NXP Semiconductors Announces Substantial Debt Reduction
February 10 2017 - 8:30AM
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) through its subsidiaries NXP
B.V. and NXP Funding LLC, delivered notice on February 7, 2017 that
it will pre-pay (i) all of its outstanding floating-rate term loan
due March 2017 (“Term Loan E”) in an aggregate principal amount of
$388 million; (ii) all its outstanding floating-rate term loan due
January 2020 (“Term Loan D”) in an aggregate principal amount of
$387 million; and (iii) all its outstanding floating-rate term loan
due December 2020 (“Term Loan F”) in an aggregate principal amount
of $1,436 million, in each case, together with accrued interest and
applicable fees. Additionally, the company notified holders of its
5.75 percent Senior Notes due 2021 that it will redeem on March 9,
2017, the $500 million of outstanding principle.
The gross debt held on NXP’s balance sheet will be reduced by an
aggregate of $2.7 billion to $6.5 billion from the $9.2 billion as
reported at the end of the fourth quarter of 2016. The company will
utilize net proceeds from the completed divestment of its Standard
Products business in addition to cash held on its balance sheet to
fund the planned debt reduction. Subsequent to the planned debt
reduction, the remaining debt held on the company’s balance sheet
will be fixed rate, unsecured notes.
Due to the planned debt reduction, the company’s financial
leverage, defined as net debt divided by the trailing 12 months
adjusted EBITDA is expected be reduced to 1.5x on a pro forma
basis, from the 2.45x as reported at the end of the fourth quarter
of 2016. The pro forma leverage after the debt reduction efforts is
net of the EBITDA contribution from the Standard Products business
in the previous calculation. Additionally, the company estimates
its financial interest expense, after the debt reduction will be
approximately $245 million on an annualized basis.
This announcement is for informational purposes only.
About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) enables secure connections
and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that
make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure
connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving
innovation in the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security
& privacy and smart connected solutions markets. Built on more
than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has
31,000 employees in more than 33 countries and posted revenue of
$9.5 billion in 2016. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
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