Unisys Corporation ("Unisys” or the "Company”) (NYSE: UIS) announced
today that it has commenced private exchange offers and consent
solicitations in respect of its 6 7/8% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "2010
Notes”), 8% Senior Notes due 2012 (the "2012 Notes”), 8½% Senior Notes
due 2015 (the "2015 Notes”) and 12½% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "2016
Notes” and, collectively with the 2010 Notes, 2012 Notes and 2015 Notes,
the "Senior Notes”). The Company also announced that its previously
announced private offer to exchange a portion of the Senior Notes and
its concurrent notes offering have been terminated. All tendered Senior
Notes, and any subscription fees submitted, in the terminated
transaction will be promptly returned to holders.
The Company has commenced private offers to exchange its outstanding
Senior Notes in private placements for new 12¾% Senior Secured Notes due
2014 to be issued by the Company (the "First Lien Notes”), new 14¼%
Senior Secured Notes due 2015 to be issued by the Company (the "Second
Lien Notes” and, together with First Lien Notes, the "New Secured
Notes”), up to the lesser of (i) 73,697,327 shares of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock”), and (ii)
19.9% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (excluding
treasury shares) on the date the transaction closes, and up to $30.0
million in cash, as set forth in the table below. The Company has
negotiated the terms of the exchange offers with representatives of an ad
hoc bondholder group that, the Company has been advised, is
comprised of investors holding approximately 40% of the Senior Notes in
the aggregate. Members of the group who hold approximately 25.6%, 23.8%,
54.0% and 15.8% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of 2010
Notes, 2012 Notes, 2015 Notes and 2016 Notes, respectively, have
contractually committed to tender and not withdraw their Senior Notes in
the exchange offers and to deliver their consents in favor of the
proposed amendments of the indentures governing the Senior Notes.
In conjunction with the exchange offers, the Company is also soliciting
consents from holders of the Senior Notes to certain proposed amendments
(the "Proposed Amendments”) to the indentures under which the Senior
Notes were issued, which, if effected, would eliminate substantially all
of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default in those
indentures. A tender of Senior Notes by any holder in the exchange
offers will also constitute a consent by such holder in favor of the
Proposed Amendments. The holders of each series of Senior Notes will
vote as a separate class, and Proposed Amendments will be effected with
respect to a series if consents of holders of at least a majority in
principal amount of that series of Senior Notes are obtained. If the
Proposed Amendments are adopted by the 2010 Notes, the 2012 Notes and
the 2015 Notes, each voting as a separate class, the Company’s U.S. real
estate and the stock and indebtedness of its domestic operating
subsidiaries will be included as collateral for the New Secured Notes.
The exchange offers are not conditioned upon obtaining the consents from
holders of any series of Senior Notes.
The New Secured Notes will be guaranteed by Unisys Holding Corporation,
a wholly-owned Delaware corporation that directly or indirectly holds
the shares of substantially all of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries,
and by the Company’s other current and future material U.S.
subsidiaries. The First Lien Notes and Second Lien Notes will be secured
by first-priority liens and second-priority liens, respectively, (in
each case, subject to permitted prior liens) by substantially all of the
Company’s assets, except (i) accounts receivable that are subject to one
or more receivables facilities, (ii) real estate and the stock or
indebtedness of its U.S. operating subsidiaries (unless the Proposed
Amendments are adopted by the 2010 Notes, the 2012 Notes and the 2015
Notes, each voting as a separate class, in which case U.S. real estate
and the stock and indebtedness of the Company’s domestic operating
subsidiaries will be included in such liens), (iii) cash or cash
equivalents securing reimbursement obligations under letters of credit
or surety bonds and (iv) certain other excluded assets.
The table below lists the series of Senior Notes that are the subject of
the exchange offers and consent solicitations and summarizes the
economic terms of the exchange offers. No separate consideration will be
paid for the consents.
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For each $1,000 Principal Amount of Senior Notes Exchanged:
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Total Consideration if Tender Occurs Prior to or on the Early
Tender Date
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Exchange Consideration if Tender Occurs After the Early Tender
Date
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Unisys Corporation Senior Notes to be Exchanged
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CUSIP No.
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Outstanding Principal Amount (in millions)
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Principal Amount of 12 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due
2014
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Principal Amount of 14 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due
2015
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Cash
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Value of Shares of Common Stock
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Principal Amount of 12 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due
2014
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Principal Amount of 14 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due
2015
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Value of Shares of Common Stock
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6 7/8% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "2010 Notes”)
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$300.0
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$950*
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$200*
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$1,100
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8% Senior Notes due 2012 (the "2012 Notes”)
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$400.0
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$900**
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$0**†
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$100†
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$850†
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$100†
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8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes”)
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$150.0
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$500†
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$250†
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$450†
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$250†
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12 1/2% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "2016 Notes”)
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$210.0
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$500†
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$250†
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$450†
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$250†
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* If more than $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2010 Notes
are tendered prior to the Early Tender Date (defined below) and are
accepted for exchange, holders of such 2010 Notes will receive a pro
rata share of $30.0 million of cash and will be issued additional
principal amount of First Lien Notes in lieu of cash in excess of such
pro rata share.
**If more than approximately $161.1 million aggregate principal amount
of 2012 Notes are tendered prior to the Early Tender Date and are
accepted for exchange, holders of such 2012 Notes will receive a pro
rata share of $145.0 million aggregate principal amount of First Lien
Notes and will be issued Second Lien Notes in lieu of First Lien Notes
in excess of such pro rata share.
† The number of shares of Common Stock issued will be equal to the
applicable "Value of Shares of Common Stock” listed in the table above,
divided by a per share price based on the volume-weighted average price
of the Common Stock, as displayed under the heading "Bloomberg VWAP” on
Bloomberg page "UIS US <equity> VWAP” (or its successor if such page is
not available), in respect of the ten trading day period ending on and
including July 8, 2009, rounded down to the nearest whole share. In no
event will the Company issue shares in excess of the Common Stock
Maximum Issuance Amount (as defined below). If necessary, and subject to
proration and other adjustments described herein, the Company will issue
Second Lien Notes to tendering holders of Senior Notes in lieu of
issuing any shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Maximum
Issuance Amount.
Tendered Senior Notes (and delivered consents) may be withdrawn prior to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 14, 2009, unless extended with
respect to any or all series of Senior Notes. It is a condition to the
completion of each of the exchange offers that by Midnight, New York
City time, on July 28, 2009 (such time and date, as the same may be
extended with respect to any or all series of Senior Notes, the
"Expiration Date”) there have been validly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) notes representing at least 40.0% of the aggregate principal
amount of each of the 2010 Notes and the 2012 Notes. The exchange offers
and the consent solicitations will expire on the Expiration Date, unless
extended or earlier terminated.
Holders of Senior Notes that properly tender and do not validly withdraw
their Senior Notes prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 14,
2009 (such time and date, as the same may be extended with respect to
any or all series of Senior Notes, the "Early Tender Date”) and whose
Senior Notes are accepted for exchange will receive the applicable
consideration set out in the table above under the heading "Total
Consideration” consisting of cash (in the case of tendered 2010 Notes),
New Secured Notes and Common Stock (in the case of tendered 2012 Notes,
2015 Notes and 2016 Notes) in the amounts listed in the table above,
subject to such proration and adjustments as may be necessary due to the
Cash Maximum Amount, the First Lien Maximum Issuance Amount and the
Common Stock Maximum Issuance Amount (each as defined below). Holders of
Senior Notes who properly tender their Senior Notes after the Early
Tender Date and on or before the Expiration Date and whose Senior Notes
are accepted for exchange will receive the applicable consideration set
out in the table above under the heading "Exchange Consideration”
consisting of New Secured Notes and Common Stock in the amounts listed
in the table above, subject to such proration and adjustments as may be
necessary due to the Common Stock Maximum Issuance Amount. In addition,
accrued interest up to, but not including, the settlement date will be
paid in cash on all properly tendered and accepted Senior Notes.
In the event that cash payable in the exchange of 2010 Notes properly
tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Early Tender Date
exceeds $30.0 million (the "Cash Maximum Amount”), in exchange for each
$1,000 principal amount of 2010 Notes tendered prior to the Early Tender
Date, holders of such Senior Notes will receive a pro rata share of the
Cash Maximum Amount based on the aggregate principal amount of 2010
Notes tendered and, in lieu of cash in excess of such pro rata share,
will be issued additional First Lien Notes in an aggregate principal
amount equal to $200 minus such pro rata share of the Cash Maximum
Amount. The aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes that may be
issued in exchange for 2012 Notes will not exceed $145.0 million (as
such amount may in the Company’s sole discretion be increased, the
"First Lien Maximum Issuance Amount”). In the event that the aggregate
principal amount of First Lien Notes issuable in exchange for 2012 Notes
properly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Early Tender
Date exceeds the First Lien Maximum Issuance Amount, each holder of such
2012 Notes will, for each $1,000 principal amount of 2012 Notes tendered
prior to the Early Tender Date (and not validly withdrawn), receive
First Lien Notes equal to a pro rata share of the First Lien Maximum
Issuance Amount and, in lieu of First Lien Notes in excess of such pro
rata share, will be issued Second Lien Notes in an aggregate principal
amount equal to $900 minus such pro rata share of First Lien Notes.
The number of shares of Common Stock the Company may issue in exchange
for the Senior Notes will not exceed the lesser of 73,697,327, which
represents approximately 19.9% of the shares of its Common Stock
outstanding (excluding treasury shares) on June 29, 2009, or 19.9% of
the number of shares of its Common Stock outstanding (excluding treasury
shares) on the date the transaction closes (expected to be the third
business day following the Expiration Date) (such amount, the "Common
Stock Maximum Issuance Amount”). If the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable to holders of 2012 Notes properly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) would exceed the Common Stock Maximum Issuance Amount,
holders of such 2012 Notes will receive shares of Common Stock on a pro
rata basis based on the Common Stock Maximum Issuance Amount and will
receive additional Second Lien Notes in a principal amount equal to the
difference between the applicable "Value of Shares of Common Stock”
listed in the table above and the Dollar value of such pro rata number
of shares of Common Stock (based on the pro rata number of shares
multiplied by a per share price (the "Per Share Price”) based on the
volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock, as displayed under
the heading "Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page "UIS US <equity> VWAP”
(or its equivalent successor if such page is not available), in respect
of the ten trading day period ending on and including July 8, 2009). In
the event the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to holders of
2012 Notes, 2015 Notes and 2016 Notes properly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) would exceed the Common Stock Maximum Issuance Amount,
holders of 2015 Notes and 2016 Notes so tendered will receive shares of
Common Stock on a pro rata basis based on the Common Stock Maximum
Issuance Amount less the number shares of Common Stock that are issuable
to holders of 2012 Notes and will receive Second Lien Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the difference between the "Value of
Shares of Common Stock” listed in the table above and the dollar value
of such pro rata number of shares (based on the pro rata number of
shares multiplied by the Per Share Price).
The exchange offers are being made, and the New Secured Notes and Common
Stock are being offered and issued within the United States only to
"qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act”), and outside
the United States to non-U.S. investors. The New Secured Notes and the
Common Stock to be offered have not been registered under the Securities
Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
The Company plans to enter into a registration rights agreement pursuant
to which certain holders of the Common Stock will be granted certain
registration rights. This press release does not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Senior Notes, New Secured
Notes or Common Stock subject to the exchange offers in any jurisdiction.
The terms and conditions of the Company’s acceptance of Senior Notes
that are tendered for exchange pursuant to the exchange offers and
consents that are delivered pursuant to the consent solicitations are
set forth solely in the confidential offering circular and consent
solicitation statement dated June 30, 2009 (the "Offering Circular”)
relating to the exchange offers and the consent solicitations and the
accompanying letter of transmittal and consent (together with the
Offering Circular, the "Offering Documents”). Offering Documents will be
distributed only to holders of Senior Notes who complete a form
confirming that they are within the category of eligible holders for
these private offers. The exchange offers and consent solicitations are
made only by, and pursuant to, the terms set forth in the Offering
Circular, and the information in this press release is qualified by
reference to the Offering Documents. Subject to applicable law, Unisys
may amend, extend or terminate any of the exchange offers and any of the
consent solicitations.
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We provide a
portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves critical
problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their
operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data
centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and
modernize their enterprise applications. To provide these services and
solutions, we bring together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing
services, systems integration and consulting services, infrastructure
services, maintenance services, and high-end server technology. With
more than 27,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and
government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements contained in this press release that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, any statements of the Company’s plans,
strategies or objectives for future operations; statements regarding
future economic conditions or performance; and any statements of belief
or expectation. All forward-looking statements rely on assumptions and
are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from expectations. There can be no
assurance that the exchange offers and the consent solicitations will be
completed, either because the minimum tender conditions to complete the
transaction may not be satisfied, or otherwise. Factors that could
affect the Company’s future results include: the Company’s ability to
refinance its debt; the economic and business environment; the Company’s
ability to access external credit markets; the Company’s significant
pension obligations; the success of the Company’s turnaround program;
aggressive competition in the information services and technology
marketplace; volatility and rapid technological change in the Company’s
industry; the Company’s ability to retain significant clients; the
Company’s ability to grow outsourcing; the Company’s ability to drive
profitable growth in consulting and systems integration; market demand
for the Company’s high-end enterprise servers and maintenance on these
servers; the risk that the Company’s contracts may not be as profitable
as expected or provide the expected level of revenues and that contracts
with U.S. governmental agencies may be subject to audits, criminal
penalties, sanctions and other expenses and fines; the risk that the
Company may face damage to its reputation or legal liability if its
clients are not satisfied with its services or products; the performance
and capabilities of third parties with whom the Company has commercial
relationships; the risks of doing business internationally; the business
and financial risk in implementing future dispositions or acquisitions;
the potential for infringement claims to be asserted against the Company
or its clients and the possibility that pending litigation could affect
the Company’s results of operations or cash flow. Additional discussion
of these and other factors that could affect Unisys’ future results is
contained in its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Unisys assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
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