Frontier Communications Corporation Announces Acceptance for Purchase of Certain 8.250% Senior Notes due 2014 in Cash Tender Offer
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) announced today
that in accordance with the terms of its previously announced tender
offer for its outstanding 8.250% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "2014
Notes") and 7.875% Senior Notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes") it has today
accepted for purchase $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2014
Notes tendered as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on May 31, 2012 (the
"Early Tender Date") for total consideration equal to the Maximum
Payment Sublimit with respect to the 2014 Notes of $446 million. The
offer to purchase 2014 Notes was oversubscribed as a total of
$408,336,000 aggregate principal amount were validly tendered as of the
Early Tender Date, and accordingly, the principal amount of 2014 Notes
that the Company purchased from each tendering holder was prorated based
on a proration factor of approximately 98%. No additional 2014 Notes
tendered after the Early Tender Date will be accepted for purchase.
Frontier used proceeds from the sale of its previously announced
offering of $500 million of 9.250% Senior Notes due 2021 to purchase the
2014 Notes.
$200 million aggregate principal amount of 2014 Notes remain
outstanding. The tender offer will expire at 9:00 a.m., New York City
time, on June 15, 2012, unless extended or earlier terminated by
Frontier. At that time, Frontier expects to accept for purchase any 2015
Notes validly tendered in such principal amount as can be purchased for
aggregate consideration of $54 million. As of the Early Tender Date,
approximately $146 million aggregate principal amount of 2015 Notes had
been validly tendered.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as the Coordinating Dealer Manager
and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
served as Co-Dealer Managers for the tender offer.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to buy or the
solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in any jurisdiction or
in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) offers voice,
broadband, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security
solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for residential
customers, small businesses and home offices and advanced business
communications for medium and large businesses in 27 states. Frontier's
approximately 15,500 employees are based entirely in the United States.

Frontier Communications Corporation
INVESTOR:
Gregory
Lundberg
Vice President, Investor Relations and Assistant Treasurer
(203)
614-5044
greg.lundberg@ftr.com
or
MEDIA:
Brigid
Smith
AVP Corp. Communications
(203) 614-5042
brigid.smith@ftr.com
Source: Frontier Communications Corporation
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