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VANCOUVER, BC, June 13,
2022 /CNW/ - Premium Brands Holdings Corporation
("Premium Brands" or the "Company") (TSX: PBH), a leading producer,
marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, is
pleased to announce the successful closing of the issue and sale of
$150,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of 5.40% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures (the
"Offered Debentures") at a price (the "Debenture Issuance Price")
of $1,000 per Offered Debenture, for
aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $150,000,000 (the "Offering").
The Offered Debentures were offered to the public through a
syndicate of underwriters which was co-led by National Bank
Financial Inc., Scotiabank, CIBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital
Markets, and included RBC Dominion Securities Inc., TD Securities
Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., iA
Private Wealth Inc., Raymond James Ltd. and Stifel Nicolaus Canada
Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"). The Company has also
granted to the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up
to an additional $22,500,000
aggregate principal amount of 5.40% convertible unsecured
subordinated debentures each at the Debenture Issuance Price per
debenture, exercisable in whole or in part at any time for a period
of up to 30 days following closing of the Offering.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to
reduce existing indebtedness under one of its revolving credit
facilities (the "Credit Facility"), thereby increasing the amount
available to be drawn under such Credit Facility, as required, to
fund future potential strategic acquisitions and capital projects,
which may arise and for general corporate purposes.
The Offered Debentures will bear interest from the date of issue
at 5.40% per annum, payable semi‐annually in arrears on
March 31 and September 30 of each year commencing March 31, 2023 and have a maturity date of
September 30, 2029 (the "Maturity
Date").
The Offered Debentures are convertible at the holder's option at
any time prior to the close of business on the earlier of the
Maturity Date and the business day immediately preceding the date
specified by the Company for redemption of the Offered Debentures
into common shares at a conversion price of $160.25 per common share (the "Conversion
Price"), subject to adjustments as provided in the indenture
governing the Offered Debentures. The Conversion Price equates to a
conversion rate of 6.2402 common shares for each $1,000 principal amount of Offered
Debentures.
The Offered Debentures will be listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol "PBH.DB.I".
About Premium Brands
Premium Brands owns a broad range of leading specialty food
manufacturing and differentiated food distribution businesses with
operations across Canada,
the United States and Italy.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward looking statements with
respect to the Company, including its business operations, strategy
and financial performance and condition. Although management
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward looking
statements are reasonable and represent the Company's internal
expectations and belief as of the date hereof, such statements
involve unknown risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's
control which may cause its actual performance and results in
future periods to differ materially from any estimates or
projections of future performance or results expressed or implied
by such forward looking statements.
Forward looking statements generally can be identified by the
use of forward looking words such as "may", "could", "should",
"would", "will", "expect", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "project",
"anticipate", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or
similar variations. These forward looking statements include
statements with respect to the Company's intended use of the net
proceeds of the Offering.
Some of the factors that could affect future results and could
cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements are outlined in the Company's final
short form prospectus dated June 6,
2022 under Risk Factors and in the Company's 2021
MD&A under Risks and Uncertainties, each of which is
filed electronically through SEDAR and is available online at
www.sedar.com.
Assumptions used by the Company to develop forward looking
statements contained in this press release are based on information
currently available to the Company and include those assumptions
outlined in the Company's final short form prospectus dated
June 6, 2022 under Forward-Looking
Information and in the Company's 2021 MD&A under Forward
Looking Statements. Readers are cautioned that this information
is not exhaustive.
Unless otherwise indicated, the forward looking statements in
this document are made as of the date hereof and, except as
required by applicable law, will not be publicly updated or
revised. This cautionary statement expressly qualifies the forward
looking statements in this press release.
SOURCE Premium Brands Holdings Corporation