Bristol-Myers
Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced today the pricing terms of its
previously announced cash tender offer for up to $500 million aggregate
principal amount of certain of its outstanding debt securities.
The total consideration for each series of notes is based on the
applicable reference yield plus a fixed spread, in each case as set
forth in the table below, and is payable to holders of the notes listed
in the table below who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw
their notes on or before 5 p.m., New York City time, on May 11, 2015.
The reference yields listed in the table were determined at 2 p.m., New
York City time, on May 12, 2015. The total consideration for each series
of notes includes an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 principal
amount of notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by such
holders and accepted for purchase by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Title of Security
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CUSIP No.
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Acceptance Priority Level
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Reference U.S. Treasury Security
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Reference Yield
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Fixed Spread
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Total Consideration(1)(2)
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6.125% Notes due May 1, 2038
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110122AQ1
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1
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3.000% due November 15, 2044
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3.018%
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105 bps
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$1,305.11
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5.875% Notes due November 15, 2036
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110122AP3
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2
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3.000% due November 15, 2044
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3.018%
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100 bps
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$1,265.72
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6.80% Debentures due November 15, 2026
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110122AB4
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3
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2.000% due February 15, 2025
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2.273%
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85 bps
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$1,353.11
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7.15% Debentures due June 15, 2023
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110122AA6
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4
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2.000% due February 15, 2025
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2.273%
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45 bps
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$1,319.43
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(1)
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Per $1,000 principal amount of notes that are tendered and accepted
for purchase.
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(2)
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The total consideration includes the early tender premium of $30 per
$1,000 principal amount of notes.
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All payments for notes purchased in connection with the early tender
date will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the principal
amount of notes tendered up to, but not including, the initial
settlement date, which is currently expected to be May 13, 2015.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the tender offer, Bristol-Myers
Squibb expects it will accept for purchase notes validly tendered and
not validly withdrawn prior to the early tender date in an aggregate
principal amount up to the tender cap. Tendered notes are expected to be
accepted in the order of the acceptance priority levels set forth in the
table above, subject to proration according to the terms set forth in
the Offer to Purchase dated April 28, 2015. Bristol-Myers Squibb has
previously announced the anticipated principal amount it expects to
accept of each series of notes.
The tender offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City
time, on May 26, 2015, unless extended or earlier terminated. However,
since holders of notes subject to the tender offer validly tendered and
did not validly withdraw an aggregate principal amount of notes in
excess of the tender cap on or prior to the early tender date, further
tenders of notes prior to the expiration date will not be accepted for
purchase.
In accordance with the terms of the tender offer, the withdrawal date
was 5 p.m., New York City time, on May 11, 2015. As a result, tendered
notes may no longer be withdrawn, except in certain limited
circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law.
The tender offer is being conducted upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated April 28, 2015, and
the related Letter of Transmittal, as amended by the press release
issued earlier today by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Bristol-Myers Squibb has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan
Stanley & Co. LLC to serve as dealer managers for the tender offer and
has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to serve as tender agent and
information agent for the tender offer.
Requests for documents relating to the tender offer may be directed to
D.F. King & Co., Inc. by telephone at (877) 732-3617, by email at bmy@dfking.com
or in writing at 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10005.
Questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to Goldman, Sachs &
Co. at (800) 828-3182 or to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at (800) 624-1808.
This press release is not a tender offer to purchase or a solicitation
of acceptance of a tender offer, which may be made only pursuant to the
terms of the Offer to Purchase. In any jurisdiction where the laws
require the tender offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the
tender offer will be deemed made on behalf of Bristol-Myers Squibb by
Goldman, Sachs & Co. or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, or one or more
registered brokers or dealers under the laws of such jurisdiction.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking” statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You can identify
these forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as
“should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,”
“project,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and others words and
terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any
discussion of future operating or financial performance. You can also
identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate
strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements
are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and
uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any
of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from
current expectations. These statements are likely to relate to, among
other things, the Company’s goals, plans and projections regarding its
financial position, results of operations, cash flows, market position,
product development, product approvals, sales efforts, expenses,
performance or results of current and anticipated products and the
outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, and financial
results, which are based on current expectations that involve inherent
risks and uncertainties, including internal or external factors that
could delay, divert or change any of them in the next several years.
Such events and factors include, but are not limited to, those listed
under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2014, that the Company believes could cause
actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement.
Bristol-Myers Squibb undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
About Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission
is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help
patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information, please
visit www.bms.com
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