Allegheny Technologies Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering

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Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: ATI) announced plans to offer senior notes with terms of eight and ten years. The proceeds will fund the redemption of all outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023, totaling $500 million, and support a $50 million contribution to a defined benefit pension plan in Q3 2021. BofA Securities and other firms are joint book-running managers for this offering. The offering is part of an effective shelf registration statement and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities unlawfully.

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• Proceeds from the senior notes will be used to redeem $500 million of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023.
• A $50 million contribution to a defined benefit pension plan may enhance its funded status.

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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: ATI) announced today its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, a series of eight-year senior notes and a series of ten-year senior notes (collectively, the "Notes"). 

ATI intends to use a portion of the net proceeds to fund the redemption of all of ATI's outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes"), of which $500.0 million aggregate principal amount is outstanding, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 2023 Notes.  Any remaining net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including to support a voluntary $50 million defined benefit pension plan contribution during the third quarter of 2021 intended to improve the funded status of the plan.

BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as the joint book-running managers for the offering. 

The offering of the Notes is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from BofA Securities, Inc., 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, telephone: 1-800-294-1322, email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com or from the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.  This press release is not a notice of redemption with respect to the 2023 Notes.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in this news release relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which may contain such words as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "would," "should," "will," "will likely result," "forecast," "outlook," "projects," and similar expressions, are based on management's current expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which we are unable to predict or control. Our performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements due to the following factors, among others: (a) material adverse changes in economic or industry conditions generally, including global supply and demand conditions and prices for our specialty metals and changes in international trade duties and other aspects of international trade policy; (b) material adverse changes in the markets we serve; (c) our inability to achieve the level of cost savings, productivity improvements, synergies, growth or other benefits anticipated by management from strategic investments and the integration of acquired businesses; (d) volatility in the price and availability of the raw materials that are critical to the manufacture of our products; (e) declines in the value of our defined benefit pension plan assets or unfavorable changes in laws or regulations that govern pension plan funding; (f) labor disputes or work stoppages; (g) equipment outages and (h) the risks of business and economic disruption related to the currently ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other health epidemics or outbreaks that may arise and (i) other risk factors summarized in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no duty to update our forward-looking statements.

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FAQ

What is Allegheny Technologies' plan for their senior notes offering?

Allegheny Technologies plans to offer a series of eight-year and ten-year senior notes to fund the redemption of $500 million in outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023 and contribute $50 million to its pension plan.

What will the proceeds from ATI's senior notes be used for?

Proceeds will be used primarily to redeem $500 million in outstanding senior notes and support a $50 million contribution to a defined benefit pension plan.

Who are the managers for the ATI senior notes offering?

BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs are the joint book-running managers for the ATI senior notes offering.

When is Allegheny Technologies' senior notes offering taking place?

The senior notes offering is subject to market and other conditions, with specific dates not mentioned in the press release.

How much is Allegheny Technologies contributing to its pension plan?

Allegheny Technologies plans to contribute $50 million to its defined benefit pension plan during the third quarter of 2021.