CORAL
GABLES, Fla., June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ)
("MasTec") announced that IEA Energy Services LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of MasTec ("IEA"), has received valid consents from
holders (the "Holders") of not less than a majority in principal
amount of IEA's 6.625% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "IEA Notes")
sufficient to adopt the Proposed Amendments (as defined herein)
with respect to the IEA Notes Indenture (as defined herein)
pursuant to the previously announced cash tender offer for any and
all outstanding IEA Notes (the "Tender Offer") and the related
solicitation of consents from the Holders of the IEA Notes (the
"Consent Solicitation").
The Tender Offer expires at 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, on July 5, 2024
(such date and time, as the same may be extended, the "Expiration
Time").
The consents received in the Consent Solicitation from the
holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding IEA Notes (the "Requisite Consents") permit IEA to
eliminate or modify certain of the covenants, restrictive
provisions and events of default (such amendments, as further
described in the Offer to Purchase (as defined herein), the
"Proposed Amendments") in the indenture, dated as of August 17, 2021, governing the IEA Notes (the
"IEA Notes Indenture"). Accordingly, IEA will execute a
supplemental indenture (the "Supplemental Indenture") to the IEA
Notes Indenture to effect the Proposed Amendments. Although the
Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon execution
thereof, the Proposed Amendments will not become operative unless
and until the IEA Notes with respect to which the Requisite
Consents have been delivered are paid for.
As of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on
June 18, 2024 (the "Early Tender
Deadline"), the principal amount of IEA Notes set forth in the
table below had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn
(and consents thereby validly delivered and not validly revoked).
For IEA Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at or
prior to the Early Tender Deadline, Holders of such IEA Notes are
eligible to receive the total consideration (the "Total
Consideration"), which consists of $950 per $1,000
principal amount of such IEA Notes (the "Offer Consideration"), and
an early tender premium, equal to $50
per $1,000 principal amount of such
IEA Notes (the "Early Tender Payment"). To be eligible to receive
the Total Consideration, such Holders must (i) have validly
tendered (and not validly withdrawn) their IEA Notes at or prior to
the Early Tender Deadline and (ii) validly delivered (and not
validly revoked) their consent in the Consent Solicitation at or
prior to the Early Tender Deadline.
IEA
Notes
|
CUSIP
|
IEA Notes
Outstanding
Principal
Amount
|
Offer
Consideration(1)
|
Early
Tender
Payment(1)
|
Total
Consideration(1)(2)
|
IEA Notes Tendered
at
Early Tender
Deadline
|
Principal
Amount
|
Percentage
|
6.625%
Senior
Notes
due
2029
|
(144A)
45174AAA0
(Reg S) U4502YAA5
(IAI) 45174AAB8
|
$225,116,000
|
$950.00
|
$50.00
|
$1,000.00
|
$203,709,000
|
90.49 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
For each $1,000
principal amount of IEA Notes, excluding accrued but unpaid
interest thereon, which interest will be paid in addition to the
Offer Consideration or the Total Consideration, as
applicable.
|
(2)
|
Total Consideration
includes the Early Tender Payment.
|
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and
Consent Solicitation, IEA has accepted for purchase all IEA Notes
validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early
Tender Deadline and payment of the Total Consideration, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, will be made to the Holders of such
IEA Notes on June 24, 2024.
The payment date of the Offer Consideration for IEA Notes that
are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn after the Early
Tender Deadline but at or prior to the Expiration Time and accepted
for purchase is expected to be July 9,
2024. In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer and
Consent Solicitation, the withdrawal deadline was 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 18, 2024. As a result, tendered Notes may no
longer be withdrawn, and delivered consents may no longer be
revoked, except in certain limited circumstances where additional
withdrawal rights are required by law.
Since at least 90% of Holders of the outstanding principal
amount of IEA Notes validly tendered and did not validly withdraw
such IEA Notes, IEA expects to exercise its right, pursuant to the
terms of the IEA Notes Indenture, to redeem the remaining IEA Notes
that are outstanding following the Expiration Time. Such redemption
will be at a redemption price equal to the Offer Consideration,
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. This press release is not
a notice of redemption of the IEA Notes and there can be no
assurance that the Company will redeem the remaining IEA Notes
outstanding.
IEA has retained J.P. Morgan to serve as the sole Dealer Manager
for the Tender Offer. Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be
directed to J.P. Morgan at (212) 834-4818 or toll-free at (866)
834-4666. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank
or trust company or other nominee for assistance.
The complete terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and
Consent Solicitation are described in the offer to purchase and
consent solicitation statement, dated June
5, 2024 (the "Offer to Purchase"), copies of which may be
obtained by contacting D.F. King, the tender agent and information
agent in connection with the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation,
by telephone at (888) 605-1956 (U.S. toll-free) or
(212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers), or by email at
IEA@dfking.com.
None of MasTec, IEA, the Dealer Manager, the tender agent or the
information agent makes any recommendation as to whether Holders
should tender their IEA Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer or
whether Holders should deliver their consents to the Proposed
Amendments, and no one has been authorized by any of them to make
such recommendations. Holders must make their own decisions as to
whether to tender IEA Notes and deliver consents, and, if so, the
principal amount of IEA Notes to tender.
This press release is provided for informational purposes only
and does not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a
solicitation of an offer purchase, or the solicitation of tenders
or consents with respect to, any security. No offer, solicitation
or purchase will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an
offer, solicitation or purchase would be unlawful. The Tender Offer
is being made solely pursuant to the offering documents referenced
above and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as are
permitted under applicable law.
About MasTec, Inc.
MasTec, Inc. is a leading infrastructure construction company
operating mainly throughout North
America across a range of industries. MasTec's primary
activities include the engineering, building, installation,
maintenance and upgrade of communications, energy, utility and
other infrastructure, such as: wireless, wireline/fiber and
customer fulfillment activities; power delivery infrastructure,
including transmission, distribution, environmental planning and
compliance; power generation infrastructure, primarily from clean
energy and renewable sources; pipeline infrastructure, including
for natural gas, water and carbon capture sequestration pipelines
and pipeline integrity services; heavy civil and industrial
infrastructure, including roads, bridges and rail; and
environmental remediation services. MasTec's customers are
primarily in these industries.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
anticipated results and execution of the Tender Offer and Consent
Solicitation and the actions that IEA may take with respect
thereto; expectations regarding the future financial and
operational performance of MasTec; expectations regarding MasTec's
business or financial outlook; expectations regarding MasTec's
plans, strategies and opportunities; expectations regarding
opportunities, technological developments, competitive positioning,
future economic conditions and other trends in particular markets
or industries; the impact of inflation on MasTec's costs and the
ability to recover increased costs, as well as other statements
reflecting expectations, intentions, assumptions or beliefs about
future events and other statements that do not relate strictly to
historical or current facts. These statements are based on
currently available operating, financial, economic and other
information, and are subject to a number of significant risks and
uncertainties. A variety of factors in addition to those mentioned
above, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual
future results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Other factors that might cause such a
difference include, but are not limited to: risks related to timely
completion, or completion at all, of the Tender Offer; risks
related to IEA's ability to obtain consents under the Consent
Solicitation; risks that conditions to the closing of the proposed
transaction are not satisfied or waived at all or on the
anticipated timeline; market conditions, including from rising or
elevated levels of inflation or interest rates, regulatory or
policy changes, including permitting processes and tax incentives
that affect us or our customers' industries, supply chain issues
and technological developments; the effect of federal, local,
state, foreign or tax legislation and other regulations affecting
the industries we serve and related projects and expenditures;
project delays due to permitting processes, compliance with
environmental and other regulatory requirements and challenges to
the granting of project permits, which could cause increased costs
and delayed or reduced revenue; the effect on demand for our
services of changes in the amount of capital expenditures by our
customers due to, among other things, economic conditions,
including potential economic downturns, inflationary issues, the
availability and cost of financing, supply chain disruptions,
climate-related matters, customer consolidation in the industries
we serve and/or the effects of public health matters; activity in
the industries we serve and the impact on the expenditure levels of
our customers of, among other items, fluctuations in commodity
prices, including for fuel and energy sources, fluctuations in the
cost of materials, labor, supplies or equipment, and/or
supply-related issues that affect availability or cause delays for
such items; the outcome of our plans for future operations, growth
and services, including business development efforts, backlog,
acquisitions and dispositions; risks related to completed or
potential acquisitions, including our ability to integrate acquired
businesses within expected timeframes, including their business
operations, internal controls and/or systems, which may be found to
have material weaknesses, and our ability to achieve the revenue,
cost savings and earnings levels from such acquisitions at or above
the levels projected, as well as the risk of potential asset
impairment charges and write-downs of goodwill; our ability to
manage projects effectively and in accordance with our estimates,
as well as our ability to accurately estimate the costs associated
with our fixed price and other contracts, including any material
changes in estimates for completion of projects and estimates of
the recoverability of change orders; our ability to attract and
retain qualified personnel, key management and skilled employees,
including from acquired businesses, our ability to enforce any
noncompetition agreements, and our ability to maintain a workforce
based upon current and anticipated workloads; any material changes
in estimates for legal costs or case settlements or adverse
determinations on any claim, lawsuit or proceeding; the adequacy of
our insurance, legal and other reserves; the timing and extent of
fluctuations in operational, geographic and weather factors,
including from climate-related events, that affect our customers,
projects and the industries in which we operate; the highly
competitive nature of our industry and the ability of our
customers, including our largest customers, to terminate or reduce
the amount of work, or in some cases, the prices paid for services,
on short or no notice under our contracts, and/or customer disputes
related to our performance of services and the resolution of
unapproved change orders; the effect of state and federal
regulatory initiatives, including risks related to the costs of
compliance with existing and potential future environmental, social
and governance requirements, including with respect to
climate-related matters; requirements of and restrictions imposed
by our credit facility, term loans, senior notes and any future
loans or securities; systems and information technology
interruptions and/or data security breaches that could adversely
affect our ability to operate, our operating results, our data
security or our reputation, or other cybersecurity-related matters;
our dependence on a limited number of customers and our ability to
replace non-recurring projects with new projects; risks
associated with potential environmental issues and other hazards
from our operations; disputes with, or failures of, our
subcontractors to deliver agreed-upon supplies or services in a
timely fashion, and the risk of being required to pay our
subcontractors even if our customers do not pay us; risks related
to our strategic arrangements, including our equity investments;
risks associated with volatility of our stock price or any dilution
or stock price volatility that shareholders may experience,
including as a result of shares we may issue as purchase
consideration in connection with acquisitions, or as a result of
other stock issuances; our ability to obtain performance and surety
bonds; risks associated with operating in or expanding into
additional international markets, including risks from fluctuations
in foreign currencies, foreign labor and general business
conditions and risks from failure to comply with laws applicable to
our foreign activities and/or governmental policy uncertainty;
risks related to our operations that employ a unionized workforce,
including labor availability, productivity and relations, risks
related to a small number of our existing shareholders having the
ability to influence major corporate decisions, as well as risks
associated with multiemployer union pension plans, including
underfunding and withdrawal liabilities; risks associated with our
internal controls over financial reporting, as well as other risks
detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable;
however, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements, which are based on current expectations. Furthermore,
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of
our underlying assumptions are incorrect, our actual results may
differ significantly from the results that we express in, or imply
by, any of our forward-looking statements. These and other risks
are detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update
or revise these forward-looking statements after the date of this
press release to reflect future events or circumstances, except as
required by applicable law. We qualify any and all of our
forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors.
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