Milacron Intends to Commence Cash Tender Offer for Eurobonds.Business Editors CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Milacron Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MZ) today announced that, as a part of the process of transforming its capital structure, it intends to launch a cash tender offer on April 27, 2004 for Milacron Capital Holdings B.V.'s outstanding EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 115 million 7-5/8% Guaranteed Bonds due 2005 (the "Eurobonds"). Subject to the terms and conditions of the expected tender offer, which will be described in the offering materials, bondholders who validly tender their Eurobonds and do not withdraw them will be entitled to receive 100% of the principal amount of their tendered Eurobonds plus accrued interest Accrued Interest The interest that has accumulated on a bond since the last interest payment up to but not including the settlement date. There are two methods for calculating accrued interest: 1) 360-day year method, used for corporate and municipal bonds. thereon to but excluding the settlement date. In addition, holders who validly tender their Eurobonds prior to the early tender deadline of 5:00 p.m. (Central European Time Central European Time Noun the standard time adopted by Western European countries one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, corresponding to British Summer Time Abbrev: (CET) ) on May 6, 2004 and do not thereafter withdraw their bonds will receive an early tender premium on the settlement date of EUR 10 per EUR 1000 principal amount of the bonds tendered and not withdrawn. In conjunction with the tender offer, Milacron Capital Holdings B.V. intends to call a meeting of the holders of the Eurobonds to consider an amendment to the terms of the Eurobonds to eliminate 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. contained in the fiscal agency agreement pursuant to which the Eurobonds were issued. By tendering their bonds into the tender offer, Eurobond holders will appoint the Tender Agent as proxy to vote in favor of the amendment. Holders of the Eurobonds will have certain withdrawal rights, which will be described in the offering materials. Consummation of the tender offer and Milacron's obligation to make any payments in connection therewith there·with adv. 1. With that, this, or it. 2. In addition to that. 3. Archaic Immediately thereafter. Adv. 1. will be subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including, among others, that sufficient financing has been arranged to fund the payment of the aggregate purchase price (including any early tender premium payments) for all validly tendered Eurobonds that are not withdrawn. This press release is not an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of acceptances of an offer to purchase, the Eurobonds, which may be made only pursuant to the terms of the Notice of Tender Offer and Extraordinary Resolution, which is expected to be distributed to Eurobond holders on April 27, 2004. Commencing on April 27, 2004, questions may be directed to the Dealer Manager, Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , +1 (800) 820-1653 or +44 207 883 6748, the Tender Agent, Deutsche Bank AG, +44 207 547 5000, or the Information Agent, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, +1 (888) 750-5833 or (from the EU) 00-800-7710-9970. The forward-looking statements above by their nature involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact operations, markets, products and expected results. For further information please refer to the Cautionary Statement included in the company's most recent Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. First incorporated in 1884, Milacron is a leading global supplier of plastics-processing technologies and industrial fluids, with 3,500 employees and major manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. For further information, visit www.milacron.com or call the toll-free investor line: 800-909-MILA (800-909-6452). |
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