Targa Resources Partners LP Announces Tender Offer for its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026
Targa Resources Partners LP, a subsidiary of Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP), has initiated a cash tender offer for all outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026, totaling approximately $963.2 million. The purchase price is set at $1,030.88 for each $1,000 of notes. Holders will also receive accrued interest. The tender offer expires on April 5, 2022, with settlement expected on April 6, 2022. This offer is contingent on a senior notes financing of at least $1.25 billion by TRGP. If not tendered, notes may be redeemed at 102.938% of their principal amount on April 22, 2022.
- Initiation of a cash tender offer for 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026.
- Purchase price set at $1,030.88 per $1,000 of notes, offering a premium to holders.
- Accrued interest payable to holders whose notes are purchased.
- Tender offer contingent on a financing condition of at least $1.25 billion; uncertainty on completion.
- Potential redemption of notes not tendered at a price above face value could indicate cash flow constraints.
HOUSTON, March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Targa Resources Partners LP (“Targa Resources Partners” or the “Partnership”), a subsidiary of Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP), announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of the outstanding senior notes listed in the following table upon the terms and conditions described in the Partnership’s Offer to Purchase dated March 23, 2022 (the “Offer to Purchase”).
| Issuer(1) | Title of Security | CUSIP Number | Principal Amount Outstanding | Purchase Price per Notes | ||||||||||
| Targa Resources Partners LP | 87612BBJ0 | |||||||||||||
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(1) Targa Resources Partners Finance Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership, is a co-issuer of these securities.
Holders whose notes are purchased will also receive accrued and unpaid interest thereon from the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the initial settlement date.
The Tender Offer is being made pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, copies of which may be obtained from D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent and information agent for the Tender Offer, by calling (888) 280-6942 (toll free) or, for banks and brokers, (212) 269-5550. Copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are also available at the following web address: http://www.dfking.com/targa.
The Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time on April 5, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated (such time and date as the same may be extended, the “Expiration Time”). Tendered notes may be withdrawn at any time before the Expiration Time. Holders of notes must validly tender and not validly withdraw their notes (or comply with the procedures for guaranteed delivery) before the Expiration Time to be eligible to receive the consideration for their notes.
Settlement for notes tendered prior to the Expiration Time and accepted for purchase will occur promptly after the Expiration Time, which is expected to be April 6, 2022, assuming that the Tender Offer is not extended or earlier terminated. The settlement date for any notes tendered pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is expected to be on April 8, 2022, subject to the same assumption.
The Tender Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the completion of a contemporaneous senior notes offering of at least
Targa has retained BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities”) to serve as the exclusive Dealer Manager for the Tender Offer. Questions regarding the terms of the Tender Offer may be directed to BofA Securities at (collect) (980) 387-3907.
This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any notes in the Tender Offer. In addition, this press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities issued in connection with any contemporaneous notes offering, nor shall there be any sale of the securities issued in such offering in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Targa Resources Partners LP
Targa Resources Partners LP is a Delaware limited partnership formed in October 2006 by its parent, TRGP, to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets. On February 17, 2016, TRGP completed the acquisition of all outstanding common units of the Partnership. The Company is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America. The Company owns, operates, acquires and develops a diversified portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets. The Company’s assets connect natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) to domestic and international markets with growing demand for cleaner fuels and feedstocks. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of: gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, and purchasing and selling natural gas; transporting, storing, fractionating, treating, and purchasing and selling NGLs and NGL products, including services to LPG exporters; and gathering, storing, terminaling, and purchasing and selling crude oil.
The principal executive offices of Targa Resources Partners LP are located at 811 Louisiana, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002 and their telephone number is 713-584-1000.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this release that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, factors and risks, many of which are outside the Partnership’s control, which could cause results to differ materially from those expected by management of the Partnership. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, weather, political, economic and market conditions, including a decline in the price and market demand for natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil, the impact of pandemics such as COVID-19, commodity price volatility due to ongoing conflict in Ukraine, actions by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and non-OPEC oil producing countries, the timing and success of business development efforts; and other uncertainties. These and other applicable uncertainties, factors and risks are described more fully in the Partnership's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Partnership does not undertake an obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact the Company's investor relations department by email at InvestorRelations@targaresources.com or by phone at (713) 584-1133.
Sanjay Lad
Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations
Jennifer Kneale
Chief Financial Officer
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