LUXEMBOURG, April 8,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexa Resources S.A. ("Nexa
Resources", "Nexa" or the "Company") (NYSE Symbol: "NEXA")
announces today the expiration and results of its previously
announced offer to purchase for cash (the "2027 Tender Offer")
for any and all of its outstanding 5.375% senior unsecured
guaranteed notes due 2027 (the "2027 Notes") issued by Nexa and
guaranteed by Nexa Resources Cajamarquilla S.A., Nexa Resources
Perú S.A.A. and Nexa Recursos Minerais S.A. (together, the
"Guarantors").
The 2027 Tender Offer was made upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated April 1, 2024 (the "Offer to Purchase").
As of 5:00pm (New York City time) today (the "2027
Expiration Date") according to information received from D.F. King
& Co., Inc., the information and tender agent for the 2027
Tender Offer, (the "Tender and Information Agent"), US$484,104,000.00, or approximately 69.2%, of the
principal amount outstanding of 2027 Notes was validly tendered,
and not validly withdrawn and US$600,000.00 in aggregate principal amount of
2027 Notes tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to
the 2027 Tender Offer, including the principal amount of 2027 Notes
validly tendered and not validly withdrawn and accepted for
purchase in the 2027 Tender Offer.
Title of
Security
|
|
CUSIP
|
|
ISIN
|
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
Prior to the
2027 Tender
Offer
|
|
Principal Amount
Validly Tendered
and Not Validly
Withdrawn at or
Prior to the 2027
Expiration Date(1)
|
|
Principal
Amount
Following the
2027 Tender
Offer
|
|
2027 Tender
Offer
Consideration(2)
|
|
5.375%
Notes due
2027
|
|
91832C
AA4/
P98118
AA3
|
|
US91832CAA45/
USP98118AA38
|
|
US$700,000,000
|
|
US$484,104,000.00
|
|
US$215,896,000
|
|
US$1,000.00
|
|
_____________________________
|
(1)
Not including 2027 Notes tendered pursuant to the guaranteed
delivery procedures.
|
(2)
The amount to be paid for each US$1,000.00 principal amount of 2027
Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase.
|
|
The deadline for holders of 2027 Notes to tender their 2027
Notes in the 2027 Tender Offer was the 2027 Expiration Date. 2027
Notes tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase) will have until the Guaranteed
Delivery Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) to
tender their 2027 Notes. Accordingly, 2027 Notes that have been
validly tendered and not validly withdrawn may not be withdrawn or
such tenders revoked, except as required by applicable law.
Holders who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw their
2027 Notes in the 2027 Tender Offer on or prior to the Expiration
Date or the Guaranteed Delivery Expiration Date, as applicable,
will be eligible to receive the total consideration of US$1,000.00 per US$1,000.00 principal amount of 2027 Notes
tendered (the "2027 Tender Offer Consideration").
The settlement date of the 2027 Tender Offer will occur within
three business days following the 2027 Expiration Date, on
April 10, 2024, or as promptly as
practicable thereafter (the "2027 Notes Settlement Date").
The 2027 Tender Offer Consideration will be paid together with
accrued and unpaid interest on the 2027 Notes from the last
interest payment date preceding the applicable 2027 Notes
Settlement Date to, but not including such 2027 Notes Settlement
Date ("Accrued Interest"). All 2027 Notes accepted for purchase in
the 2027 Tender Offer will cease to accrue interest on the
applicable 2027 Notes Settlement Date, unless Nexa Resources
defaults in the payment of amounts payable pursuant to the 2027
Tender Offer. All 2027 Notes not tendered or accepted for
purchase shall continue to accrue interest.
Nexa Resources has engaged BBVA Securities Inc., Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, MUFG
Securities Americas Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA LLC to act as the dealer managers (the
"Dealer Managers") in connection with the 2027 Tender Offer. The
complete terms and conditions of the 2027 Tender Offer are
described in the Offer to Purchase and the corresponding Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery (together, the "Offer Documents"). Holders
of Notes are strongly encouraged to carefully read the Offer
Documents. Requests for copies of the Offer Documents should be
directed to the Tender and Information Agent at www.dfking.com/nexa
or +1 (800) 859-8509 (U.S. toll free) and +1 (212) 269-5550
(collect) or by email to nexa@dfking.com. Questions regarding
the terms of the 2027 Tender Offer may be directed to BBVA
Securities Inc. by telephone at +1 (800) 422-8692 (toll free) or +1
(212) 728-2303 (collect), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at +1 (800)
558-3745 (toll free) or +1 (212) 723-6106 (collect), HSBC
Securities (USA) Inc. at +1 (888)
4722-456 (toll free) or +1 (212) 525-5552 (collect), J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC at +1 (866) 846-2874 (toll free) or +1 (212)
834-7279 (collect), MUFG Securities Americas Inc. at +1 (877)
744-4532 (toll free) or +1 (212) 405-7481 (collect) and Mizuho
Securities USA LLC at +1 (866)
271-7406 (toll free) or +1 (212) 205-7736 (collect).
This press release is for informational purposes only and does
not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of
acceptance of the Offer to Purchase. Neither the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, any U.S. state securities commission nor
any regulatory authority of any other country has approved or
disapproved of the 2027 Tender Offer, passed upon the merits or
fairness of the 2027 Tender Offer or passed upon the adequacy or
accuracy of the disclosure in the Offer to Purchase.
About Nexa
Nexa is a large-scale, low-cost integrated zinc producer with
over 65 years of experience developing and operating mining and
smelting assets in Latin America.
Nexa currently owns and operates four long-life mines, three of
which are located in the central Andes region of Peru, and one of which is located in the state
of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Nexa is
ramping up Aripuanã, its sixth mine, in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. Nexa also currently owns and operates
three smelters, two of which are located in the state of Minas
Gerais in Brazil, and one of which
is located in Cajamarquilla, Peru,
which is the largest smelter in the Americas.
Nexa was among the top five producers of mined zinc globally in
2023 and one of the top five metallic zinc producers worldwide in
2023, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking information
and forward-looking statements as defined in applicable securities
laws (collectively referred to in this news release as
"forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements contained
in this news release may include, but are not limited to, zinc and
other metal prices and exchange rate assumptions, projected
operating and capital costs, metal or mineral recoveries, head
grades, mine life, production rates, and returns; the Company's
potential plans; the estimation of the tonnage, grade and content
of deposits and the extent of mineral resource and mineral reserve
estimates; timing of commencement of production; exploration
potential and results; and the timing and receipt of necessary
permits for future operations.
These statements are based on information currently available to
the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual
results and future performance and achievements will meet or not
differ from the expectations of management or qualified persons.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are
forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "will," "may,"
"may have," "would," "estimate," "continues," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "expects," "budget," "scheduled," "forecasts"
and similar words are intended to identify estimates and
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements. Actual results and developments may
be substantially different from the expectations described in the
forward-looking statements for a number of reasons, many of which
are not under our control, among them, the activities of our
competition, the future global economic situation, weather
conditions, market prices and conditions, exchange rates, and
operational and financial risks. The unexpected occurrence of one
or more of the abovementioned events may significantly change the
results of our operations on which we have based our estimates and
forward-looking statements. Our estimates and forward-looking
statements may also be influenced by, among others, legal,
political, environmental, or other risks that could materially
affect the potential development of the Project, including risks
related to outbreaks of contagious diseases or health crises
impacting overall economic activity regionally or globally, as well
as risks relating to ongoing or future investigations by local
authorities with respect to our business and operations and the
conduct of our customers, including the impact to our financial
statements regarding the resolution of any such matters.
These forward-looking statements related to future events or
future performance and include current estimates, predictions,
forecasts, beliefs and statements as to management's expectations
with respect to, but not limited to, the business and operations of
the Company and mining production, our growth strategy, the impact
of applicable laws and regulations, future zinc and other metal
prices, smelting sales, capex, expenses related to exploration and
project evaluation, estimation of Mineral Reserves and/or Mineral
Resources, mine life and our financial liquidity.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number
of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable and
appropriate by management and qualified persons considering their
experience are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies and may prove to be incorrect. Statements concerning
future production costs or volumes are based on numerous
assumptions of management regarding operating matters and on
assumptions that demand for products develops as anticipated, that
customers and other counterparties perform their contractual
obligations, full integration of mining and smelting operations,
that operating and capital plans will not be disrupted by issues
such as mechanical failure, unavailability of parts and supplies,
labor disturbances, interruption in transportation or utilities,
adverse weather conditions, and that there are no material
unanticipated variations in metal prices, exchange rates, or the
cost of energy, supplies or transportation, among other
assumptions.
Estimates and forward-looking statements refer only to the date
when they were made, and we do not undertake any obligation to
update or revise any estimate or forward-looking statement due to
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law. Estimates and forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and do not guarantee future performance, as actual
results or developments may be substantially different from the
expectations described in the forward-looking statements. Further
information concerning risks and uncertainties associated with
these forward-looking statements and our business can be found in
our public disclosures filed under our profile on SEDAR
(www.sedarplus.ca) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov).
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Team
ir@nexaresouces.com
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