Transocean Ltd. Announces Consent Solicitation for 8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
01 Maggio 2024 - 12:43PM
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today that its wholly
owned and indirect subsidiary, Transocean Titan Financing Limited
(the “Company” and, together with Transocean Ltd.,
“Transocean”), is soliciting consents (“Consents” and, such
solicitation being referred to herein as, the “Consent
Solicitation”) from holders (the “Holders”) of its outstanding
8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) as of 5:00 p.m.
New York City time, on April 29, 2024 to effect an amendment to the
indenture governing the Notes (the “Indenture”), as described
below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Consent Solicitation Statement, dated May 1, 2024 (as may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Consent
Solicitation Statement”). The Consent Solicitation will expire at
5:00 p.m. New York City time, on May 7, 2024 (such time and date,
as the same may be extended by the Company from time to time, the
“Expiration Date”).
Certain details regarding the Consent
Solicitation are set forth in the table below.
Title of Security |
CUSIP / ISIN No. |
Outstanding PrincipalAmount |
Consent
Payment(1) |
8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 |
89386MAA6 / US89386MAA62 (144A)G9007MAA6 / USG9007MAA65 (Reg.
S) |
$525,000,000 |
$2.50 |
(1) Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for
which a Holder has validly delivered (on or prior to the Expiration
Date) and not validly revoked its Consent.
The purpose of the Consent Solicitation is to
seek Consents with respect to the adoption and effectiveness of an
amendment (the “Proposed Amendment”) to the Indenture to defer the
first measurement date of the Collateral Rig Leverage Ratio under
the Indenture to specify that Collateral Rig Net Income (as defined
in the Indenture) would be calculated on an annualized basis
commencing with the two-fiscal quarter period ending September 30,
2024, with the first test date of the Collateral Rig Leverage Ratio
(as defined in the Indenture) being September 30, 2024.
The consent payment for the Consent Solicitation
for the Notes (the “Consent Payment”) is $2.50 per $1,000 principal
amount of the Notes. The Consent Payment shall be paid per $1,000
principal amount of Notes for which a Holder has validly delivered
(on or prior to the Expiration Date) and not validly revoked its
Consent. Payment of the Consent Payment is subject to several
conditions, including that Holders of at least a majority of the
outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes consent (the
“Requisite Consents”).
The Company and the guarantors of the Notes
intend to execute a supplemental indenture to effect the Proposed
Amendment (the “Supplemental Indenture”) promptly upon the Company
accepting the Requisite Consents, whether or not such Requisite
Consents are obtained on or prior to the Expiration Date. Holders
will not be able to revoke their Consents after the Consent Time
(as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement). The Proposed
Amendment will not become operative until the payment of the
Consent Payment. If the Consent Payment is not paid pursuant to the
Consent Solicitation, the Proposed Amendment will be deemed to be
revoked retroactively to the date of the Supplemental
Indenture.
The Consent Solicitation is being made solely on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Consent
Solicitation Statement. The Company may, in its sole discretion,
terminate, extend or amend the Consent Solicitation at any time as
described in the Consent Solicitation Statement.
D.F. King & Co., Inc. will act as the
Information and Tabulation Agent for the Consent Solicitation.
Questions or requests for assistance related to the Consent
Solicitation or for additional copies of the Consent Solicitation
Statement and other related documents may be directed to D.F. King
& Co., Inc. at (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers) and (800)
659-5550 (all others, toll free) or by email:
transocean@dfking.com. Holders may also contact their broker,
dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for
assistance concerning the Consent Solicitation. Holders are urged
to review the Consent Solicitation Statement for the detailed terms
of the Consent Solicitation and the procedures for consenting to
the Proposed Amendment. The Company has retained Morgan Stanley
& Co. LLC as solicitation agent with respect to the Consent
Solicitation. Questions concerning the terms of the Consent
Solicitation should be directed to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at
(800) 624-1808 (toll-free within the U.S.) or (212) 761-1057
(direct) or by email to debt_advisory@morganstanley.com.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is for informational purposes
only and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer
to buy any Notes or any other securities. This press release is
also not a solicitation of consents with respect to the Proposed
Amendments or any securities. The solicitation of consents is not
being made in any jurisdiction in which, or to or from any person
to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such solicitation under
applicable state or foreign securities or “blue sky” laws.
About Transocean
Transocean is a leading international provider
of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The
company specializes in technically demanding sectors of the global
offshore drilling business with a particular focus on
ultra-deepwater and harsh environment drilling services and
operates the highest specification floating offshore drilling fleet
in the world.
Transocean owns or has partial ownership
interests in and operates a fleet of 36 mobile offshore drilling
units, consisting of 28 ultra-deepwater floaters and eight harsh
environment floaters. In addition, Transocean is constructing one
ultra-deepwater drillship.
For more information about Transocean, please visit:
www.deepwater.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements described herein that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
These statements could contain words such as “possible,” “intend,”
“will,” “would,” “shall,” “if,” “expect” or other similar
expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements concerning the Consent Solicitation,
including the timing and outcome thereof and the payment of the
Consent Payment in connection therewith, the Proposed Amendment and
the Supplemental Indenture. Forward-looking statements are based on
management’s current expectations and assumptions, and are subject
to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that
are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results could differ
materially from those indicated in these forward-looking
statements. Factors that may cause actual results to vary include,
but are not limited to, the risk factors as detailed from time to
time in Transocean Ltd.’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize (or the other consequences of such a
development worsen), or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated
or expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable
to the company or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly
qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and
uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks
only as of the date of the particular statement, and we undertake
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which
we become aware of, after the date hereof, except as otherwise may
be required by law.
Analyst Contact:Alison
Johnson+1 713-232-7214
Media Contact:Pam Easton+1
713-232-7647
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