CF Industries Extends Subsequent Offering Period for Terra Industries Shares
2010年4月12日 - 8:30PM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) announced today that as
of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 9, 2010, 87,629,266
shares of Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) common stock,
representing approximately 87.5% of the outstanding shares of Terra
common stock, had been validly tendered and accepted for payment in
its exchange offer.
CF Industries has extended the subsequent offering period until
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, unless
further extended. During the extension of the subsequent offering
period, any shares validly tendered will be immediately accepted
for payment, and tendering stockholders will promptly thereafter be
paid $37.15 in cash and 0.0953 of a share of CF Industries common
stock, less any required withholding taxes and without interest,
which is the same amount per share that was offered and paid to
Terra stockholders who previously tendered into the exchange
offer.
The procedures for tendering shares during the subsequent
offering period are the same as during the initial offering period,
except that shares tendered during the subsequent offering period
may not be tendered by the guaranteed delivery procedure and may
not be withdrawn.
Following the expiration of the subsequent offering period, if
CF Industries owns at least 90% of the outstanding shares of Terra
common stock, CF Industries intends to complete the acquisition of
Terra through the short-form merger procedure under Maryland law,
without a vote or meeting of Terra’s stockholders. In the merger,
each outstanding share of Terra common stock not tendered and
purchased in the initial offering period or the subsequent offering
period will be converted into the right to receive the same
consideration provided in the exchange offer. As a result of the
merger, which CF Industries expects to close as soon as
practicable, Terra’s common stock will cease to be traded on the
New York Stock Exchange.
About CF Industries
CF Industries Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Deerfield,
Illinois, is the holding company for the operations of CF
Industries, Inc. CF Industries is a global leader in nitrogen and
phosphate fertilizer manufacturing and distribution, serving both
agricultural and industrial customers. CF Industries operates
world-class nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing complexes in the
central U.S. region and Canada; conducts phosphate mining and
manufacturing operations in Central Florida; and distributes
fertilizer products through a system of terminals, warehouses, and
associated transportation equipment located primarily in the
Midwestern United States. The company also owns a 50 percent
interest in KEYTRADE AG, a global fertilizer trading organization
headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland. In addition, the company's
majority-owned subsidiary, Terra Industries, owns a 50 percent
stake in GrowHow UK Limited, a fertilizer manufacturer in the
United Kingdom as well as a 50 percent interest in an ammonia
facility in The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Additional
information on CF Industries is found on the company's website at
www.cfindustries.com.
Additional Information
This press release relates to the offer (the “Offer”) by
Composite Merger Corporation (“Composite”), an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (“CF
Industries”), to exchange each issued and outstanding share of
common stock of Terra Industries Inc. (“Terra”) for $37.15 in cash
and 0.0953 shares of CF Industries’ common stock. This press
release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute
an offer to exchange, or a solicitation of an offer to exchange,
shares of Terra common stock, nor is it a substitute for the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO or the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange
(collectively with a Letter of Transmittal and related documents
and as amended from time to time, the “Exchange Offer Documents”)
filed by CF Industries and Composite with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Offer is made only through the
Exchange Offer Documents.
Security holders and investors may obtain any of the foregoing
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at
www.sec.gov or by calling Innisfree M&A Incorporated toll-free
at (877) 456-3507. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ
THESE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may
constitute ‘‘forward-looking statements.’’ All statements in this
press release, other than those relating to historical information
or current condition, are forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.
Risks and uncertainties relating to the transaction include:
uncertainty of the expected financial performance of CF Holdings
following completion of the transaction; CF Holdings’ ability to
comply with the covenants in indebtedness related to the
transaction and to make payments under such indebtedness when due;
CF Holdings’ ability to consummate an equity offering following the
closing of the exchange offer; CF Holdings’ ability to achieve the
cost-savings and synergies contemplated by the transaction within
the expected time frame; CF Holdings’ ability to promptly and
effectively integrate the businesses of Terra and CF Holdings; and
disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to
maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers.
Additional risks and uncertainties include: the relatively
expensive and volatile cost of North American natural gas; the
cyclical nature of our business and the agricultural sector; the
global commodity nature of our fertilizer products, the impact of
global supply and demand on our selling prices, and the intense
global competition in the consolidating markets in which we
operate; conditions in the U.S. agricultural industry; risks
involving derivatives; weather conditions; our inability to predict
seasonal demand for our products accurately; the concentration of
our sales with certain large customers; the impact of changing
market conditions on our Forward Pricing Program; the reliance of
our operations on a limited number of key facilities and the
significant risks and hazards against which we may not be fully
insured; reliance on third party transportation providers; risks
associated with joint ventures; risks associated with expansion of
our business, including unanticipated adverse consequences and the
significant resources that could be required; future regulatory
restrictions and requirements related to greenhouse gas emissions,
climate change or other environmental requirements; potential
liabilities and expenditures related to environmental and health
and safety laws and regulations; our potential inability to obtain
or maintain required permits and governmental approvals or to meet
financial assurance requirements; acts of terrorism; difficulties
in securing the supply and delivery of raw materials we use and
increases in their costs; losses on our investments in securities;
loss of key members of management and professional staff; the
international credit crisis and global recession; and the other
risks and uncertainties included from time to time in our filings
with the SEC. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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