NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk
Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) (the "Company") today announced
the expiration of the early exchange period in connection with its
offers (the "Exchange Offers") to certain eligible holders to
exchange outstanding debt securities listed in the table below
(collectively, the "Existing Notes") for cash and the Company's new
Notes due 2047 (the "New Notes"), the complete terms and conditions
of which are set forth in a Confidential Offering Memorandum, dated
October 30, 2017 (the "Offering
Memorandum"), and the related letter of transmittal. In
addition, the Company also announced that it has increased the cap
on the principal amount of New Notes to be issued in the Exchange
Offers from $600,000,000 to
$750,000,000. Except for the
increase in the cap as described above, all other terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offers remain unchanged.
In the Exchange Offers, according to information provided by
D.F. King & Co., Inc., the
exchange agent for the Exchange Offers, $737,546,000 in aggregate principal amount of the
Company's Existing Notes were validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn at or prior to 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on
November 13, 2017 (the "Early
Exchange Date"), as more fully set forth below.
The table below indicates, among other things, the principal
amount of each series of Existing Notes validly tendered as of the
Early Exchange Date:
Cusip
Numbers
|
Title of
Security
|
Principal Amount
Outstanding
|
Acceptance
Priority Level (1)
|
Principal
Amount
Tendered by
Early
Exchange
Date
|
655844AV0
|
6.000% Notes due
2105
|
$425,113,000
|
1
|
$240,995,000
|
655844AK4
|
7.900% Notes due
2097
|
$225,252,000
|
2
|
$30,000
|
655844BD9
|
6.000% Notes due
2111
|
$126,345,000
|
3
|
$4,614,000
|
655844AF5
|
7.050% Notes due
2037
|
$256,690,000
|
4
|
$77,695,000
|
655844AQ1
|
7.250% Notes due
2031
|
$316,316,000
|
5
|
$32,288,000
|
655844AJ7
|
7.800% Notes due
2027
|
$368,199,000
|
6
|
$49,064,000
|
655844BN7
|
4.800% Notes due
2043
|
$500,000,000
|
7
|
$332,860,000
|
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|
(1)
|
All Existing Notes
tendered for exchange in the Exchange Offers on or before the Early
Exchange Date will have priority
over any Existing Notes that are tendered after the Early Exchange
Date.
|
Pricing for the Exchange Offers is expected to occur at
approximately 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on
November 14, 2017. The Exchange
Offers are scheduled to expire at 11:59
p.m., New York City time,
on November 28, 2017, unless extended
or earlier terminated.
Tenders of Existing Notes in the Exchange Offers may no longer
be withdrawn, except in certain limited circumstances where
additional withdrawal rights are required by law. Consummation of
the Exchange Offers is subject to a number of conditions as set
forth in the Offering Memorandum, including favorable tax and
accounting treatment for the Exchange Offers and the absence of
certain adverse legal and market developments.
If and when issued, the New Notes will not have been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or any state securities laws. The New Notes may
not be offered or sold in the United
States or to any U.S. persons except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws. The Company will enter into a registration
rights agreement with respect to the New Notes.
This news release does not constitute an offer or a solicitation
by the Company to participate in the Exchange Offers in any
jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make such an offer or
solicitation.
About Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the
nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern
Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,500 route
miles in 22 states and the District
of Columbia, serves every major container port in the
eastern United States, and
provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk
Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East
and is a major transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial
products.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements about
Norfolk Southern Corporation, including those related to the
offering and pricing of New Notes and whether or not Norfolk
Southern Corporation will consummate the Exchange Offers.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words
like "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan,"
"consider," "project," and similar references to the future.
Forward-looking statements reflect Norfolk Southern's good-faith
evaluation of information available at the time the forward-looking
statements were made. These forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and our actual
results may differ materially from those projected. Please
refer to Norfolk Southern Corporation's annual and quarterly
reports filed with the SEC for a full discussion of those risks and
uncertainties we view as most important. Forward-looking
statements are not, and should not be relied upon as, a guarantee
of future performance or results, nor will they necessarily prove
to be accurate indications of the times at or by which any such
performance or results will be achieved. As a result, actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in
forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to
update or revise forward-looking statements.
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