”), which
expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 27, 2024 (the
“Expiration Time”).
As of the Expiration Time, $453,162,000
aggregate principal amount of Notes, or approximately 90.63% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding, had been validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn. The complete terms and
conditions of the Tender Offer were set forth in an Offer to
Purchase dated November 20, 2024 (as supplemented, the “Offer to
Purchase”), and the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
Expand Energy expects to accept for payment all
Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the
Expiration Time and, in accordance with the terms of the Offer to
Purchase, will pay all holders of such Notes $1,001.52 per $1,000
principal amount for all Notes accepted in the Tender Offer,
including those properly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior
to the Expiration Time and those tendered by the guaranteed
delivery procedures described within the Offer to Purchase, within
three business days after the Expiration Time, or December 3, 2024
(the “Settlement Date”). Also, on the Settlement Date, Expand
Energy will pay accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest
payment date of the Notes to, but not including, the Settlement
Date. For avoidance of doubt, interest on the Notes will cease to
accrue on the Settlement Date for all Notes accepted in the Tender
Offer, including any such Notes tendered through the guaranteed
delivery procedures described within the Offer to Purchase. All
Notes purchased on the Settlement Date will subsequently be retired
and cancelled. Expand Energy will fund the payment for tendered and
accepted Notes with the net proceeds from Expand Energy’s
previously announced issuance and sale (the “Notes Offering”) of
$750 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.700% Senior Notes
due 2035 (the “New Notes”) together with cash on hand.
The consummation of the Tender Offer is subject
to, and conditioned upon, the satisfaction or waiver of certain
conditions described in the Offer to Purchase.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and TD Securities
(USA) LLC are acting as dealer managers for the Tender Offer (the
“Dealer Managers”). For questions regarding the Tender Offer, the
Dealer Managers can be contacted as follows: J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC, Liability Management Group, at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or
(212) 834-4818 (collect) and TD Securities (USA) LLC at +1 (866)
584-2096 (toll-free), +1 (212) 827-2842 (collect), or
LM@tdsecurities.com.
Copies of the Offer to Purchase and Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery are available to holders of the Notes from D.F.
King & Co., Inc., the information agent and the tender agent
for the Tender Offer. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase
and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery should be directed to D.F. King
& Co., Inc. toll-free at (800) 714-3310, email at
exe@dfking.com or at www.dfking.com/exe.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the
Notes, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
purchase the New Notes pursuant to the Notes Offering nor is it a
solicitation for acceptance of the Tender Offer.
About Expand Energy
Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: EXE) is the
largest independent natural gas producer in the United States,
powered by dedicated and innovative employees focused on disrupting
the industry’s traditional cost and market delivery model to
responsibly develop assets in the nation’s most prolific natural
gas basins. Expand Energy’s returns-driven strategy strives to
create sustainable value for its stakeholders by leveraging its
scale, financial strength and operational execution. Expand Energy
is committed to expanding America’s energy reach to fuel a more
affordable, reliable, lower carbon future.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements relating to the Tender Offer, the
Settlement Date, our expectation to accept for purchase all of the
tendered Notes and whether we actually consummate the Tender Offer
as planned or at all, as well as statements reflecting
expectations, intentions, assumptions or beliefs about future
events and other statements that do not relate strictly to
historical or current facts. Although Expand Energy’s management
believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, they are inherently subject to numerous
risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and
many of which are beyond Expand Energy’s control. No assurance can
be given that such forward-looking statements will be correct or
achieved or that the assumptions are accurate or will not change
over time. Particular uncertainties that could cause Expand
Energy’s actual results to be materially different than those
expressed in such forward-looking statement include those described
in the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus
relating to the Notes Offering and other risks and uncertainties
detailed in Expand Energy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2023, Expand Energy’s Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and
September 30, 2024 and any other documents that Expand Energy files
with the SEC. For a discussion of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, investors are urged to refer to Expand Energy’s
documents filed with the SEC that are available through Expand
Energy’s website at www.expandenergy.com or through EDGAR at
www.sec.gov. We caution you not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements contained in this release, which speak
only as of the date of the release, and we undertake no obligation
to update this information. We urge you to carefully review and
consider the disclosures in this release and our filings with the
SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the risk and
factors that may affect our business.
INVESTOR CONTACT: |
MEDIA CONTACT: |
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Chris Ayres |
Brooke Coe |
(405) 935-8870 |
(405) 935-8878 |
ir@expandenergy.com |
media@expandenergy.com |
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