Allegion Announces Pricing of $800 Million of Senior Notes
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Allegion plc (NYSE:ALLE) (“Allegion” or the “Company”), a leading global
provider of security products and solutions, today announced that it
priced the previously announced offering by its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Allegion US Holding Company Inc (“Allegion US Holding”), of $400 million
aggregate principal amount of 3.200% senior notes due 2024 and $400
million aggregate principal amount of 3.550% senior notes due 2027
(collectively, the “notes”). The offering is expected to close on
October 2, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions.
The notes will be guaranteed upon their issuance by Allegion.
Allegion intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to redeem in
full its outstanding 5.750% senior notes due 2021 and its outstanding
5.875% senior notes due 2023; to repay borrowings under its senior
revolving credit facility; and, any remaining net proceeds for general
corporate purposes.
The Company expects that it will realize approximately $13 million in
annualized interest expense savings as a result of the offering, the
redemption of its outstanding senior notes and the replacement of its
senior secured credit facilities with new senior unsecured credit
facilities that the Company previously announced. The Company expects to
recognize, in 2017, a $47 million charge associated with the redemption
of the currently outstanding senior notes and the write-off of
previously capitalized debt issue costs.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as joint
book-running managers.
Allegion has filed an effective registration statement with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering and encourages
investors to read it (including the accompanying prospectus, the related
prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference
therein) for more complete information about Allegion and the offering.
You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC
website at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, copies may also be obtained by contacting J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC at the following address: 383 Madison Avenue, New York,
New York, 10179, Attn: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, or by calling
1-212-834-4533; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at
the following address: NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd
Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus
Department, or by calling 1-800-294-1322; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
at the following address: 608 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1000,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402, or by calling 1-800-645-3751.
These securities are only offered by means of a prospectus and a
prospectus supplement related to the offering. This news release is for
informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell,
or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor will there
be any sales of securities mentioned in this news release in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements regarding the Company’s 2017 financial performance,
growth strategy, capital allocation strategy, tax planning strategies,
and the performance of the markets in which the Company operates. These
forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s currently
available information and its current assumptions, expectations and
projections about future events. They are subject to future events,
risks and uncertainties—many of which are beyond the Company’s
control—as well as potentially inaccurate assumptions, that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Further information on these factors and other risks that
may affect the Company’s business is included in filings it makes with
the SEC from time to time, including its Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016, Form 10-Qs for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and
June 30, 2017, and in its other SEC filings. The Company assumes no
obligations to update these forward-looking statements.
About Allegion™
Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) is a global pioneer in safety and security, with
leading brands like CISA®, Interflex®, LCN®,
Schlage®, Simons-Voss® and Von Duprin®. Focusing
on security around the door and adjacent areas, Allegion produces a
range of solutions for homes, businesses, schools and other
institutions. Allegion is a $2.2 billion company, with products sold in
approximately 130 countries.
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Allegion plc
Media:
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Analysts:
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