(MENAFN- PR Newswire) LONDON, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Products, Inc. ("Avon," the "Company" or "we") announced today the final results in connection with its previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offer") any and all of its outstanding 6.950% Notes due 2043 (the "Notes") and related consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation").
The expiration date for the Tender Offer (as amended on July 24, 2023) was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, August 7, 2023 (the "Expiration Date").
According to information received from D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender and information agent for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation (the "Tender and Information Agent"), after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 2, 2023 (the "Early Tender Date"), but at or prior to the Expiration Date, the Company had received Notes validly tendered representing an aggregate principal amount equal to U.S.$235,000. Together with the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date, a total of U.S.$194,197,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or 89.87% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding of Notes as of the date of this press release) were validly tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer. As announced on July 24, 2023, the Company has obtained the Requisite Consents necessary to give effect to the Proposed Amendments. Consequently, as previously announced, the Company expects to execute the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture effecting the Proposed Amendments on or prior to the Early Settlement Date, which is expected to be on August 8, 2023, or as promptly as practicable thereafter. The Twelfth Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon its execution and delivery by the Company and the Trustee but will not become operative until the Company has paid the consent payment in full.
The Notes that have been validly tendered cannot be withdrawn, except as may be required by applicable law. Holders who validly tendered their
Notes after the Early Tender Date but at or prior to the Expiration Date, in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase (as defined below), will be entitled to receive the Tender Offer Consideration, but not the Early Tender Payment, plus any accrued interest from the last interest payment to, but not including, the Final Settlement Date, which is expected to be on August 8, 2023, or as promptly as practicable thereafter.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Tender Offer:
| Title of Security | ISIN/CUSIP | Principal Outstanding
Amount | Tender Offer
Consideration(1) | Early Tender
Payment(1)(2) | Total
Consideration(1) |
| 6.950% Notes
due 2043 | US054303AZ59/054303
AZ5 | U.S.$216,085,000 | U.S.$1,187.50 | U.S.$50.0 | U.S.$1,237.50 |
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| (1) | The amount to be paid for each U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase, excluding Accrued Interest (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), which will be paid in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration and, if applicable, the Early Tender Payment. |
| (2) | Included in the Total Consideration. |
Our obligation to purchase the Notes in the Tender Offer is conditioned on the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition, as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Financing Condition relates to intercompany financing received from one of our affiliates. Subject to the applicable law, we have the right, in our sole discretion, to amend or terminate the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation at any time, and we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, not to accept any tenders of Notes for any reason.
The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, as well as the Proposed Amendments, are described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated July 11, 2023 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the "Offer to Purchase"). Copies of the Offer to Purchase are available to Holders from the Tender and Information Agent. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase should be directed to the Tender and Information Agent in New York at +1 (800) 992-3086 (toll free) or +1 (212) 269-5550 (collect), or at [email protected] . Capitalized terms used but not defined in this press release have the meaning given to them in the Offer to Purchase.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC were the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents in connection with the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. Questions regarding the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation may be directed to HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at +1 (888) HSBC-4LM (toll-free) or +1 (212) 525-5552 (collect), or to Mizuho Securities USA LLC at +1 (866) 271-7403 (toll-free) or +1 (212) 205-7736 (collect).
Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any related documents have been filed with or reviewed by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any related documents, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.
The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation were made solely on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase.
Under no circumstance shall this press release constitute an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes or any other securities or a solicitation of consents. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation were not being made to, nor have we accepted tenders of Notes or delivery of consents from, Holders in any jurisdiction in which the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation was not in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction.
No recommendation was made by us, the Dealer Managers or the Solicitation Agents as to whether Holders should have tendered their Notes or deliver consents. Holders should carefully read the Offer to Purchase and the related materials, because they contain important information, including the various terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation.
About Avon
For 130 years Avon has stood for women: providing innovative, quality beauty products which are primarily sold to women, through women. Millions of independent Representatives across the world sell iconic Avon brands such as Avon Color and ANEW through their social networks, building their own beauty businesses on a full- or part-time basis. Avon supports women's empowerment, entrepreneurship and well-being and has donated over U.S.$1 billion to women's causes through Avon and the Avon Foundation. Avon is a wholly owned subsidiary of Natura &Co Holding. To learn more, please visit Natura &Co Holding's website at .
Forward-Looking Statements
Disclosures in this press release contain forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that management expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release specifically include statements regarding the making and consummation of the Tender Offer, the Consent Solicitation and the Financing Transaction (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), including the timing thereof, the Proposed Amendments and the execution of the Supplemental Indenture (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). These statements are based on certain assumptions made by Avon based on its management's experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Avon, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These include risks set forth in reports filed by Natura &Co Holding with the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and by Avon with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement applies only as of the date on which such statement is made and Avon does not intend to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Avon Products, Inc.
c/o Natura &Co Holding S.A.
Investor Relations Team
[email protected]
SOURCE Avon Products, Inc.
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