Liberty Latin America Announces Proposed Offering of $350 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Dues 2024

25 Jun 2019 in

Liberty Latin America Announces Proposed Offering of $350 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Dues 2024

Denver, Colorado – June 25, 2019: Liberty Latin America Ltd. ("Liberty Latin America") (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $350 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Liberty Latin America also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $52.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes in connection with the offering.

The Notes will be general unsecured senior obligations of Liberty Latin America, pay interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2020, mature on July 15, 2024 (unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted), and be convertible into Liberty Latin America’s Class C common shares, cash, or a combination of shares and cash, at Liberty Latin America’s election.The interest rate on, the initial conversion rate of, and other terms of the Notes will be determined by negotiations between Liberty Latin America and the initial purchasers of the Notes.

Other than a redemption for a change in certain tax laws, Liberty Latin America may not redeem the Notes prior to July 19, 2022. On or after July 19, 2022, Liberty Latin America may redeem for cash all or a portion of the Notes if the last reported sale price of Liberty Latin America’s Class C common shares has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect on (i) each of at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date Liberty Latin America provides notice of redemption and (ii) the trading day immediately preceding the date Liberty Latin America provides such notice.

Liberty Latin America expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to fund the cost of the capped call transactions described below and use the remaining funds for other general corporate purposes. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, Liberty Latin America expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions and use the remaining funds for other general corporate purposes.