CVS Health Corporation Announces Pricing of Tender Offers

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CVS Health Corporation announced cash tender offers totaling $4.5 billion for three groups of senior notes: up to $1.5 billion for 2023 Notes, $1.049 billion for 2025 Notes, and $1.950 billion for 2028 Notes. The total consideration and reference yields for the notes were detailed in the press release. The offers are open to registered holders until January 6, 2021, and the early settlement date is December 22, 2020. CVS expects to accept validly tendered notes on a prorated basis due to maximum amounts being reached.

Positive

• CVS is offering a substantial total of $4.5 billion for senior notes, demonstrating strong liquidity management.
• The company expects to accept validly tendered 2025 Notes in full, reflecting the demand for its debt instruments.

Negative

• Demand for the 2023 Notes and 2025 Notes exceeded maximum amounts, leaving some valid tenders unaccepted, indicating market challenges.

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health Corporation ("CVS Health", NYSE: CVS) announced today the applicable Reference Yields and Total Consideration (each as summarized in the table below) to be paid in connection with the previously announced cash tender offers (each, a "Tender Offer" and collectively, the "Tender Offers") for (i) up to $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount (the "2023 Notes Maximum Amount") of its 4.000% Senior Notes due 2023 and 3.700% Senior Notes due 2023 and the 2.800% Senior Notes due 2023 issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aetna Inc. (collectively, the "2023 Notes") in the priorities set forth in the Offer to Purchase (as defined below) (the "2023 Notes Tender Offers"), (ii) up to $1,049,919,000 aggregate principal amount (the "2025 Notes Maximum Amount") of its 4.100% Senior Notes due 2025 and 3.875% Senior Notes due 2025 (collectively, the "2025 Notes") in the priorities set forth in the Offer to Purchase (the "2025 Notes Tender Offers") and (iii) up to $1,950,081,000 principal amount (the "2028 Notes Maximum Amount" and, together with the 2023 Notes Maximum Amount and the 2025 Notes Maximum Amount, the "Maximum Amounts") of its 4.300% Senior Notes due 2028 (the "2028 Notes", and, together with the 2023 Notes and the 2025 Notes, the "Notes"). Each group of Tender Offers that constitutes the 2023 Notes Tender Offers, the 2025 Notes Tender Offers or the 2028 Notes Tender Offer are referred to as the "Capped Tender Offers". The sum of the 2023 Notes Maximum Amount, the 2025 Notes Maximum Amount and the 2028 Notes Maximum Amount is $4,500,000,000 (the "Aggregate Maximum Amount"), which represents the aggregate principal amount of the Notes subject to the Tender Offers and excludes any Accrued Interest (as defined below) or Early Tender Payment (as defined below). The Tender Offers are being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated December 7, 2020 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase"), which sets forth a detailed description of the Tender Offers. The Tender Offers are open to all registered holders (individually, a "Holder" and collectively, the "Holders") of the Notes.

The applicable Reference Yield for the Notes and the Total Consideration for the Notes are summarized in the table below:

Capped Tender Offers	Title of Notes	CUSIP Number	Original Issuer	Acceptance Priority Level	UST Reference Security	Fixed Spread (bps)	Reference Yield	Total Consideration(3)
2023 Notes Tender Offers(1)	4.000% Senior Notes due 2023	126650 CC2	CVS Health	1	0.250% UST due 11/15/2023	20	0.158%	$1,097.88
	3.700% Senior Notes due 2023	126650 CV0	CVS Health	2	0.250% UST due 11/15/2023	20	0.158%	$1,070.87
2025 Notes Tender Offers(2)	4.100% Senior Notes due 2025	126650 CW8	CVS Health	1	0.375% UST due 11/30/2025	34	0.356%	$1,137.08
2028 Notes Tender Offer	4.300% Senior Notes due 2028	126650 CX6	CVS Health	1	0.875% UST due 11/15/2030	57	0.906%	$1,187.37

(1)	Because the aggregate principal amount of 2023 Notes validly tendered would exceed the 2023 Notes Maximum Amount, none of the validly tendered 2.800% Senior Notes due 2023 are expected to be accepted for purchase.
(2)	Because the aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes validly tendered would exceed the 2025 Notes Maximum Amount, none of the validly tendered 3.875% Senior Notes due 2025 are expected to be accepted for purchase.
(3)	Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase.

The Total Consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes was determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the applicable fixed spread set forth in the table above plus the yield to maturity or first par call date, as the case may be, of the applicable U.S. Treasury reference securities (the "UST Reference Security") set forth in the table above on the bid-side price of such UST Reference Security as of 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on December 21, 2020.

The Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 18, 2020 (the "Early Tender Date") will be eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration, which includes the Early Tender Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.

CVS Health expects to accept for purchase and make payment for Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date on December 22, 2020 (the "Early Settlement Date").

Holders of all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase are eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration, which includes the applicable Early Tender Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date (the "Early Tender Payment"). In addition to the applicable Total Consideration, Holders of Notes accepted for purchase will receive accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Early Settlement Date ("Accrued Interest").

Because the aggregate principal amount of 2023 Notes validly tendered would exceed the 2023 Notes Maximum Amount, CVS Health expects that it will accept validly tendered 3.700% Senior Notes due 2023 on a prorated basis in accordance with the Offer to Purchase and none of the validly tendered 2.800% Senior Notes due 2023. Because the aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes validly tendered would exceed the 2025 Notes Maximum Amount, CVS Health expects that it will accept all of the validly tendered 4.100% Senior Notes due 2025 and none of the 3.875% Senior Notes due 2025. Because the principal amount of 2028 Notes validly tendered would exceed the 2028 Notes Maximum Amount, CVS Health expects that it will accept validly tendered 4.300% Senior Notes due 2028 on a prorated basis in accordance with the Offer to Purchase.

Because CVS Health expects to accept for purchase the Maximum Aggregate Amount of Notes, no additional Notes will be purchased pursuant to the Tender Offers after the Early Settlement Date. In connection with the recent announcement by the U.S. government that executive departments and agencies of the federal government will be closed on December 24, 2020, the expiration date (the "Expiration Date") will be changed from 11:59 p.m., New York City time, January 5, 2021 to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, January 6, 2021. As described in the Offer to Purchase, Notes tendered and not accepted for purchase will be promptly returned to the tendering Holder's account.

CVS Health expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law, to terminate the Tender Offers at any time prior to the Expiration Date. The Tender Offers are not conditioned on any minimum principal amount of Notes being tendered but the Tender Offers are subject to certain conditions as described in the Offer to Purchase. Each Tender Offer is a separate offer. None of the Capped Tender Offers are conditioned on each other. Each Tender Offer may be individually amended, extended or terminated by CVS Health.

CVS Health has retained Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC to act as Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers. D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been retained to act as the Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offers.  Requests for assistance relating to the procedures for tendering Notes may be directed to the Tender and Information Agent either by email at cvs@dfking.com, or by phone (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers only) or (800) 714-3305 (for all others toll free). Requests for assistance relating to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offers may be directed to Barclays Capital Inc. at (800) 438-3242 (toll free) or (212) 528-7581 (collect), BofA Securities, Inc. at (980) 387-3907 (collect) or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (212) 902-6351 (collect). Beneficial owners may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, or the solicitation of tenders with respect to, the Notes. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Tender Offers are being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase made available to Holders of the Notes. None of CVS Health, the Dealer Managers, Tender and Information Agent or the trustees with respect to the Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether or not Holders should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Notes in response to the Tender Offers. Holders are urged to evaluate carefully all information in the Offer to Purchase, consult their own investment and tax advisers and make their own decisions whether to tender Notes in the Tender Offers, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.

About CVS Health

CVS Health is a different kind of health care company. We are a diversified health services company with nearly 300,000 employees united around a common purpose of helping people on their path to better health. In an increasingly connected and digital world, we are meeting people wherever they are and changing health care to meet their needs. Built on a foundation of unmatched community presence, our diversified model engages one in three Americans each year. From our innovative new services at HealthHUB^® locations, to transformative programs that help manage chronic conditions, we are making health care more accessible, more affordable… and simply better. Learn more about how we're transforming health at www.cvshealth.com.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of CVS Health Corporation. By their nature, all forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and/or quantify. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to the risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the geographies impacted and the severity and duration of the pandemic, the pandemic's impact on the U.S. and global economies and consumer behavior and health care utilization patterns, and the timing, scope and impact of stimulus legislation and other federal, state and local governmental responses to the pandemic, as well as the risks and uncertainties described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section and under the heading "Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 and our recently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on CVS Health's forward looking statements. CVS Health's forward-looking statements are and will be based upon management's then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating performance, and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. CVS Health does not assume any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, uncertainties or otherwise.

 

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FAQ

What is the total amount CVS is offering in the cash tender offers?

CVS Health is offering a total of $4.5 billion in cash tender offers for senior notes.

When is the early settlement date for CVS's tender offers?

The early settlement date for CVS's tender offers is December 22, 2020.

What maximum amounts are set for CVS's 2023, 2025, and 2028 Notes tender offers?

The maximum amounts are $1.5 billion for 2023 Notes, $1.049 billion for 2025 Notes, and $1.950 billion for 2028 Notes.

What happens if the tendered amount exceeds the maximum for CVS's senior notes?

If the tendered amount exceeds the maximum, CVS will accept validly tendered notes on a prorated basis.

What is the expiration date for CVS's tender offers?

The expiration date for CVS's tender offers has been changed to January 6, 2021.