Celanese Announces Early Results and Upsize of Tender Offers for 4.777% Senior Notes due 2026 and 6.415% Senior Notes due 2027

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Celanese (NYSE: CE) announced the early results of tender offers by its subsidiary Celanese US Holdings to purchase senior notes. The company has increased the purchase caps to: (i) €552,082,000 of 4.777% Senior Notes due 2026 and (ii) $500,000,000 of 6.415% Senior Notes due 2027.

As of the Early Tender Time, €552,082,000 of EUR Notes and $1,354,646,000 of USD Notes were validly tendered. The company expects to pay for accepted notes on March 21, 2025 (Early Settlement Date). Due to full subscription at Early Tender Time, no additional notes tendered after this period will be accepted.

The Total Consideration will be determined on March 19, 2025, based on the applicable fixed spread and Reference Yield. The Financing Condition for the Tender Offers has been satisfied.

Positive

• Full subscription of tender offers indicates strong investor participation
• Successful debt management initiative with clear settlement timeline
• Company demonstrated financial flexibility by increasing purchase caps

Negative

• Not all USD Notes tendered ($1.35B) will be accepted due to $500M purchase cap
• Potential increased cash outflow due to upsize of tender offers

Insights

Financial Analyst

Celanese's announcement regarding the upsizing of its tender offers for two series of senior notes represents proactive debt management that strengthens the company's financial position. The company has increased its repurchase caps to accept €552,082,000 of 4.777% Senior Notes due 2026 and $500,000,000 of 6.415% Senior Notes due 2027.

The strong participation in these tender offers (fully subscribed at the Early Tender Time) demonstrates investor confidence in Celanese's credit profile. For the USD Notes, the $1,354,646,000 in tendered notes significantly exceeded the acceptance cap, indicating substantial investor interest in participating.

This debt refinancing initiative allows Celanese to potentially extend debt maturities and optimize its interest expense profile. With $10.3 billion in 2024 net sales, this transaction represents meaningful balance sheet management for a company with a $6.2 billion market capitalization.

By proactively addressing near-term debt maturities (2026 and 2027), Celanese reduces refinancing risk and creates greater financial flexibility. The successful execution of these tender offers, particularly amid today's interest rate environment, indicates strong market access and effective treasury management.

Corporate Debt Specialist

Celanese's tender offer execution reflects sophisticated liability management during a critical market window. The company's approach of increasing the Series Caps to accommodate strong demand for the EUR Notes (100% acceptance of tendered amounts) while implementing a partial acceptance for the USD Notes (36.9% acceptance ratio) demonstrates strategic capital allocation.

The fact that the USD Notes were significantly oversubscribed ($1.35 billion tendered against a $500 million cap) indicates bondholders' willingness to exit these positions, potentially allowing Celanese to capture favorable pricing. The company's statement that the Financing Condition has been satisfied confirms they have secured the necessary funding for these repurchases.

This transaction should be viewed in the context of Celanese's broader balance sheet optimization strategy. By addressing these specific debt tranches, the company is likely targeting those with less favorable terms relative to current market conditions. The Early Settlement Date of March 21, 2025, provides prompt execution of this refinancing initiative.

The tender offers represent approximately 17% of Celanese's market capitalization, making this a substantial financial transaction that meaningfully improves the company's debt maturity profile and potentially reduces interest expenses going forward.

DALLAS, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) ("Celanese"), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced the early results of offers by its direct wholly-owned subsidiary Celanese US Holdings LLC (the "Company") to purchase for cash any validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to (i) €552,082,000 of 4.777% Senior Notes due 2026 (the "EUR Notes") and (ii) $500,000,000 of 6.415% Senior Notes due 2027 (the "USD Notes," and together with the EUR Notes, the "Notes") (such amounts represent an increase in size from the previously announced Series Cap as further described herein) as described in the table below (the "Tender Offers").

Additionally, the Company is amending the Tender Offers to increase each Series Cap (as defined below), so as to accept for purchase (i) up to €552,082,000 aggregate principal amount of EUR Notes, which is an amount sufficient to accept all EUR Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early Tender Time, and (ii) up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of USD Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Early Tender Time (such amounts, the "Series Caps"). 

The Tender Offers have been made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March 5, 2025, as amended and supplemented by this press release (as so amended and supplemented and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase"). Capitalized terms not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.

According to information provided by D.F. King, the Information and Tender Agent for the Tender Offers, €552,082,000 aggregate principal amount of the EUR Notes and $1,354,646,000 aggregate principal amount of the USD Notes were validly tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Time and not validly withdrawn.

The following table indicates, among other things, the principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Early Tender Time:

Title of Security(a)	ISIN / CUSIP	Outstanding Principal Amount	Series Cap(c)	Principal Amount Tendered as of Early Tender Time	Principal Amount Expected to be Accepted as of Early Tender Time	Proration Factor
4.777% Senior Notes due 2026	XS2497520705	€1,000,000,000	€552,082,000	€552,082,000	€552,082,000	N/A
6.415% Senior Notes due 2027(b)	US15089QAM69 / 15089QAM6	$2,000,000,000	$500,000,000	$1,354,646,000	$500,000,000	36.40%(d)

(a)	The Notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by Celanese and by each of the Company's current and future domestic subsidiaries that guarantee the Company's obligations under its senior credit facilities. As of the next interest payment date, the interest rate payable on the EUR Notes will be 5.277% and the interest rate payable on the USD Notes will be 6.665%.
(b)	As of the date of the Offer to Purchase, the interest rate payable on the USD Notes has increased by 0.250% from the original stated coupon of 6.165%.
(c)	The Tender Offers are subject to a Series Cap equal to €552,082,000 aggregate principal amount of the EUR Notes and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the USD Notes, subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer to Purchase. The Series Cap represents the maximum aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes that will be purchased.
(d)	The USD Notes will be purchased on a pro rata basis up to the Series Cap in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the "Proration Factor" referenced in the table above.  The Proration Factor is rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point.

Since the Tender Offers were fully subscribed as of the Early Tender Time, the Company does not expect to accept for purchase any Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Time.

Except for the increase in the Series Caps with respect to the Notes as described in this press release, the terms and conditions of the Tender Offers set forth in the Offer to Purchase remain unchanged.

The Total Consideration for each €1,000 or $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offers will be determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the sum of the applicable fixed spread for the Notes specified on the front cover of the Offer to Purchase and the applicable Reference Yield based on (i) for the EUR Notes, the Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate and (ii) for the USD Notes, the bid side price of the Reference Security specified on the front cover of the Offer to Purchase, in each case, as calculated by the Lead Dealer Managers at 10:00 a.m., New York City time (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is 2:00 p.m. London time, due to daylight savings time), on March 19, 2025 (the "Price Determination Time"), in accordance with standard market practice. The Total Consideration includes the Early Tender Premium. The Company expects to announce the pricing of the Tender Offers and the amount of Notes accepted for purchase, subject to the applicable Series Cap, promptly following the Price Determination Time.

The Company expects to pay for the Notes that were validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Time and that are accepted for purchase on March 21, 2025 (such date, the "Early Settlement Date").

The Tender Offers are subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, as set forth in the Offer to Purchase. The Financing Condition for the Tender Offers as described in the Offer to Purchase has been satisfied.  

The Offeror has retained J.P. Morgan Securities plc as Lead Dealer Manager for the EUR Notes and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as Lead Dealer Manager for the USD Notes, and BofA Securities and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. as Co-Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers (collectively, the "Dealer Managers"). The Offeror has retained D.F. King as the Information and Tender Agent for the Tender Offers.

For additional information regarding terms and conditions of the Tender Offers please contact: J.P. Morgan Securities plc at +44 20 7134 2468 (collect) or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at +1 (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or +1 (212) 834-3554 (collect). Requests for documents and questions regarding tendering of securities may be directed to D.F. King at +1 (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers only) or +1 (800) 207-3159 (for all others, toll-free) in New York, or +44 (0) 207 920 9700, in London, by email at CE@dfking.com or to J.P. Morgan Securities plc or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at their respective telephone numbers. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and other documents relating to the Tender Offers may also be obtained at https://clients.dfkingltd.com/CE.    

General

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The Tender Offers are made only by the Offer to Purchase, and the information in this announcement is qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase. There is no separate letter of transmittal in connection with the Offer to Purchase. None of the Company, Celanese, the Celanese Board of Directors, the Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent and Information Agent or the trustees with respect to any Notes is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender any Notes in response to the Tender Offers, and neither Company nor any such other person has authorized any person to make any such recommendation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.

Non-U.S. Distribution Restrictions

United Kingdom.  The communication of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers is not being made by and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by an "authorised person" for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA").  Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom.  The communication of such documents and/or materials is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under section 21(1) of the FSMA on the basis that it is only directed at and may only be communicated to:  (1) persons who are outside of the United Kingdom; (2) investment professionals falling within the definition contained in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"); (3) those persons who are existing members or creditors of the Company or other persons falling within Article 43(2) of the Order; or (4) any other persons to whom such documents and/or materials may lawfully be communicated in accordance with the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons").  This announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers are only available to relevant persons.  Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Italy.  None of the Tender Offers, this announcement, the Offer to Purchase or any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB") pursuant to applicable Italian laws and regulations.  The Tender Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy ("Italy") as exempted offers pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the "Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended.  Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes that are resident or located in Italy can tender their Notes for purchase through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 2018, as amended, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended) and in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations and with any requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.  Each intermediary must comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with the Notes or the Offer to Purchase.

France.  The Tender Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, in the Republic of France (other than to qualified investors as described below).  This announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other document or material relating to the Tender Offers have only been, and shall only be, distributed in the Republic of France to qualified investors as defined in Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation").  None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers have been or will be submitted for clearance to the Autorité des marchés financiers.

Belgium.  None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers have been, or will be, submitted or notified to, or approved or recognized by, the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority ("Autorité des services et marchés financiers"/"Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten").  The Tender Offers are not being made in Belgium by way of a public offering within the meaning of Articles 3, §1, 1° and 6, §1 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids ("loi relative aux offres publiques d'acquisition"/ "wet op de openbare overnamebiedingen"), as amended or replaced from time to time.  Accordingly, the Tender Offers may not be, and are not being, advertised and the Tender Offers will not be extended and this announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) may not, have not, and will not, be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than to "qualified investors" ("investisseur qualifié"/"gekwalificeerde belegger") within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation acting on their own account.  Insofar as Belgium is concerned, the Tender Offers are made only to qualified investors, as this term is defined above.  Accordingly, the information contained in this announcement, the Offer to Purchase or in any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed or distributed to any other person in Belgium.

Legal Notices

None of the Dealer Managers (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates) has any role in relation to any part of the Tender Offers made to Holders that are not Relevant Holders, where "Relevant Holders" means:

(i)  a Holder of EUR Notes that is:

(a)  if resident or located in a member state of the European Union (the "EU"), an "eligible counterparty" or a "professional client", each as defined in Directive No. 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (as amended from time to time);

(b)  if resident or located in the UK, an "eligible counterparty", as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook, or a "professional client" as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; or

(c)  if resident or located in a jurisdiction outside of the EU and the UK, an institutional holder under applicable local law and not a retail holder; or

(ii)  a Holder of the USD Notes.

This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities.  There will there be no sale of these securities in any state or other 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 other jurisdiction.

This announcement does not describe all the material terms of the Tender Offers and no decision should be made by any Holder on the basis of this announcement.  The terms and conditions of the Tender Offers are described in the Offer to Purchase.  This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase.  The Offer to Purchase contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender Offers.  If any Holder is in any doubt as to the contents of this announcement, or the Offer to Purchase, or the action it should take, it is recommended that the Holder seek its own financial and legal advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser.  Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes pursuant to the Tender Offers.

None of the Company, the Dealer Managers or their affiliates, their respective boards of directors, the Information and Tender Agent, the trustee with respect to the USD Notes or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation, or has expressed an opinion, as to whether or not Holders should tender their Notes, or refrain from doing so, pursuant to the Tender Offers.  Each Holder should make its own decision as to whether to tender its Notes and if so, the principal amount of the Notes to tender.

The Company has not filed this announcement or the Offer to Purchase with, and they have not been reviewed by, any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country.  No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Tender Offers, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.

The Offer to Purchase does not constitute an offer to purchase Notes in any jurisdiction in which, or to or from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer under applicable securities or blue sky laws.  The distribution of the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions is restricted by law.  Persons into whose possession the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Company, the Dealer Managers, the Information and Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We support sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create and growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese Corporation employs more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement may contain "forward-looking statements," which include information concerning the expected timing of the Tender Offers, our ability to complete the Tender Offers, other terms of the Tender Offers and the other conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, and other information that is not historical information. All forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that Company will realize these expectations or that these beliefs will prove correct. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement. Numerous other factors, many of which are beyond Celanese's control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements. Other risk factors include those that are discussed in Celanese's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and neither the Company nor Celanese undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances.

Celanese Contacts:

Investor Relations
Bill Cunningham
Phone: +1 302 772 5231
william.cunningham@celanese.com 

Media - U.S.
Jamaison Schuler
Phone: +1 972 443 4400
media@celanese.com 

Media - Europe
Petra Czugler
Phone: +49 69 45009 1206
petra.czugler@celanese.com 

 

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FAQ

What is the size of Celanese's tender offer for its 2026 and 2027 Senior Notes?

Celanese increased its tender offer to €552,082,000 for 4.777% Senior Notes due 2026 and $500,000,000 for 6.415% Senior Notes due 2027.

When is the Early Settlement Date for Celanese's (CE) tender offers?

The Early Settlement Date is scheduled for March 21, 2025.

How many USD Notes were tendered in Celanese's March 2025 offer?

$1,354,646,000 aggregate principal amount of USD Notes were validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Time.

Will Celanese (CE) accept additional notes after the Early Tender Time?

No, since the Tender Offers were fully subscribed at Early Tender Time, the company does not expect to accept any additional notes tendered after this period.