| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Refinancing Transactions
On June 1, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the sale of $1,050,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will be used to cause Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company (“CCWH”), to redeem all of the outstanding $961,525,000 aggregate principal amount of the 9.25% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Existing Senior Notes”) of CCWH and to pay related transaction fees and expenses.
Indenture Governing 7.500% Senior Notes Due 2029
On the Closing Date, the Company entered into an indenture, dated as of June 1, 2021 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company acting as guarantors party thereto (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”).
The Notes mature on June 1, 2029 and bear interest at a rate of 7.500% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable to the holders thereof semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021.
The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of the Company’s wholly-owned existing and future domestic subsidiaries. The Notes (i) rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors, (ii) are senior in right of payment to all of the future subordinated indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors, (iii) are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness secured by a lien, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt, and (iv) are structurally subordinated to any existing and future obligations of any existing or future subsidiaries of the Company that do not guarantee the Notes, including all of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.
The Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes beginning on June 1, 2024 at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. Prior to June 1, 2024, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the “make-whole” premium described in the Indenture. The Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at any time prior to June 1, 2024 using the net proceeds from certain equity offerings at 107.500% of the principal amount of the Notes.
The Indenture contains covenants that limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee additional debt or issue certain preferred stock; (ii) redeem, purchase or retire subordinated debt; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts from the Company’s restricted subsidiaries that are not Guarantors; (v) enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (vi) merge or consolidate with another person, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; (vii) sell certain assets, including capital stock of the Company’s subsidiaries; (viii) designate the Company’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries, (ix) pay dividends, redeem or repurchase capital stock or make other restricted payments; and (x) incur certain liens.
Copies of the Indenture and the Notes are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Indenture and the Notes.
| Item 1.02. | Termination of Material Definitive Agreement |
As previously disclosed, on May 17, 2021, CCWH delivered a conditional notice of redemption, calling all of its outstanding Existing Senior Notes for redemption on June 16, 2021 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption was
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