U.S. Concrete Announces The Closing Of Its Offering Of $400 Million Of Senior Notes Due 2029
U.S. Concrete has successfully closed its offering of $400 million in senior notes with a 5.125% interest rate, due on March 1, 2029. The funds will be utilized to redeem existing 6.375% senior unsecured notes due in 2024, along with covering related fees. The notes are senior unsecured obligations and have been offered exclusively to qualified institutional buyers. This move is expected to improve the company's financial structure by reducing interest expenses and extending debt maturity.
- Closing of $400 million senior notes offering reduces interest expenses.
- Proceeds will be used to redeem higher-rate debt, improving financial stability.
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EULESS, Texas, Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) (the "Company" or "U.S. Concrete") announced today the closing of its offering of
The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company's restricted subsidiaries that guarantees any of the Company's indebtedness or indebtedness of any restricted subsidiary (other than a foreign subsidiary or domestic subsidiary thereof that guarantees only indebtedness incurred by a foreign subsidiary or domestic subsidiary thereof).
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with available borrowings under the Company's senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility, to redeem
The Notes were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States to certain non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state 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.
ABOUT U.S. CONCRETE
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) is a leading supplier of aggregates and concrete for infrastructure, residential and commercial projects across the country. The Company holds leading market positions in the high-growth metropolitan markets of Dallas/Fort Worth, San Francisco, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., and its materials have been used in some of the most complex and highly specialized construction projects of the last decade. U.S. Concrete has continued to grow organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions of independent producers in its target markets.
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Certain statements and information provided in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are not statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "outlook," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events which we believe are reasonable. Actual events or results may differ materially.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for residential and commercial construction; our ability to successfully implement our operating strategy; our ability to successfully identify, manage, and integrate acquisitions; governmental requirements and initiatives, including those related to mortgage lending, financing or deductions, funding for public or infrastructure construction, land usage, and environmental, health, and safety matters; seasonal and inclement weather conditions, which impede the installation of ready-mixed concrete; the cyclical nature of, and changes in, the real estate and construction markets, including pricing changes by our competitors; our ability to maintain favorable relationships with third parties who supply us with equipment and essential supplies; our ability to retain key personnel and maintain satisfactory labor relations; disruptions, uncertainties or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our, our suppliers' and our customers' access to capital; product liability, property damage, results of litigation and other claims and insurance coverage issues; our substantial indebtedness and the restrictions imposed on us by the terms of our indebtedness; the effects of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and financial condition; the length and severity of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic; the pace of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic; our ability to implement cost containment strategies; and the adverse effects of COVID-19 on our business, the economy and the markets we serve.
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