PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) (the "Company") announced today the expiration and final results of the previously announced cash tender offers (the "Offers") by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC and Avis Budget Finance, Inc. (collectively, the "Issuers"), to purchase any and all of the Issuers' outstanding $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 9 5/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes") and to purchase in an aggregate purchase price up to the Modified Dutch Auction Cap (as defined below) of their 9.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes" and together with the 2018 Notes, the "Notes").
As of 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 16, 2013 (the "Expiration Date"), $325,595,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2018 Notes, representing approximately 72% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding of 2018 Notes, and $25,628,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2020 Notes, representing approximately 10% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding of 2020 Notes, were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn. Acceptance by the Issuers of any Notes tendered is subject to the terms and the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 19, 2013 (the "Offer to Purchase").
The Issuers have accepted for payment and will settle the tender offer with respect to all of the aggregate principal amount of Notes that were validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Date (the "Final Settlement") in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase.
The Issuers intend to fund the Final Settlement of the Notes with the net proceeds of their offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% senior notes due 2023, which was completed on April 3, 2013.
As previously announced, holders who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw 2018 Notes after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 2, 2013 (the "Early Tender Deadline"), but prior to the Expiration Date are not eligible to receive the 2018 Notes Early Tender Premium (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), and instead are entitled to receive the "2018 Offer Consideration," which for each $1,000 principal amount of 2018 Notes is equal to $1,097.50.
As more fully described in the Offer to Purchase, the consideration payable for each $1,000 principal amount of 2020 Notes was determined based on a modified "Dutch Auction" procedure subject to a limit on the aggregate purchase price to be paid for the 2020 Notes to be repurchased by the Issuers (the "Modified Dutch Auction Cap") equal to $450 million minus the aggregate purchase price paid for all 2018 Notes accepted for purchase. Because the aggregate principal amount of 2020 Notes being accepted for payment is less than the Modified Dutch Auction Cap, the Clearing Premium (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) is $25.00, resulting in a 2020 Notes Total Consideration of $1,190, including the "2020 Notes Early Tender Premium" of $30.00 for 2020 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, and a 2020 Notes Offer Consideration of $1,160 for 2020 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn after the Early Tender Deadline but prior to the Expiration Date.
Additional Information
The Issuers have retained Barclays Capital Inc. to act as the Dealer Manager for the Offers. D.F. King & Co., Inc. is the Information Agent and Tender Agent for the Offers. Questions regarding the Offers should be directed to Barclays Capital Inc. at 800-438-3242 (toll free) or 212-528-7581 (collect). Requests for documentation should be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 212-269-5550 (banks and brokers) and 800-967-4617 (all others). This press release is for informational purposes only. This press release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase with respect to any Notes or any other securities. The Offers were made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related documents. The Offers were not 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 Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers were deemed to be made on behalf of the Issuers by the Dealer Manager, or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. None of the Company, the Issuers, the Dealer Manager, the Information Agent or the Tender Agent makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender or refrain from tendering their Notes. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender Notes and, if so, the principal amount of the Notes to tender.
About Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Avis Budget Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of vehicle rental services, both through its Avis and Budget brands, which have more than 10,000 rental locations in approximately 175 countries around the world, and through its Zipcar brand, which is the world's leading car sharing network, with more than 775,000 members. Avis Budget Group operates most of its car rental offices in North America, Europe and Australia directly, and operates primarily through licensees in other parts of the world. Avis Budget Group has approximately 29,000 employees and is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. More information is available at www.avisbudgetgroup.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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