Atlanta, GA, March 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashton Woods USA L.L.C. and Ashton Woods Finance Co. (collectively, the “Companies”) announced today that they are launching a tender offer for any and all of their outstanding $250 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "Notes").
The Companies are offering to purchase all of their outstanding Notes (the "Tender Offer"). The Tender Offer is being made by the Companies pursuant to an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) and a related letter of transmittal, each dated as of March 13, 2019. The Tender Offer will expire at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on April 9, 2019, unless extended (the "Expiration Time").
Payment for the Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) will be made on a date promptly following the Expiration Time (the "Final Settlement Date"). An early tender payment will be paid to holders who tender Notes on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 26, 2019 (the "Early Tender Date"), unless extended. The Tender Offer contemplates an early settlement option, so that holders whose Notes are validly tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase could receive payment as early as March 27, 2019 (the “Early Settlement Date”) as such date may be extended by the Companies at their sole discretion, if the conditions to the Tender Offer have been fulfilled or waived by that time.
The tender offer consideration, as more fully described in the Offer to Purchase, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be paid for validly tendered Notes will be $952.86 and holders who validly tender their Notes by the Early Tender Date will received an early tender premium of $50.00 per $1,000 of principal amount of Notes, for total consideration of $1,002.86 per $1,000 of principal amount of Notes. Payment of the total consideration or tender offer consideration, as applicable, will be made on the Early Settlement Date or Final Settlement Date, as applicable, to holders who validly tender and do not withdraw their Notes by the Early Tender Date or Expiration Time, respectively, if the conditions to the Tender Offer have been fulfilled or waived by that time. In addition, accrued and unpaid interest will be paid on the tendered Notes up to but not including the Early Settlement Date or Final Settlement Date, as applicable. Tendered Notes may be validly withdrawn from the Tender Offer at or prior to, but not after, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 26, 2019 (the “Withdrawal Deadline”), unless required by law.
The Tender Offer is contingent upon, among other things, the Companies’ completion of a new notes offering, on terms satisfactory to them, and other general conditions, each of which is more fully described in the Offer to Purchase. The Companies may amend, extend or terminate the Tender Offer at their sole discretion.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell any notes or an offer to purchase any Notes. Any offer to purchase the Notes will be made by means of an offer to purchase and related letter of transmittal. No offer or purchase will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or purchase would be unlawful.
The Companies have engaged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to act as dealer manager and D.F. King & Co., Inc. to act as tender agent and information agent for the Tender Offer. Persons with questions regarding the Tender Offer should contact J. P. Morgan Securities LLC at (212) 2706091. Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (212) 269-5550 or (866) 829-0135 (toll-free).
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About Ashton Woods
Ashton Woods is one of the nation’s largest private homebuilding companies, delivering over 40,000 homes to homeowners over the course of its 30 years in business. The company markets its homes through its two award-winning brands, Ashton Woods Homes and Starlight Homes. The Ashton Woods brand is known for blazing new trails in design and personalization to build homes as unique as the people who live in them, thanks to its industry leading experience at The Studio. The Starlight Homes brand builds homes specifically for the first-time homebuyer, offering affordable homes with thoughtful designs and quality finishes for buyers looking to make the dream of home ownership a reality. The company’s commitment to innovation and continually evolving to meet the needs of the market is a key reason it was recently named Builder of the Year by Builder and Developer magazine.
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