CEVA Logistics Announces Early Results of Cash Tender Offer and Waiver of Consent Condition

 

Baar, Switzerland – 23 July 2018 – CEVA Logistics AG (“CEVA” or the “Company”) announced today that, as part of the previously announced proposed refinancing, its subsidiary, CEVA Group Plc (“CEVA Group”), has received tenders and consents from the holders of $150,514,202 aggregate principal amount, or approximately 34.3%, of its outstanding 9.0% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) by the expiration of the consent payment deadline, 5:00 pm, New York City time, on 20 July 2018 (the “Consent Date”), pursuant to CEVA Group’s previously announced tender offer (the“Tender Offer”) and consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) which commenced on 9 July 2018. 

CEVA also announced that CEVA Group is waiving the previously announced condition to its Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation that it receives majority consent from holders of the Notes for certain proposed amendments to the indenture (the “Indenture”) governing the Notes (the “Consent Condition”) that was set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated 9 July 2018 (the “Offer to Purchase”). 

As a result of CEVA Group having waived the Consent Condition, and subject to the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of new debt in the Proposed Financing (as defined below) acceptable to CEVA Group in its sole discretion to permit the closing of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, the redemption of any Notes that may remain outstanding after the Expiration Date (as defined below) and related transactions, including the repayment of its existing
senior secured credit facilities (the “Financing Condition”), CEVA intends to exercise its right to accept for early payment all of the Notes validly tendered prior to the Consent Date. Each holder who validly tendered its Notes prior to the Consent Date shall be entitled to receive the total consideration of $1,027.50 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered. As a result of the waiver of the Consent Condition, CEVA Group and the trustee under the Indenture will not enter into a supplemental indenture giving effect to the proposed amendments to the Indenture. 

Notwithstanding CEVA Group’s waiver of the Consent Condition, the Tender Offer will remain open until 11:59 pm, New York City time, on 3 August 2018 (the “Expiration Date”), unless extended or earlier terminated. Each holder who validly tenders its Notes after the Consent Date but prior to the Expiration Date will be eligible to receive the tender offer consideration, which is equal to $997.50 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered. 

CEVA Group reserves the right, at any time or times following the Consent Date but prior to the Expiration Date, to accept for purchase all of the Notes validly tendered. If CEVA Group exercises this option, it will pay the total consideration or tender offer consideration, as applicable, for the Notes accepted for purchase at the early acceptance time on a date (each such date, the “Early Payment Date”) promptly following the early acceptance time. CEVA Group will also pay on the Early Payment Date accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Early Payment Date on the Notes accepted for purchase at the early acceptance time. CEVA Group currently expects that the Early Payment Date will be on or about 3 August 2018. 

The Tender Offer is expected to be financed with proceeds from the Company’s previously announced refinancing plan (the “Proposed Financing”), the terms and amounts of which will be subject to market conditions and other factors. To the extent that any Notes are not tendered in the Tender Offer and the Financing Condition is satisfied, CEVA Group intends to exercise its right to satisfy and discharge the Indenture on the completion date of the Proposed Financing. Such Notes are expected to be redeemed on or promptly after 1 September 2018 at a redemption price equal to 102.250% of the principal amount redeemed thereby, plus accrued and unpaid cash interest and PIK interest, if any, to the redemption date.

Other than the waiver of the Consent Condition, the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Consent and Letter of Transmittal (the “Tender Offer Documents”) remain unchanged. If any of the conditions, other than the Consent Condition, are not satisfied, CEVA Group may terminate the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation and return tendered Notes. CEVA Group has the right to waive any of the foregoing conditions with respect to the Notes and to consummate any or all of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. CEVA Group also has the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Tender Offer and/or the Consent Solicitation at any time, subject to applicable law. The complete terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for the Notes are detailed in the Tender Offer Documents.

None of CEVA Group, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, the dealer managers and solicitation agents, the tender agent or any other person makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender their Notes or provide the related consent, and no one has been authorized to make such a recommendation. Holders of Notes must make their own decisions as to whether to tender their Notes and provide the related consent, and if they so decide, the principal amount of the Notes to tender.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and HSBC Bank plc are acting as joint dealer managers and solicitation agents for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. Questions regarding the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation may be directed to Credit Suisse at (212) 538-2147 (Collect) or (800) 820-1653 (Toll Free) and to HSBC Bank plc at +44 20 7992 6237, +1 (212) 525-5552 (Collect) or +1 (888) HSBC4LM (Toll Free). Holders who desire a copy of the Tender Offer Documents should contact the tender agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc., at (800) 714-3310 (Toll-Free) or (212) 269-5550 (Collect) and via email at ceva@dfking.com. 

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful and is not, and shall not constitute, an offer, solicitation or solicitation of any offer to purchase of any securities. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are being made only through and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Tender Offer Documents. Holders of the Notes should read carefully the Tender Offer Documents before making any decision with respect to the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.