HOUSTON, Sept. 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Corporation
International (NYSE: SCI) (the "Company") announces that it
has priced an underwritten public offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75%
Senior Notes due 2032. The offering will be made by means of an
underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective shelf
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"). The Company expects to close the sale of
the notes on September 17, 2024,
subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Company will use net proceeds from the offering to repay the
outstanding loans under its revolving credit facility and pay
related fees, interest and expenses.
Wells Fargo Securities is acting as the lead joint book-running
manager for the offering.
The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus
supplement and accompanying base prospectus. The prospectus
supplement will be filed with the SEC and may be found on its
website at www.sec.gov. When available, copies of the prospectus
supplement relating to the public offering may be obtained
from:
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
550 S. Tryon Street, 5th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
Telephone: (704) 410-4874 (with such fax to be confirmed by
telephone to (704) 410-4885)
Email: IBCMDCMLSHYLeveragedSyndicate@wellsfargo.com
Attention: Leverage Syndicate
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or
purchase, nor the solicitation of an offer to buy or an offer to
sell, the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale
of securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation,
purchase or sale would be unlawful. The notes will be offered only
by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base
prospectus.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
The
statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements made in reliance on the safe harbor
protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements may be accompanied by words such as
"believe", "estimate", "project", "expect", "anticipate", or
"predict" that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.
These statements are based on assumptions that we believe are
reasonable; however, many important factors could cause our actual
consolidated results in the future to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents
or oral presentations made by, or on behalf of, the Company. These
factors include, among others, the following: our affiliated trust
funds own investments in securities, which are affected by market
conditions that are beyond our control; we may be required to
replenish our affiliated funeral and cemetery trust funds to meet
minimum funding requirements, which would have a negative effect on
our earnings and cash flow; our ability to execute our strategic
plan depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control;
we may be adversely affected by the effects of inflation; our
results may be adversely affected by significant weather events,
natural disasters, catastrophic events or public health crises; our
credit agreements contain covenants that may prevent us from
engaging in certain transactions; if we lose the ability to use
surety bonding to support our preneed activities, we may be
required to make material cash payments to fund certain trust
funds; increasing death benefits related to preneed contracts
funded through life insurance or annuity contracts may not cover
future increases in the cost of providing a price-guaranteed
service; the financial condition of third-party life insurance
companies that fund our preneed contracts may impact our future
revenue; unfavorable publicity could affect our reputation and
business; our failure to attract and retain qualified sales
personnel could have an adverse effect on our business and
financial condition; we use a combination of insurance,
self-insurance, and large deductibles in managing our exposure to
certain inherent risks, therefore, we could be exposed to
unexpected costs that could negatively affect our financial
performance; declines in overall economic conditions beyond our
control could reduce future potential earnings and cash flows and
could result in future impairments to goodwill and/or other
intangible assets; any failure to maintain the security of the
information relating to our customers, their loved ones, our
associates, and our vendors could damage our reputation, could
cause us to incur substantial additional costs and to become
subject to litigation, and could adversely affect our operating
results, financial condition, or cash flow; our Canadian business
exposes us to operational, economic, and currency risks; our level
of indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise
additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to
react to changes in the economy or our industry, and may prevent us
from fulfilling our obligations under our indebtedness; a failure
of a key information technology system or process could disrupt and
adversely affect our business; the funeral and cemetery industry is
competitive; if the number of deaths in our markets declines, our
cash flows and revenue may decrease; changes in the number of
deaths are not predictable from market to market or over the short
term; if we are not able to respond effectively to changing
consumer preferences, our market share, revenue, and/or
profitability could decrease; the continuing upward trend in life
expectancy and the number of cremations performed in North America could result in lower revenue,
operating profit, and cash flows; our funeral and cemetery
businesses are high fixed-cost businesses; risks associated with
our supply chain could materially adversely affect our financial
performance; regulation and compliance could have a material
adverse impact on our financial results; unfavorable results of
litigation could have a material adverse impact on our financial
statements; cemetery burial practice claims could have a material
adverse impact on our financial results; the application of
unclaimed property laws by certain states to our preneed funeral
and cemetery backlog could have a material adverse impact on our
liquidity, cash flows, and financial results; changes in taxation,
or the interpretation of tax laws or regulations, as well as the
inherent difficulty in quantifying potential tax effects of
business decisions could have a material adverse effect on the
results of our operations, financial condition, or cash flows; and
other factors identified in our reports filed with the SEC under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act").
For further information on these and other risks and
uncertainties, see our SEC filings, including our 2023 Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Copies of this document
as well as other SEC filings can be obtained from our website at
www.sci-corp.com. We assume no obligation and make no undertaking
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made
herein or any other forward-looking statements made by us whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
About Service Corporation International
Service
Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), headquartered in
Houston, Texas, is North America's leading provider of funeral,
cemetery and cremation services, as well as final-arrangement
planning in advance, serving more than 600,000 families each year.
Our diversified portfolio of brands provides families and
individuals a full range of choices to meet their needs, from
simple cremations to full life celebrations and personalized
remembrances. Our Dignity Memorial® brand is the name families turn
to for professionalism, compassion, and attention to detail that is
second to none. At June 30, 2024, we
owned and operated 1,490 funeral service locations and 492
cemeteries (of which 306 are combination locations) in 44 states,
eight Canadian provinces, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
For more information about Service Corporation International,
please visit our website at www.sci-corp.com. For more information
about Dignity Memorial®, please visit
www.dignitymemorial.com.
For additional
information contact:
InvestorRelations@sci-us.com
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Investors:
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Allie O'Connor -
Assistant Vice President / Investor Relations
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(713)
525-9156
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Trey Bocage - Director
/ Investor Relations
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525-3454
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Media:
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Jay Andrew - Assistant
Vice President / Corporate Communications
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(713)
525-3468
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