Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 4.000% Senior Notes due 2024 (CUSIP No. 015271 AM1) (the “Notes”) on the terms of, and subject to the conditions set forth in, the Offer to Purchase, dated the date hereof (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery attached to the Offer to Purchase (the “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery”). The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P. As of February 2, 2021, there was $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding. The tender offer is referred to herein as the “Offer.” The Offer to Purchase and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are referred to herein collectively as the “Offer Documents.”
Certain information regarding the Notes and the pricing for the Offer is set forth in the table below.
Title of Security |
CUSIP |
Principal |
U.S. |
Bloomberg |
Fixed Spread |
4.000% Senior |
015271 AM1 |
$650,000,000 |
0.125% U.S. |
FIT5 |
20 bps |
Holders must validly tender (and not validly withdraw) or deliver a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for their Notes at or before the Expiration Time (as defined below) in order to be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration (as defined below). In addition, holders whose Notes are purchased in the Offer will receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) for the Notes. The Company expects the Settlement Date to occur on February 10, 2021. The Notes tendered by the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and accepted for purchase will be purchased on the third business day after the Expiration Time, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date.
The Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 9, 2021 (such time and date, as it may be extended, the “Expiration Time”), unless extended or earlier terminated by the Company. The Notes tendered may be withdrawn at any time at or before the Expiration Time by following the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase.
The Company’s obligation to accept for purchase and to pay for Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, in the Company’s discretion, of certain conditions, which are more fully described in the Offer to Purchase, including, among others, the Company’s receipt of aggregate proceeds (before underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other offering expenses) from an offering of new senior unsecured notes, on terms satisfactory to the Company. The complete terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the Offer Documents. Holders of the Notes are urged to read the Offer Documents carefully.
The “Tender Offer Consideration” for each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will be determined in the manner described in the Offer Documents by reference to the fixed spread specified in the table above plus the yield based on the bid-side price of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security specified in the table above at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 9, 2021, unless extended.
The Company has retained Global Bondholder Services Corporation (“GBSC”) as the tender agent and information agent for the Offer. The Company has retained Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as the dealer manager for the Offer.
Holders who would like additional copies of the Offer Documents may call or email the information agent, GBSC at (866) 924-2200 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers) or contact@gbsc-usa.com. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are also available at the following website: http://www.gbsc-usa.com/ARE. Questions regarding the terms of the Offer should be directed to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attn: Liability Management Group, at 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by email at GS-LM-NYC@gs.com or by telephone at (212) 902-6351 (collect).