Triton International Limited Announces Completion of $503 Million Offering of Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes
Triton International Limited (NYSE: TRTN) announced a successful offering of $479.1 million in Fixed Rate Asset-Backed Series 2021-1 Class A Notes with a yield of 1.658%, and $23.8 million in Series B Notes at 2.558%. The offering, backed by a pool of containers, reflects strong demand and capitalizes on low interest rates. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment. The Series A Notes are rated 'A' and the Series B Notes 'BBB' by S&P Global Ratings, maturing in 2046.
- Strong demand for the ABS offering supports continued investment in container leasing.
- Proceeds from the offering will be used to repay outstanding debts, improving financial stability.
- The offering is not registered under the Securities Act, limiting future resale options for investors.
- Potential risks highlighted include decreased demand for leased containers and competitive pressures.
February 3, 2021– Triton International Limited (NYSE: TRTN) announced today that it has completed an offering of
“We are pleased to have concluded another successful ABS offering. The offering experienced very strong demand, enabling us to take advantage of historically low interest rates,” said Brian Sondey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This transaction supports our ongoing container investment and market leading supply capabilities as we continue to play a key role in helping our customers keep global supply chains functioning during this critical time.”
The Notes were issued by TIF Funding II LLC (the “Issuer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Triton International Limited. The Notes are secured by a pool of containers and related assets owned by the Issuer. The Issuer will be the sole obligor on the Notes; the Notes will not be obligations of or guaranteed by Triton International Limited or any of its other subsidiaries. The net proceeds from the Notes offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including to repay outstanding indebtedness.
About the Notes
The Series 2021-1 Class A Notes, are rated “A” by S&P Global Ratings and were issued with a coupon of
The Notes were offered within the United States only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to institutional “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under 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 applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering would be unlawful.
About Triton International Limited
Triton International Limited is the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers. Triton operates a container fleet of over six million twenty-foot equivalent units ("TEU"), and its global operations include acquisition, leasing, re-leasing and subsequent sale of multiple types of intermodal containers and chassis.
Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release, other than purely historical information, including statements about the offering and the intended use of proceeds of the offering, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that include the words "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "project," "anticipate," "will," "may," "would" and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature may be used to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Triton's control. Accordingly, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements.
These factors include, without limitation, those risk factors included in the offering memorandum for the Notes, changes in the financial markets, including changes in credit markets, interest rates and securitization markets generally, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following: the impact of COVID-19 on our business and financial results; decreases in the demand for leased containers; decreases in market leasing rates for containers; difficulties in re-leasing containers after their initial fixed-term leases; our customers' decisions to buy rather than lease containers; our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; customer defaults; decreases in the selling prices of used containers; extensive competition in the container leasing industry; difficulties stemming from the international nature of our business; decreases in the demand for international trade; disruption to our operations resulting from the political and economic policies of the United States and other countries, particularly China, including but not limited to the impact of trade wars and tariffs; disruption to our operations from failures of, or attacks on, our information technology systems; disruption to our operations as a result of natural disasters; our compliance or failure to comply with laws and regulations related to economic and trade sanctions, security, anti-terrorism, environmental protection and corruption; our ability to obtain sufficient capital to support our growth; restrictions imposed by the terms of our debt agreements; changes in tax laws in, Bermuda, the United States and other countries and other risks and uncertainties, including those risk factors set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), on February 14, 2020, in any Form 10-Q filed or to be filed by Triton, and in other documents we file with the SEC from time to time. Except to the extent required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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