Press release from Business Wire
Omega Prices $350 Million Senior Notes Offering
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Omega Prices $350 Million Senior Notes Offering18:00 EST Tuesday, November 09, 2010
HUNT VALLEY, Md. (Business Wire) -- Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) announced today the pricing
of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 6¾% senior notes due 2022.
The notes will be issued at a price equal to 103% of their face value
(equivalent to a 6.26% yield per annum), before initial purchasers'
discount. The notes offered will be of the same series as, and thus will
have the same terms as, Omega's existing $225 million aggregate
principal amount of 6¾% senior notes due 2022. The offering is expected
to close on November 23, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions.
The notes will be unsecured senior obligations of Omega and will be
guaranteed by each of Omega's subsidiaries that guarantee Omega's
existing notes and senior secured revolving credit facility. The notes
will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to non-U.S. persons
outside of the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act.
Omega intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund its
previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation for its
outstanding $310 million aggregate principal amount of 7% senior notes
due 2014 and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The notes to be issued in this offering have not been registered under
the Securities Act, or any applicable state laws. Accordingly, the notes
may not be offered or sold in the U.S. or to U.S. persons without
registration or an applicable exemption under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase any of these securities and shall
not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or
jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.
Omega is a real estate investment trust investing in and providing
financing to the long-term care industry. At September 30, 2010, Omega
owned or held mortgages on 395 skilled nursing facilities, assisted
living facilities and other specialty hospitals with approximately
45,914 licensed beds (44,179 available beds) located in 35 states and
operated by 49 third-party healthcare operating companies. In addition,
Omega has one closed facility currently held for sale.
This announcement includes forward-looking statements. Actual results
may differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors, including, among other
things: (i) uncertainties relating to the business operations of the
operators of Omega's properties, including those relating to
reimbursement by third-party payors, regulatory matters and occupancy
levels; (ii) regulatory and other changes in the healthcare sector,
including without limitation, changes in Medicare reimbursement; (iii)
changes in the financial position of Omega's operators; (iv) the ability
of operators in bankruptcy to reject unexpired lease obligations, modify
the terms of Omega's mortgages, and impede the ability of Omega to
collect unpaid rent or interest during the pendency of a bankruptcy
proceeding and retain security deposits for the debtor's obligations;
(v) the availability and cost of capital; (vi) competition in the
financing of healthcare facilities; (vii) Omega's ability to maintain
its status as a real estate investment trust; and (viii) other factors
identified in Omega's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Statements regarding future events and developments and
Omega's future performance, as well as management's expectations,
beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future, are
forward-looking statements.Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.Bob Stephenson, CFO,
410-427-1700
