SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF RECAPITALIZATION
Closing of $310 Million in Senior Secured Notes due 2026
MIAMI, FLORIDA, February 18, 2021 鈥� 橙子视频app, Inc. (the 鈥淐ompany鈥�, 鈥渨e鈥�, 鈥渦s鈥�, or 鈥淪BS鈥�) announced today the completion of its recapitalization and the closing of its previously announced offering of $310 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes due 2026 (the 鈥淣otes鈥�).
The Company used the net proceeds of this offering along with cash on hand (i) to repay its 12.5% senior secured notes due 2017, (ii) along with certain other consideration, to repurchase and/or redeem all of its outstanding 10 3/4% Series B cumulative exchangeable redeemable preferred stock (the 鈥淪eries B Preferred Stock鈥�) and (iii) to pay related fees and expenses.
In connection with the closing and the completion of its recapitalization, the Company formally settled certain litigation relating to the Series B Preferred Stock that was pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
鈥�SBS is pleased to have executed on this recapitalization,鈥� stated Ra煤l Alarc贸n, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBS.
鈥�Looking forward, we are uniquely positioned to continue the successful expansion of our Latino entertainment platform and the industry-leading operating margins, ratings performance and aggregate audience growth of our audio, video, digital and experiential business units. Our commitment to the Hispanic market remains, as it has for nearly four decades, unwavering. We will continue serving Hispanics nationwide – as well as the advertisers that target their dynamic purchasing power and growing social, cultural and political influence鈥�, added Alarc贸n.
The Notes and the related guarantees were offered in the United States to persons reasonably believed to be 鈥渜ualified institutional buyers鈥� pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 鈥淪ecurities Act鈥�), and to persons outside of the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, 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.
Advisors
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP acted as legal advisor to the Company.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC (鈥淩BC鈥�) acted as financial advisor to the Company. RBC was represented by Latham & Watkins LLP.
Important Information
This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release does not constitute a redemption notice for the Series B Preferred Stock and is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the Series B Preferred Stock.
About 橙子视频app, Inc.
橙子视频app, Inc. (SBS) owns and operates radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, airing the Tropical, Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Contemporary, Top 40 and Urbano format genres. SBS also operates AIRE Radio Networks, a national radio platform of over 290 affiliated stations reaching 95% of the U.S. Hispanic audience. SBS also owns MegaTV, a network television operation with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, produces a nationwide roster of live concerts and events, and owns a stable of digital properties, including La Musica, a mobile app providing Latino-focused audio and video streaming content and HitzMaker, a new-talent destination for aspiring artists. For more information, visit us online at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
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