ATLANTA, Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE) (the "Company"), a worldwide floorcoverings company and global leader in sustainability, today announced that it has elected to redeem the remaining $220 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "Notes") that have not previously been called for redemption. The redemption price for these $220 million of Notes will be equal to 103.813% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued interest to the expected redemption date of December 1, 2014. An aggregate of approximately $236.8 million, which includes interest that will accrue by the redemption date, will be required to redeem these Notes. U.S. Bank National Association, trustee in respect of the Notes, is processing the transmittal of the redemption notice to the holders of the Notes that will be redeemed.
The Company previously had announced the redemption of $27.5 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes. That redemption, which is separate from the redemption announced today, is expected to be completed on November 26, 2014.
The redemptions are expected to be funded through a combination of term loan and revolving borrowings under the Company's credit facility, and cash on hand.
Interface, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of modular carpet, which it markets under the Interface® and FLOR® brands. The Company is committed to the goal of sustainability and doing business in ways that minimize the impact on the environment while enhancing shareholder value.
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Except for historical information contained herein, the other matters set forth in this news release are forward‑looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the commercial interiors industry, risks associated with the possible nonsatisfaction of the conditions to drawing on the Company's credit facility set forth in the related agreement, which facility is needed to complete the redemption announced in this news release, as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" included in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013, which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference, including, but not limited to, the discussion of specific risks and uncertainties under the headings "Sales of our principal products have been and may continue to be affected by adverse economic cycles in the renovation and construction of commercial and institutional buildings," "We compete with a large number of manufacturers in the highly competitive commercial floorcovering products market, and some of these competitors have greater financial resources than we do," "Our success depends significantly upon the efforts, abilities and continued service of our senior management executives and our principal design consultant, and our loss of any of them could affect us adversely," "Our substantial international operations are subject to various political, economic and other uncertainties that could adversely affect our business results, including by restrictive taxation or other government regulation and by foreign currency fluctuations," "The worldwide financial and credit crisis could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations," "Concerns regarding the European sovereign debt crisis and market perceptions about the instability of the euro, the potential re-introduction of individual currencies within the Eurozone, or the potential dissolution of the euro entirely, could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition," "Large increases in the cost of petroleum-based raw materials could adversely affect us if we are unable to pass these cost increases through to our customers," "Unanticipated termination or interruption of any of our arrangements with our primary third party suppliers of synthetic fiber could have a material adverse effect on us," "We have a significant amount of indebtedness, which could have important negative consequences to us," "The market price of our common stock has been volatile and the value of your investment may decline," "Our earnings in a future period could be adversely affected by non-cash adjustments to goodwill, if a future test of goodwill assets indicates a material impairment of those assets," and "Our Rights Agreement could discourage tender offers or other transactions for our stock that could result in shareholders receiving a premium over the market price for our stock." Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise forward-looking statements made in this news release and cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Interface, Inc.