EOP Operating Limited Partnership Announces Pricing for Its Cash Tender Offers and Related Consent Solicitations for $8.4 Billio
25 January 2007 - 10:20AM
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Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE: EOP) announced today that its
subsidiary, EOP Operating Limited Partnership, has determined the
total consideration and tender offer consideration to be paid
pursuant to its cash tender offers and related consent
solicitations in respect of an aggregate of approximately $8.4
billion of its outstanding unsecured debt securities, which we
refer to as the �Notes.� The total consideration for the Notes,
which will be payable in respect of Notes accepted for payment that
were validly tendered with consents and not withdrawn on or prior
to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 18, 2007, will be an
amount equal to the total consideration specified in the table
below for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes. The tender offer
consideration for the Notes, which will be payable in respect of
Notes accepted for payment that are validly tendered subsequent to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 18, 2007 but on or prior
to 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on February 8, 2007 (unless
extended or earlier terminated by EOP Operating Limited
Partnership, the �Offer Expiration Date�), will be an amount equal
to the total consideration minus the applicable consent payment. In
each case, holders whose Notes are accepted for payment in the
tender offers will receive accrued and unpaid interest in respect
of such purchased Notes from the last interest payment date to, but
not including, the payment date for Notes purchased in the tender
offers. The following table sets forth the total consideration and
tender offer consideration for the Notes under the terms of the
tender offers. The nominal total consideration and the tender offer
consideration for the Floating Rate Notes due 2010, the Floating
Rate Notes due 2014 and the Internotes were specified in the Offer
to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated December 26,
2006 (the �Offer to Purchase�) and remain unchanged. CUSIP No.
Security Description � Tender Offer Yield Total Consider-ation
Consent Payment Tender OfferConsider-ation 848503AH1 6.750% Notes
due 2008 � 0.05350� $1,012.57� $50.00� $962.57� 848503AM0 7.250%
Notes due 2009 � 0.05159� $1,043.42� $50.00� $993.42� 848497AA1
7.125% Notes due 2009 � 0.05088� $1,045.36� $50.00� $995.36�
848503AP3 7.650% Notes due 2010 � 0.05060� $1,089.54� $50.00�
$1,039.54� 848503AG3 7.350% Debentures due 2017 � 0.05066�
$1,188.27� $50.00� $1,138.27� 848497AB9 7.500% Debentures due 2027
� 0.05164� $1,294.39� $50.00� $1,244.39� 268766AV4/ 268766AT9
6.763% Notes due 2007 � 0.05410� $1,004.57� $50.00� $954.57�
268766BD3 7.410% Notes due 2007 � 0.05401� $1,010.96� $50.00�
$960.96� 268766AJ1 6.750% Notes due 2008 � 0.05371� $1,013.49�
$50.00� $963.49� 268766BF8 6.800% Notes due 2009 � 0.05188�
$1,029.29� $50.00� $979.29� 268766BN1 8.100% Notes due 2010 �
0.05063� $1,095.79� $50.00� $1,045.79� 268766AM4 7.250% Notes due
2018 � 0.05066� $1,182.69� $50.00� $1,132.69� 268766AS1 7.250%
Notes due 2028 � 0.05164� $1,267.86� $50.00� $1,217.86� 268766BH4
7.500% Notes due 2029 � 0.05164� $1,306.37� $50.00� $1,256.37�
268766BT8 7.750% Notes due 2007 � 0.05387� $1,017.45� $50.00�
$967.45� 268766CB6 4.650% Notes due 2010 � 0.04975� $1,000.00�
$50.00� $950.00� 268766BU5 7.000% Notes due 2011 � 0.05069�
$1,075.81� $50.00� $1,025.81� 268766BW1 6.750% Notes due 2012 �
0.05033� $1,075.31� $50.00� $1,025.31� 268766BY7 5.875% Notes due
2013 � 0.05049� $1,041.87� $50.00� $991.87� 268766BZ4 4.750% Notes
due 2014 � 0.05023� $1,000.00� $50.00� $950.00� 268766BV3 7.875%
Notes due 2031 � 0.05514� $1,314.78� $50.00� $1,264.78� 268766CC4�
Floating Rate Notes due 2010 � N/A� $1,040.00� $50.00� $990.00�
268766CA8 Floating Rate Notes due 2014 � N/A� $1,083.00� $50.00�
$1,033.00� Various Internotes � N/A� $1,000.00� $10.00� $990.00�
The tender offers and consent solicitations relating to the Notes
are made upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase and the related Consent and Letter of Transmittal, as
amended. Further details about the terms and conditions of the
tender offers and consent solicitations relating to the Notes are
set forth in the Offer to Purchase, as well as in the press
releases issued by Equity Office Properties Trust on December 29,
2006, January 2, 2007, January 10, 2007 (two releases), January 11,
2007 and January 18, 2007. EOP Operating Limited Partnership has
retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated to act as the lead Dealer Managers and
Solicitation Agents for the tender offers and consent solicitations
for the Notes, and they can be contacted at (877) 686-5059
(toll-free) ((212) 357-0775 (collect)) and (888) 654-8637
(toll-free) ((212) 449-4914 (collect)), respectively. Banc of
America Securities LLC, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated are also acting as Dealer Managers
and Solicitation Agents in connection with the tender offers and
consent solicitations for the Notes. Requests for documentation for
the tender offers and consent solicitations relating to the Notes
may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the
Information Agent, which can be contacted at (212) 430-3774 (for
banks and brokers only) or (866) 924-2200 (for all others
toll-free). This release is neither an offer to purchase nor a
solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The tender offers and
consent solicitations for the Notes are only being made pursuant to
the tender offer and consent solicitation documents as heretofore
amended and as amended hereby, including the Offer to Purchase,
including the documents incorporated, or deemed incorporated, by
reference therein. The tender offers and consent solicitations for
the Notes are not being made to holders of Notes in any
jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be
in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such
jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or
blue sky laws require the tender offers and consent solicitations
to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the tender offers and
consent solicitations will be deemed to be made on behalf of EOP
Operating Limited Partnership by the Dealer Managers (who are also
the Solicitation Agents), or one or more registered brokers or
dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
About Equity Office Properties Trust Equity Office, operating
through its various subsidiaries and affiliates, is the largest
publicly traded owner and manager of office properties in the
United States by square footage. At September 30, 2006, Equity
Office had a national office portfolio comprised of whole or
partial interests in 585 office buildings located in 16 states and
the District of Columbia. As of that date, Equity Office had an
ownership presence in 24 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and
in 100 submarkets, enabling it to provide a wide range of office
solutions for local, regional and national customers. EOP Operating
Limited Partnership is a Delaware limited partnership through which
Equity Office conducts substantially all of its business and owns,
either directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, substantially
all of its assets. Forward Looking Statements This press release
contains certain forward-looking statements based on current Equity
Office management expectations. Those forward-looking statements
include all statements other than those made solely with respect to
historical fact. Numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors
may cause actual results, performance or transactions of Equity
Office and its subsidiaries to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. These factors include,
but are not limited to: (1) the failure to satisfy the conditions
to completion of the proposed mergers with affiliates of The
Blackstone Group, including the receipt of the required shareholder
approval; (2) the failure to obtain the necessary financing
arrangements set forth in the commitment letters received by
Blackhawk Parent LLC (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group) in
connection with the proposed mergers and the actual terms of such
financings; (3) the failure of the proposed mergers to close for
any other reason; (4) the occurrence of any effect, event,
development or change that could give rise to the termination of
the merger agreement; (5) the outcome of the legal proceedings that
have been, or may be, instituted against Equity Office and others
following the announcement of the proposed mergers; (6) the risks
that the proposed transactions disrupt current plans and operations
including potential difficulties in employee retention; (7) the
amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the
proposed mergers; and (8) the substantial indebtedness that will
need to be incurred to finance consummation of the proposed mergers
and related transactions, including the tender offers and consent
solicitations and other refinancings of Equity Office and its
subsidiaries; and other risks that are set forth in the �Risk
Factors,� �Legal Proceedings� and �Management�s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations� sections
of Equity Office�s and EOP Operating Limited Partnership�s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (�SEC�). Many of the
factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of
this press release are beyond Equity Office�s ability to control or
predict. Equity Office undertakes no obligation to revise or update
any forward-looking statements, or to make any other
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Additional Information About the
Mergers and Where to Find It In connection with proposed merger
transactions involving Equity Office and EOP Operating Limited
Partnership and affiliates of The Blackstone Group, Equity Office
filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC and is furnishing
the definitive proxy statement to Equity Office�s shareholders.
SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY THE PROXY STATEMENT
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER
TRANSACTIONS. Shareholders can obtain the proxy statement and all
other relevant documents filed by Equity Office with the SEC free
of charge at the SEC�s website at www.sec.gov or from Equity Office
Properties Trust, Investor Relations at Two North Riverside Plaza,
Suite 2100, Chicago, Illinois, 60606, (800) 692-5304 or at
www.equityoffice.com. The contents of the Equity Office website are
not made part of this press release. Equity Office and its trustees
and officers and other members of management and employees may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect
to the proposed merger transactions. Information about Equity
Office and its trustees and executive officers, and their ownership
of Equity Office�s securities, is set forth in the proxy statement
relating to the proposed merger transactions described above.
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