Dresser-Rand Announces Redemption of Its 7-3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014
HOUSTON, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE: DRC) announced today that it is calling all of its 7-3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due November 1, 2014 (the "Notes") for full redemption on April 22, 2011 (the "Redemption Date") in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Notes. All Notes that are outstanding on the Redemption Date will be redeemed at a redemption price of 102.458% of the face amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date.
As previously announced, Dresser-Rand has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of the outstanding Notes (the "Tender Offer"). The Tender Offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on April 4, 2011, unless extended or earlier terminated (the "Expiration Time"). Holders of Notes who validly tender their Notes prior to the Expiration Time will be eligible to receive consideration of $998.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes up to, but not including, the payment date for the Notes. Any Notes not tendered in the Tender Offer prior to the Expiration Time will be redeemed on the Redemption Date.
Requests for documents related to the Tender Offer may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation by telephone at (866) 540-1500 (toll free) (banks and brokerage firms please call (212) 430-3774). Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to UBS Investment Bank at (888) 719-4210 (U.S. toll-free) or (203) 719-4210 (collect), attention: Liability Management Group.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to any Notes. The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are being made solely by the Offer to Purchase and the related consent and letter of transmittal, which sets forth the complete terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation.
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Dresser-Rand is among the largest suppliers of rotating equipment solutions to the worldwide oil, gas, petrochemical, and process industries. Dresser-Rand operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, India, and China, and maintains a network of 39 service and support centers covering more than 140 countries. Dresser-Rand has principal offices in Paris, France and Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.dresser-rand.com.
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