NEW
YORK, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount
Global (the "Company") (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) today announced that
it would redeem (i) all of its outstanding 3.50% senior notes due
January 15, 2025 (the "3.50% notes")
and (ii) a portion of its outstanding 4.750% senior notes due
May 15, 2025 (the "4.750%
notes"). The redemption date for the 3.50% notes is
April 18, 2022. The redemption
date for the 4.750% notes is April 11,
2022.
The redemption price for the 3.50% notes and the 4.750% notes is
equal to the sum of 100% of the principal amount of such series of
notes to be redeemed, the make-whole amount calculated in
accordance with the respective terms of such series of notes and
the related indenture under which such series of notes was issued,
and the accrued and unpaid interest on such series of notes up to,
but excluding, the respective redemption date on the principal
amount of such series of notes to be redeemed. The aggregate
principal amount of each such series of notes outstanding and the
aggregate principal amount of each such series of notes to be
redeemed is as set forth below:
Title of
Security
|
Aggregate Principal
Amount
Outstanding
|
Aggregate
Principal
Amount to be Redeemed
|
3.50% notes
|
$275,000,000
|
$275,000,000
|
4.750% notes
|
$1,250,000,000
|
$695,000,000
|
Holders owning notes through a broker, bank, or other nominee
should contact that party for information. For more
information, holders of the 3.50% notes and the 4.750% notes may
call the paying agent for the redemption of such series of notes,
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas at (800) 735-7777.
About Paramount
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media
and entertainment company that creates premium content and
experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios,
networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer
brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures,
Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and
Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest
share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the
industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film
titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and
digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities
in production, distribution and advertising solutions.
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statements, including statements related to our future results and
performance. All statements that are not statements of historical
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other factors that are difficult to predict and which may cause our
actual results, performance or achievements to be different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by these statements. These risks, uncertainties and other
factors include, among others: risks related to our streaming
initiatives; changes in consumer behavior, as well as evolving
technologies, distribution platforms and packaging; the impact on
our advertising revenues as a result of changes in consumer
viewership, advertising market conditions and deficiencies in
audience measurement; our ability to maintain attractive brands and
our reputation, and to offer popular programming and other content;
increased costs for content and other rights; competition for
talent, content, audiences, subscribers, advertising and
distribution; the potential for loss of carriage or other reduction
in or the impact of negotiations for the distribution of our
content; losses due to asset impairment charges for goodwill,
intangible assets, FCC licenses and programming; risks related to
our ongoing investments in new businesses, products, services and
technologies, through acquisitions and other strategic initiatives;
evolving business continuity, cybersecurity, privacy and data
protection and similar risks; content infringement; the impact of
Covid-19 and other pandemics and measures taken in response
thereto; domestic and global political, economic and regulatory
factors affecting our businesses generally; liabilities related to
discontinued operations and former businesses; the loss of existing
or inability to hire new key employees or secure creative talent;
strikes and other union activity; potential conflicts of interest
arising from our ownership structure with a controlling
stockholder; and other factors described in our news releases and
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but
not limited to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. There may be additional risks,
uncertainties and factors that we do not currently view as material
or that are not necessarily known. The forward-looking statements
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communication, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events
or circumstances.
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