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IAC Amends Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Its 7% Senior Notes Due 2013
NEW YORK, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) announced
today that it has amended its previously announced cash tender offer for any
and all of its outstanding 7% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "Notes") (CUSIP Nos.
902984AD5 & 902984AC7 / ISINs US902984AD51, US902984AC78 & USU9033KAA26) and
related consent solicitation to amend the indenture governing the Notes. The
tender offer and consent solicitation are made upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and
Consent Solicitation Statement dated July 24, 2008 (the "Amended Offer to
Purchase") and the related Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal and
Consent. Those documents more fully set forth the terms of the tender offer
and consent solicitation. Holders who previously have tendered Notes do not
need to retender their Notes or take any other action in response to the
amendment.
The tender offer will expire at Midnight,New York City time, on Monday,
August 11, 2008, unless extended or earlier terminated by IAC (the "Expiration
Time"). In order to be eligible to receive the Total Consideration (as defined
below) for tendered Notes, holders must validly tender and not validly
withdraw their Notes at or prior to 5:00 p.m.,New York City time, on Monday,
August 4, 2008, unless extended or earlier terminated by IAC (the "Consent
Time"). Tendered Notes may not be withdrawn and consents may not be revoked
after the Consent Time except under very limited circumstances.
The total consideration (the "Total Consideration") offered for each
$1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn
prior to the Consent Time, and accepted for payment pursuant to the tender
offer and consent solicitation will be determined as specified in the tender
offer and consent solicitation documents and will be equal to:
-- the present value on the Settlement Date (as defined below) of all
future cash flows on such Notes to January 15, 2013, the maturity date of the
Notes (the "Maturity Date"), calculated in accordance with standard market
practice as described in the Amended Offer to Purchase, based on the
assumptions that the principal amount of the Notes would be repaid in full on
the Maturity Date and that the yield to the Maturity Date is equal to the sum
of (i) the yield on the 3.625% U.S. Treasury Note due December 31, 2012 (the
"Reference Security"), as calculated by the Dealer Manager in accordance with
standard market practice, based on the bid-side price for the Reference
Security, as of 2:00 p.m.,New York City time, on July 28, 2008, the tenth
business day immediately preceding the currently scheduled Expiration Time,
unless such pricing determination time is extended, as displayed on the
Bloomberg Government Bond Trader, Page BBT5 (the "Quotation Report") (or any
recognized quotation source selected by the Dealer Manager in its discretion
if the Quotation Report is not available or is manifestly erroneous), plus
(ii) 100 basis points; minus
-- any accrued and unpaid interest from the most recent interest payment
date preceding the Settlement Date to, but excluding, the Settlement Date.
The Total Consideration includes a consent payment of $30 per $1,000
principal amount of the Notes, which will be payable only in respect of the
Notes purchased in the tender offer that are tendered prior to the Consent
Time. Holders who validly tender their Notes after the Consent Time and prior
to the Expiration Time will not be eligible to receive the consent payment
pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation, and accordingly will
only be eligible to receive an amount equal to the Total Consideration less
the consent payment pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation.
Holders whose Notes are accepted for payment in the tender offer will also be
paid accrued and unpaid interest, if any, from the most recent interest
payment date preceding the Settlement Date to, but excluding, the Settlement
Date.
Concurrently with the tender offer, IAC is soliciting consents to proposed
amendments to the indenture governing the Notes, which would eliminate
substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default
provisions, eliminate certain provisions relating to mergers and
consolidations of and transfers of assets by the IAC and make certain
conforming and related changes to the indenture and the Notes. However,
because IAC has obtained consents in accordance with the previously announced
Notes Exchange and Consent Agreement in respect of an amount of Notes
sufficient to approve the proposed amendments in accordance with the
indenture, the delivery of additional consents pursuant to the consent
solicitation is not required to approve the proposed amendments. Holders may
not tender their Notes without also delivering consents or deliver consents
pursuant to the consent solicitation without also tendering their Notes.
IAC expects to pay for any Notes purchased pursuant to the tender offer
and consent solicitation in same-day funds promptly following the Expiration
Time (the date of such payment, the "Settlement Date").
The tender offer and consent solicitation are subject to the satisfaction
of certain conditions, including (i) the Spin-Off Condition, which requires
that all conditions precedent to the previously announced proposed spin-offs
to IAC's stockholders shall have been satisfied or waived by IAC and the
distribution of shares of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. shall have occurred
prior to the Expiration Time; and (ii) the Indenture Condition, which requires
that the supplemental indenture implementing the proposed amendments shall
have been executed by the indenture trustee. The tender offer is no longer
conditioned on any minimum amount of Notes being tendered.
IAC is amending the terms of the tender offer and consent solicitation as
set forth in the Amended Offer to Purchase pursuant to the Notes Exchange and
Consent Agreement. In connection with this agreement, IAC stated that the
issuance and exchange of new notes of Interval Acquisition Corp. ("Interval")
for Notes pursuant to the agreement, together with the offer to purchase and
consent solicitation as amended, are being made in connection with the
spin-off of ILG, and are intended to give rise to a succession event (with
Interval as the sole successor to IAC) for credit derivatives purposes.
IAC has retained Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated to act as the Dealer
Manager for the tender offer and the Solicitation Agent for the consent
solicitation. Questions regarding the tender offer and the consent
solicitation may be directed to Morgan Stanley at (800) 624-1808 (toll-free)
or (212) 761-1941 (collect) (Attn: Liability Management). Requests for
documentation may be directed to MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the Information
Agent for the tender offer and consent solicitation, at (800) 322-2885
(toll-free) or (212) 929-5500 (collect).
This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an
offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. This press
release also is not a solicitation of consents to the proposed amendments to
the indenture and the Notes. The tender offer and consent solicitation are
being made solely by means of the tender offer and consent solicitation
documents, including the Amended Offer to Purchase that IAC is distributing to
holders of Notes. The tender offer and consent solicitation are not being made
to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance
thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws
of such jurisdiction.
Important Information
The matters discussed herein contain forward-looking statements. These
statements involve risks and uncertainties. Additionally, IAC is subject to
other risks and uncertainties set forth in its filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results
to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made herein.
About IAC
IAC operates leading and diversified businesses in sectors being
transformed by the internet, online and offline... our mission is to harness
the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for
people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please
visit our website at http://iac.com.
Contacts
IAC Investor Relations:
Eoin Ryan
(212) 314-7400
IAC Corporate Communications:
Stacy Simpson/ Leslie Cafferty
(212) 314-7470/ 7326
SOURCE IAC
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