TAKEDA ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION AND RESULTS OF EXCHANGE OFFER FOR ANY AND ALL OF ITS $1.250 BILLION 4.000% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021, $1.500 BILLION 4.400% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023 AND $1.750 BILLION 5.000% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2028
TAKEDA ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION AND RESULTS OF EXCHANGE OFFER FOR ANY AND ALL OF ITS $1.250 BILLION 4.000% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021, $1.500 BILLION 4.400% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023 AND $1.750 BILLION 5.000% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2028
Osaka, Japan, December 16, 2019 --- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announces the expiration of its offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) its $1.250 billion aggregate principal amount of its newly issued 4.000% Senior Notes due 2021, $1.500 billion aggregate principal amount of its newly issued 4.400% Senior Notes due 2023 and $1.750 billion aggregate principal amount of its newly issued 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028, which have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) (collectively, the “Exchange Notes”), for a like principal amount of the applicable series of its outstanding 4.000% Senior Notes due 2021 (CUSIP: J8129EAW8 / 874060AN6, ISIN: USJ8129EAW87 / US874060AN65) (the “Outstanding 2021 Notes’), its outstanding 4.400% Senior Notes due 2023 (CUSIP: J8129EAX6 / 874060AR7, ISIN: USJ8129EAX60 / US874060AR79) (the “Outstanding 2023 Notes”) and its outstanding 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028 (CUSIP: J8129EAY4 / 874060AU0, ISIN: USJ8129EAY44 / US874060AU09) (the “Outstanding 2028 Notes”), which were issued on November 19, 2018 in private placements pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act (collectively, the “Outstanding Notes”).
The Exchange Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on December 13, 2019. As of the expiration date, tenders of $1.238 billion aggregate principal amount, or 99.02%, of the Outstanding 2021 Notes, $1.496 billion aggregate principal amount, or 99.70%, of the Outstanding 2023 Notes and $1.728 billion aggregate principal amount, or 98.73%, of the Outstanding 2028 Notes were received. Takeda accepted all of the Outstanding Notes tendered in exchange for a like principal amount of the Exchange Notes, and settlement is expected to occur on December 17, 2019, New York City time. All of the Outstanding Notes tendered for the Exchange Offer and accepted are expected to be cancelled. After the Exchange Offer, $0.012 billion aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding 2021 Notes, $0.004 billion aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding 2023 Notes and $0.022 billion aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding 2028 Notes will remain as unregistered Outstanding Notes pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The original issuance of and subsequent Exchange Offer for the Outstanding Notes as well as the issuance of $1.000 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.8% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Outstanding 2020 Notes”) and redemption of the Outstanding 2020 Notes on August 29, 2019 did not have a significant impact on Takeda’s results of operations.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to buy, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, the Exchange Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Copies of the exchange offer prospectus and related materials may be obtained from the Exchange Website (https://sites.dfkingltd.com/takeda), or the information and exchange agent D. F. King for the Exchange Offer, at the details below:
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About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to patients by translating science into highly-innovative medicines. Takeda focuses its R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Diseases, Neuroscience and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. We are focusing on developing highly innovative medicines that contribute to making a difference in people's lives by advancing the frontier of new treatment options and leveraging our enhanced collaborative R&D engine and capabilities to create a robust, modality-diverse pipeline. Our employees are committed to improving quality of life for patients and to working with our partners in health care in approximately 80 countries and regions.
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