DALLAS, Feb. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:BLDR), a leading supplier and manufacturer of structural and related building products for residential new construction and home repair and remodeling in the United States, today announced that it has entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements pursuant to which $63.8 million aggregate principal amount of its 10.75% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) will be exchanged for $60.0 million aggregate principal amount of additional 7.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) issued under its existing indenture, dated as of May 29, 2013 (the “Indenture”). Following these transactions, $617.6 million aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes and $417.6 million aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes will remain outstanding.
This transaction is substantially similar to the debt exchange announced by the Company on February 8 and allows the Company to further reduce its long-term debt by approximately $3.8 million and additionally decrease its annual cash interest expense by approximately $2.3 million.
The 2021 Notes were offered in exchange in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), have not been registered under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption under the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange any securities, nor shall there be any sale or exchange of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Builders FirstSource
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Builders FirstSource is the largest supplier of building products, prefabricated components, and value-added services to the professional market segment, for new residential construction and repair and remodeling, in the U.S. We provide customers an integrated homebuilding solution, offering manufacturing, supply, delivery and installation of a full range of structural and related building products. We operate in 40 states with approximately 400 locations and have a market presence in 74 of the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, providing geographic diversity, and balanced end market exposure. We service customers from strategically located distribution facilities and manufacturing facilities (certain of which are co-located), that produce value-added products such as roof and floor trusses, wall panels, stairs, vinyl windows, custom millwork and pre-hung doors. Builders FirstSource also distributes dimensional lumber and lumber sheet goods, millwork, windows, interior and exterior doors, and other building products. For more information about Builders FirstSource, visit the company's website at www.bldr.com.
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