Sorenson Holdings, LLC Announces Amendment and Extension of Modified “Dutch Auction” Cash Tender Offer for Senior Unsecured PIK Toggle Notes due 2021


SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sorenson Holdings, LLC (“Sorenson Holdings”) announced today that it has amended the terms and conditions of its previously announced modified “Dutch Auction” cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for up to $95.0 million principal amount (the “Maximum Face Amount”) of the outstanding Senior Unsecured PIK Toggle Notes due 2021 co-issued by Sorenson Holdings and Sorenson Finance Corp. (the “HoldCo Notes”). The Offer has been amended to (i) extend the expiration date (as such date may be extended or earlier terminated by Sorenson Holdings in its sole discretion, the “Expiration Date”) in respect of the Offer from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 18, 2017, to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 27, 2017, (ii) expand the price range of the offer to between $940.00 per $1,000 principal amount of HoldCo Notes and $1,032.50 per $1,000 principal amount of HoldCo Notes and (iii) decrease the minimum bid increment from $10.00 per $1,000 principal amount of HoldCo Notes to $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount of HoldCo Notes.

Holders of the HoldCo Notes are urged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase, dated November 17, 2017 and Supplement No. 1 to the Offer to Purchase, dated December 12, 2017 before making any decision with respect to the Offer (the Offer to Purchase, dated November 17, 2017, as amended by the Supplement No. 1 to the Offer to Purchase, dated December 12, 2017, the “Offer to Purchase”). The Offer is subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer to Purchase and related letter of transmittal. All other terms and conditions of the Offer remain unchanged.

The following table summarizes the terms of the Offer as amended:    

           
CUSIPs / ISINs Title of Security Principal
Amount
Outstanding
 Maximum Face
Amount
 Consideration
Acceptable
Range(1)(2)
 Minimum Bid
Increment(1)
CUSIP Nos. 83583T AA5, U8358L AA9
ISIN Nos. US83583TAA51, USU8358LAA99
 13.0% Senior Unsecured
PIK Toggle Notes due 2021
 $193,862,326 $95,000,000 $940.00 to $1,032.50 $2.50
              
(1) Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.
(2) Not including accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes accepted in the Offer up to, but not including, the Settlement Date, which will be paid in addition to the Consideration (as defined below).
              

Holders must validly tender and not validly withdraw their HoldCo Notes at or prior to the Expiration Date in order to be eligible to receive the Consideration for their HoldCo Notes. The “Consideration” for each $1,000 principal amount of HoldCo Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Expiration Date pursuant to the Offer (subject to proration) and accepted for purchase by Sorenson Holdings will be equal to the Clearing Price (as defined below).

Under the terms of the Offer, holders will have the opportunity to tender some or all of their HoldCo Notes at a price within a range of $940.00 (the “Minimum Offer Price”) to $1,032.50 (the “Maximum Offer Price”) per $1,000 principal amount of HoldCo Notes. Holders who do not specify a price will be deemed to have specified a price equal to the Minimum Offer Price in respect of HoldCo Notes tendered and to accept the Clearing Price determined by Sorenson Holdings in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Tenders of HoldCo Notes for which a price is specified below the Minimum Offer Price or in excess of the Maximum Offer Price will not be accepted and will not be used for the purpose of determining the Clearing Price. Tenders of Notes submitted with offer prices that are not in whole increments of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount will be rounded down to the nearest $2.50 increment.

Sorenson Holdings, if it accepts HoldCo Notes in the Offer, will accept Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the order of the lowest to the highest tender prices specified by tendering holders (in increments of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount), and on or promptly following the Expiration Date will select the single lowest price (the “Clearing Price”) per $1,000 principal amount of HoldCo Notes that will enable Sorenson Holdings to purchase the principal amount of HoldCo Notes equal to the Maximum Face Amount, taking into account the Consideration and the proration described below (or, if HoldCo Notes in a principal amount less than the Maximum Face Amount are validly tendered, all HoldCo Notes so tendered). The price at which HoldCo Notes were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Date will be used for the purpose of determining the Clearing Price and proration, as described below.

The Clearing Price will be calculated on or promptly following the Expiration Date. All HoldCo Notes not accepted on the Settlement Date, which will be promptly after the Expiration Date, as a result of proration and all HoldCo Notes tendered at prices in excess of the Clearing Price will be rejected from the Offer and will be returned to tendering holders at Sorenson Holdings’ expense promptly following the earlier of the Settlement Date or the date on which the Offer is terminated.

If, at the Expiration Date, the aggregate principal amount of the HoldCo Notes validly tendered at or below the Clearing Price (and not validly withdrawn) exceeds the Maximum Face Amount, then, on the Settlement Date, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, Sorenson Holdings, if it accepts the HoldCo Notes in the Offer, will accept for purchase, first, HoldCo Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at prices (in increments of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount) below the Clearing Price and, thereafter, HoldCo Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at the Clearing Price on a prorated basis according to the principal amount of such HoldCo Notes. All HoldCo Notes not accepted on the Settlement Date as a result of proration and all Notes tendered at prices in excess of the Clearing Price will be rejected from the Offer and will be returned to tendering holders at Sorenson Holdings’ expense promptly following the earlier of the Settlement Date or the date on which the Offer is terminated. For the avoidance of doubt, all HoldCo Notes tendered at a price below the Clearing Price will be purchased at the Clearing Price rather than at their tender prices.

If the Offer is not fully subscribed as of the Expiration Date, all HoldCo Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Date may be accepted without proration and, in such case, the Clearing Price will be equal to the highest bid price at or below the Maximum Offer Price received for Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), provided the conditions to the Offer are satisfied or waived by Sorenson Holdings.

Based on information provided by the Tender Agent for the Offer, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 12, 2017, Sorenson Holdings had not yet received any tenders of HoldCo Notes.

Holders whose HoldCo Notes are accepted by Sorenson Holdings for purchase pursuant to the Offer, will receive, in addition to the Consideration, a cash payment representing the accrued and unpaid interest on those HoldCo Notes from the last interest payment date for such HoldCo Notes preceding the Settlement Date to, but not including, the Settlement Date.  Sorenson Holdings will announce the determination of the Clearing Price and the results of any proration, if applicable, by press release on or promptly following the Settlement Date.

Sorenson Holdings’ consummation of the tender offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. Subject to applicable law, Sorenson Holdings reserves the right to extend, terminate or amend the tender offer in its sole discretion. Full details of the terms and conditions of the tender offer are included in the Offer to Purchase.

Neither Sorenson Holdings nor any other person makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender HoldCo Notes and no one has been authorized to make such a recommendation. Holders must make their own decisions as to whether to tender HoldCo Notes.

Any requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and any inquiries regarding the Offer may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Information Agent and Tender Agent for the tender offer at (212) 269-5552 (collect) or (800) 581-3783 (toll free).

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the HoldCo Notes or any other securities. The tender offer is being made only through and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and accompanying letter of transmittal. The tender offer is not being made to holders in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.

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Forward Looking Statements

The statements included in this news release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. In addition to the assumptions specifically mentioned in the above paragraphs, there are a number of other factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, Sorenson Holdings’ ability to consummate the tender offer on the terms described in this news release or at all, Sorenson Holdings’ substantial debt and lease obligations, Video Relay Service and IP Captioned Telephone Service rates, future regulatory actions by the Federal Communications Commission, pending patent litigation and other factors detailed in risk factors and elsewhere in the Offer to Purchase. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or the consequences of such a development worsen, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those forecasted or expected. Sorenson disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Press Contact: D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Information Agent and Tender Agent for the tender offer at (212) 269-5552 (collect) or (800) 581-3783 (toll free)