CNX Resources Corporation Announces Closing of $500 Million Senior Notes Offering

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CNX Resources Corporation (NYSE: CNX) announced the closing of a private placement of $500 million in senior notes with a 7.375% interest rate due in 2031. The proceeds will be utilized to buy back up to $350 million of its 7.25% senior notes due 2027 and to repay borrowings from its revolving credit facility. The notes are not registered under the Securities Act and are offered only to qualified institutional buyers. CNX operates mainly in the Appalachian basin, focusing on natural gas development and production.

Positive

• Successfully closed a $500 million private placement of senior notes.
• Intends to repurchase $350 million of outstanding senior notes, potentially reducing interest obligations.

Negative

• The 7.375% interest rate on new notes may indicate higher borrowing costs.
• Long-term debt could increase financial leverage and risk.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNX Resources Corporation (NYSE: CNX) ("CNX," "we," or "our") today announced the closing of its private placement of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.375% senior notes due 2031 (the "Notes"). The Notes were offered under an indenture, dated September 26, 2022 (the "Indenture"), among CNX, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee. The Notes are guaranteed by all of CNX's wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its revolving credit facility.

CNX intends to use the net proceeds of the sale of the Notes (i) to purchase up to $350 million aggregate principal amount (the "Tender Cap") of its outstanding 7.25% senior notes due 2027 (the "2027 Notes") pursuant to the tender offer that commenced concurrently with the offering of the Notes and (ii) to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facility, with any remaining proceeds used for general corporate purposes.

The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder and applicable state securities laws. The Notes have been and will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

CNX is the premier independent natural gas development, production, and midstream company, with operations centered in the major shale formations of the Appalachian basin.

Cautionary Statements:

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of 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. The offering was made only by means of an offering memorandum. 

Various statements in this release, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, may be considered forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. When we use the words "believe," "intend," "expect," "may," "should," "anticipate," "could," "estimate," "plan," "predict," "project," "will" or their negatives, or other similar expressions, the statements which include those words are usually forward-looking statements. When we describe strategy that involves risks or uncertainties, we are making forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release, if any, speak only as of the date of this press release; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by securities laws and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks, contingencies and uncertainties relate to, among other matters, the factors discussed in the 2021 Form 10-K under "Risk Factors," which is on file at the Securities and Exchange Commission, as updated by any subsequent Form 10-Qs that we file.

 

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FAQ

What is the purpose of CNX's recent $500 million senior notes offering?

CNX intends to use the proceeds to buy back up to $350 million of its 2027 senior notes and repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

When are CNX's senior notes due?

The senior notes issued are due in 2031.

What is the interest rate on CNX's new senior notes?

The new senior notes have an interest rate of 7.375%.

Who can purchase CNX's senior notes?

The notes are offered only to qualified institutional buyers and non-U.S. persons.

How much of the outstanding 2027 senior notes does CNX plan to repurchase?

CNX plans to repurchase up to $350 million of its outstanding 2027 senior notes.