Blue Racer Midstream, LLC Announces $1,000,000,000 Offering of Senior Notes
TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Blue Racer Midstream, LLC (“Blue Racer”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Racer Finance Corp., announced today that, subject to market conditions, they intend to offer for sale $500 million in aggregate principal amount of their senior notes due 2029 and $500 million in aggregate principal amount of their senior notes due 2032 (collectively, the “senior notes”) in a private offering (the “Notes Offering”) in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Blue Racer intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the senior notes to repay existing indebtedness and to pay associated fees and expenses, including but not limited to the redemption of all $600 million of the 2025 (the “2025 Notes” and such redemption, the “Redemption”) and repayment of borrowings under its revolving credit facility, and for general corporate purposes. The Redemption will be made solely pursuant to a conditional notice of redemption that was delivered pursuant to the indenture governing the 2025 Notes, and nothing contained in this release constitutes a notice of redemption of the 2025 Notes.
The senior notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the senior notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the senior notes, except as required by law.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include “forward-looking statements.” All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Blue Racer expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by Blue Racer based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Blue Racer undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the issuance of this press release.
Contacts
Media contact:
Brett Krieg, Assistant Treasurer, The Williams Companies Inc.
918.573.4614 | Brett.Krieg@williams.com
