VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TELUS announced today an offering of $800 million of senior unsecured Series CZ notes with a 7-year maturity. The notes are offered through a syndicate of agents led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about July 2, 2019.
The 2.75% 7-year Series CZ notes were priced at $99.873 per $100 principal amount for an effective yield of 2.77% per annum and will mature on July 8, 2026.
As previously announced on May 31, 2019, TELUS gave notice of a partial redemption on July 23, 2019 of $650 million of its outstanding $1 billion 5.05% Notes due July 23, 2020 (the “Series CH Notes”). The net proceeds will be used to redeem early the remaining $350 million of outstanding Series CH Notes not subject to the May 31, 2019 partial redemption, for the repayment of outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes. TELUS would only become obligated to complete a redemption of this $350 million of Series CH Notes if and when it gives notice of redemption in accordance with the governing trust indenture.
TELUS will be filing a prospectus supplement to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 17, 2018 with securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. The notes are not being offered in the United States or to any resident of the United States.
This media release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction. The securities being offered have not been approved or disapproved by any Canadian securities regulatory authority, nor has any authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the short form base shelf prospectus or the prospectus supplement.
Copies of the short form base shelf prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the notes filed with securities regulatory authorities in British Columbia, Canada and the United States may be obtained from the Chief Legal and Governance Officer of TELUS at 510 W. Georgia St., 23rd Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0M3 (telephone 604-695-6420). Copies of these documents are also available electronically, as applicable, on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“SEDAR”), at www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains statements about future events, including the anticipated closing date of the offering, and the intended use of the net proceeds of the offering, including the proposed redemption of $350 million of Series CH Notes, that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. The timing and closing of the above-mentioned offering are subject to customary closing conditions and other risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future performance and events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, this news release is subject to the disclaimer and qualified by the assumptions, qualifications and risk factors referred to in our 2018 annual and first quarter of 2019 management’s discussion and analysis, and in other TELUS public disclosure documents and filings with securities commissions in Canada (on SEDAR at sedar.com) and in the United States (on EDGAR at sec.gov). The forward-looking statements contained in this news release describe our expectations at the date of this news release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. Except as required by law, TELUS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, with C$14.5 billion of annual revenue and 14.0 million subscriber connections, including 9.7 million wireless subscribers, 1.9 million Internet subscribers, 1.2 million residential voice and 1.1 million TELUS TV customers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment, video and home and business security. TELUS is also Canada's largest healthcare IT provider, and TELUS International delivers business process solutions around the globe.
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TELUS Investor Relations
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