Sealed Air Corporation (“Sealed Air” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SEE) today announced that, in connection with the previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation by the Company to purchase for cash any and all of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”), the early tender period in respect of the tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 18, 2022 (the “Early Tender Deadline”). As of the Early Tender Deadline, $380,417,000 principal amount of the 2023 Notes, or 89.51% of the principal amount outstanding, had been validly tendered and not withdrawn. The settlement date for the 2023 Notes accepted for purchase by the Company in connection with the Early Tender Deadline is currently expected to be April 20, 2022.
The Company expects to determine the pricing terms of the tender offer at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2022. The final offer period will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 2, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the “Expiration Time”).
As the Company received consents from holders of greater than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2023 Notes, the Company, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), have executed a supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The amendments and modifications contained in the Supplemental Indenture eliminate certain restrictive covenants and events of default contained in the indenture. These changes will become operative concurrently with the expected acceptance for payment on April 20, 2022 of all 2023 Notes that were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline.
After the Expiration Time, the Company intends to notify the Trustee that it will satisfy and discharge the 2023 Notes that remain outstanding.
This press release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities, including the 2023 Notes. The tender offer is only being made pursuant to the terms of the offer to purchase and consent solicitation statement, dated April 5, 2022 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Statement”).
The complete terms and conditions of the tender offer are set forth in the Statement that has been sent to holders of the 2023 Notes. Holders are urged to read the tender offer documents carefully before making any decision with respect to the tender offer and consent solicitation. Holders of 2023 Notes must make their own decisions as to whether to tender their 2023 Notes and provide the related consents, and if they decide to do so, the principal amount of the 2023 Notes to tender.
Holders may obtain copies of the Statement from the Depositary and Information Agent for the tender offer, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, by phone at (855) 654-2014 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers) or by writing at contact@gbsc-usa.com (email).
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC has been engaged to act as the exclusive Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent in connection with the tender offer for and the consent solicitation with respect to the 2023 Notes. Any questions regarding the terms of the tender offer and the consent solicitation should be directed to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 828-3182 (U.S. toll free) or (212) 902-5962 (collect).
None of the Company, its affiliates, their respective board of directors, the Dealer Manager and Solicitation Agent, the trustee of the 2023 Notes, the Depositary Agent and Information Agent or any other person makes any recommendation as to whether holders of 2023 Notes should tender their 2023 Notes or provide the related consents, and no one has been authorized to make such a recommendation.
About SEE
Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) is in business to protect, to solve critical packaging challenges, and to make our world better than we find it. Our automated packaging solutions systems help promote a safer, more resilient and less wasteful global food supply chain, enable e-commerce, and protect goods transported worldwide.
Our globally recognized brands include CRYOVAC® brand food packaging, SEALED AIR® brand protective packaging, AUTOBAG® brand automated systems, BUBBLE WRAP® brand packaging, and SEE™ Touchless Automation™ solutions.
SEE serves customers in 114 countries/territories.
Forward-Looking Statements
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