8-K: Current report filing
Published on August 30, 2016
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2016
NOVELIS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada 001-32312 98-0442987
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.)
3560 Lenox Road, Suite 2000, Atlanta, GA 30326 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 760-4000
__________________________________________________Not Applicable_________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 29, 2016, Novelis Corporation (the “Issuer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Novelis Inc. (the “Company”), completed the issuance and sale of $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Company received net proceeds, after deducting initial purchasers’ discounts and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $1.13 billion. The proceeds were used to fund the repayment of the Company’s 8.375% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), including fees and expenses related to a tender offer for the 2017 Notes.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as August 29, 2016 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Company, as guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Regions Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Indenture provides, among other things, that the Notes are the senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer and are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and certain of the Company’s other subsidiaries that become a borrower or guarantor under any credit facilities of the Company.
Pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes will mature on August 15, 2024, and will accrue interest at a rate of 6.25% per year. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each February 15 and August 15, commencing on February 15, 2017.
The Issuer may redeem all or a portion of the Notes at any time prior to August 15, 2019 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus the applicable “make whole” premium as provided in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
At any time on or after August 15, 2019, the Issuer may redeem all or a portion of the Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. In addition, at any time prior to August 15, 2019, the Issuer may also redeem up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including any additional Notes) with the proceeds of certain equity offerings, at a redemption price equal to 106.25% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The Issuer may make such redemption so long as, immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption, at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including any additional Notes) remains outstanding and such redemption occurs within 90 days of the closing of the applicable equity offering.
Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), the Issuer must offer to purchase the Notes at 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the purchase date. In addition, if the Company or its restricted subsidiaries engage in certain asset sales and do not invest the cash proceeds or permanently reduce certain debt within a specified period of time, the Issuer will be required to use a portion of the proceeds of such asset sales to make an offer to purchase of a principal amount of the Notes at a price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
The Indenture contains customary covenants that will limit the Company’s ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries (including the Issuer) to (1) incur additional debt and provide additional guarantees, (2) pay dividends beyond certain amounts and make other restricted payments, (3) create or permit certain liens, (4) make certain asset sales, (5) use the proceeds from the sales of assets and subsidiary stock, (6) create or permit restrictions on the ability of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, (7) engage in certain transactions with affiliates, (8) enter into sale and leaseback transactions, (9) designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries and (10) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. During any future period in which either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc. or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. have assigned an investment grade credit rating to the Notes and no default or event of default under the Indenture has
occurred and is continuing, most of the covenants will be suspended. The Indenture also contains customary events of default.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act.
This Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell any securities or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities.
The Indenture and the form of Note are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The above descriptions of the material terms of the Indenture and the Notes are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibits.
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 29, 2016, the Company irrevocably deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., trustee for the 2017 Notes (the “2017 Trustee”), sufficient funds to fund the redemption of the 2017 Notes remaining outstanding. As a result, the Company and the guarantors under the 2017 Notes have been released from their respective obligations under the 2017 Notes and the indenture governing the 2017 Notes (the “2017 Indenture”) and the 2017 Notes and the 2017 Indenture have been satisfied and discharged in accordance with their terms. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the 2017 Notes and the 2017 Indenture, certain customary provisions of the 2017 Indenture, including those relating to the compensation and indemnification of the 2017 Trustee and the application of trust money, will survive.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 29, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the refinancing transaction. A copy of this release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. |
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4.1 |
Indenture, dated as of August 29, 2016, between the Issuer, the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee. |
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4.2 |
Form of 6.25% Senior Note due 2024 (included in Exhibit 4.1). |
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99.1 |
Press release, dated August 29, 2016. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NOVELIS INC. |
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Date: August 30, 2016 |
By: |
/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr. |
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Leslie J. Parrette, Jr. |
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General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits.
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4.1 |
Indenture, dated as of August 29, 2016, between the Issuer, the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee. |
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4.2 |
Form of 6.25% Senior Note due 2024 (included in Exhibit 4.1). |
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99.1 |
Press release, dated August 29, 2016. |
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