Exhibit 99.1
| MEDIA INQUIRIES: | December 11, 2012 | |
| Mark Westphal | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
| Senior Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (952) 258-4000 |
MICHAEL FOODS ANNOUNCES PRICING OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES OFFERING
MINNETONKA, MN, December 11 — Michael Foods Group, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that its indirect parent company, Michael Foods Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), has priced a private offering of $275 million aggregate principal amount of 8.500% / 9.250% senior notes due 2018 (the “Notes”). The Notes are being sold at an issue price of 99.500% and will pay interest semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on July 15, 2013. The Parent will be required to pay interest on the Notes entirely in cash unless certain conditions are satisfied, in which case the Parent may be entitled to pay some or all of the interest on the Notes by increasing the principal amount of the Notes or by issuing new Notes (“PIK Interest”). Cash interest will accrue at the annual rate of 8.500%, and PIK Interest will accrue at the annual rate of 9.250%. The Notes will be the senior, unsecured obligations of the Parent. The Parent intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with cash on hand, to pay cash dividends on, and/or make other payments in respect of, the Parent’s equity interests.
The sale of the Notes is expected to be consummated on December 18, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Notes are being offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A and to certain persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Neither this press release nor the information contained herein constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Any offer of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering circular.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain items contained in this press release may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future sales or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, ability to fund operations, intentions relating to acquisitions, our competitive strengths and weaknesses, our business strategy and the trends we anticipate in the industries and economies in which we operate and other information that is not historical information. When used herein, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith, and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them, but there can be no assurance that our expectations, beliefs and projections will be realized. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except for any
ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by the United States federal securities laws, we do not have any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after we distribute this press release, whether to reflect any future events or circumstances or otherwise. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012.
About the Company
Michael Foods Group, Inc., based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, is a producer and distributor of food products to the foodservice, retail and food-ingredient markets. Its principal products are egg products, refrigerated potato products, cheese and other dairy-case products.