B/E Aerospace Announces Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Senior Notes Due 2010.WELLINGTON, Fla. -- B/E Aerospace, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:BEAV BEAV Binary Editor and Viewer ) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer and consent solicitation Consent Solicitation A solicitation by one party to the stakeholders of a particular security for the consent of a material change. Notes: Should the majority of stakeholders provide valid consent prior to the consent expiry date, the issuer may then follow through with for its outstanding $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "Notes"). The source of funds to complete this tender offer and consent solicitation will be provided from cash on hand and from borrowings under a new revolving credit Revolving Credit A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs. facility that the Company expects to enter into. The tender offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. time on August 7, 2006 (the "Expiration Date Expiration Date The day on which an options or futures contract is no longer valid and, therefore, ceases to exist. Notes: The expiration date for all listed stock options in the U.S. "), unless extended or earlier terminated. The consent solicitation is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on July 21, 2006 (the "Consent Date"), unless extended. The tender offer is being made upon the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Company's Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated July 10, 2006 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and related Consent and Letter of Transmittal Letter of Transmittal A document used by security holder to accompany certificates surrendered in an exchange or other corporate action. , which more fully set forth the terms of the tender offer and consent solicitation. Holders may withdraw their tenders prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on July 21, 2006 (the "Withdrawal Date"), but not thereafter, except as may be required by law or as may be permitted upon an extension of the Withdrawal Date under the Offer to Purchase. The consideration per $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the Consent Date will, as described in the Offer to Purchase, be based on the present value, on any Settlement Date, of $1,042.50 (the amount payable on October 1, 2007, which is the date that the Notes may first be redeemed by the Company pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the Notes), and the present value of interest that would be payable on, or accrue from, the last interest payment date until October 1, 2007, in each case, determined based on a fixed spread of 50 basis points over the yield at 2:00 p.m. New York City time on July 21, 2006, unless extended (the "Price Determination Date"), of the 4.00% U.S. Treasury U.S. Treasury Created in 1798, the United States Department of the Treasury is the government (Cabinet) department responsible for issuing all Treasury bonds, notes and bills. Some of the government branches operating under the U.S. Treasury umbrella include the IRS, U.S. Note due September 30, 2007 minus accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to the Settlement Date. The purchase price for the Notes will be announced by news release on the next business day following the Price Determination Date. In addition, the Company will pay investors that validly tender their Notes accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the applicable Settlement Date. In connection with the tender offer, the Company is soliciting consents to certain proposed amendments to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants Restrictive covenants Provisions that place constraints on the operations of borrowers, such as restrictions on working capital, fixed assets, future borrowing, and payment of dividends. and certain events of default in the indenture governing the Notes. Holders tendering Notes will be required to consent to the proposed amendments to the indenture. Adoption of the proposed amendments requires the consent of at least a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The Company is offering to make a consent payment of $20.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to holders who validly tender their Notes and deliver their consents on or prior to the Consent Date. The Settlement Date will be the "Early Settlement Date" or the "Final Settlement Date." The Early Settlement Date is expected to follow promptly the Consent Date and the Final Settlement Date is expected to follow promptly the Expiration Date. The consummation of the tender offer and consent solicitation is subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including the receipt of consents of holders of the Notes representing a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes, the execution of a supplemental indenture amending the indenture governing the Notes, the Company obtaining the financing necessary to fund the tender offer and consent solicitation and other customary conditions. In connection with the tender offer and consent solicitation, the Company expects to establish a $150.0 million revolving credit facility. The Company expects to use cash on hand and borrowings under this revolving credit facility to purchase Notes in the tender offer. The Company has retained UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System Securities LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Credit Suisse The Credit Suisse Group (SWX:CSGN, NYSE: CS) is a financial services company, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the second-largest Swiss bank, behind UBS AG. Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. to serve as Dealer Managers, and Global Bondholder Services Corporation to serve as Depositary DEPOSITARY, contracts. He with whom a deposit is confided or made. 2. It is, the essence of the contract of deposits that it should be gratuitous on the part 'of the depositary. 9 M. R. 470. and Information Agent. Persons with questions regarding the tender offer and consent solicitation should contact UBS Securities LLC toll free at (888) 722-9555 ext. 4210 and collect at (203) 719-4210, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC toll free at (800) 820-1653 and collect at (212) 325-7596, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. collect at (212) 270-7407, or Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866) 804-2200. Requests for documentation should be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866) 804-2200. This announcement is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The tender offer and consent solicitation will be made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related materials, which will be delivered to all holders of the Notes. About B/E Aerospace, Inc. B/E Aerospace, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin An aircraft cabin is the section of an aircraft in which passengers travel, often just called the cabin. At cruising altitudes, the surrounding atmosphere is too thin to breathe without an oxygen mask, so cabin pressurization adapts the cabin to atmospheric pressures. interior products, and a leading aftermarket distributor of aerospace fasteners fasteners In construction, connectors between structural members. Bolted connections are used when it is necessary to fasten two elements tightly together, especially to resist shear and bending, as in column and beam connections. . B/E designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of products for both commercial aircraft and business jets. B/E manufactured products include aircraft cabin seating, lighting, oxygen, and food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. preparation and storage equipment. The company also provides cabin interior design, reconfiguration and passenger-to-freighter conversion services. Products for the existing aircraft fleet - the aftermarket - generate about 60 percent of sales. B/E sells and supports its products through its own global direct sales and product support organization. For more information, visit B/E's website at http://www.beaerospace.com. |
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