ATLANTA, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, LLC ("Graphic Packaging"), a direct wholly-owned
subsidiary of Graphic Packaging International Partners, LLC and the
primary operating subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company
(NYSE: GPK), announced today that it launched an offering to sell
$400 million aggregate principal
amount of its senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the "Senior Notes")
in a private offering in reliance upon an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), subject to market and other conditions.
The Senior Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Graphic
Packaging. The Senior Notes will be guaranteed by Graphic Packaging
International Partners, LLC and Field Container subsidiaries that
guarantee obligations under its senior credit facilities and its
existing senior Queretaro
(USA), L.L.C., as well as by
Graphic Packaging's future material domestic notes due 2021, 2022,
2024 and 2027.
Graphic Packaging intends to use the net proceeds from the
offering to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under
Graphic Packaging's revolving credit facility under its senior
secured credit facility and for general corporate
purposes.
The Senior Notes and the related guarantees will be offered and
sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified
institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration
set forth in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside
the United States, to non-U.S.
persons in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in
Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Senior Notes and
the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other
jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor shall it constitute
an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
About Graphic Packaging International, LLC
Graphic Packaging International, LLC, a direct wholly-owned
subsidiary of Graphic Packaging International Partners, LLC and the
primary operating subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company
(the "Company") (NYSE: GPK), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is committed to providing
consumer packaging that makes a world of difference. The Company is
a leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions for a wide
variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer product
companies. The Company operates on a global basis, is one of the
largest producers of folding cartons in the United States, and holds leading market
positions in coated-recycled paperboard, coated unbleached kraft
paperboard and solid bleached sulfate paperboard. The Company's
customers include many of the world's most widely recognized
companies and brands.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements of Graphic Packaging International, LLC's
expectations in this press release constitute "forward-looking
statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Such statements, including but not limited to those
regarding the offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, are based
on currently available information and are subject to various risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from Graphic Packaging International, LLC 's present
expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, market conditions affecting the offering.
Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking
statements, as such statements speak only as of the date on which
they are made and Graphic Packaging International, LLC undertakes
no obligation to update such statements, except as required by
law. Additional information regarding these and other risks
is contained in Graphic Packaging International, LLC's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SOURCE Graphic Packaging Holding Company