Akumin Inc. (NASDAQ: AKU) (TSX: AKU) (the “Issuer”), announced today that it priced a private offering (the “Private Offering”) of $400 million of aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior secured notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes is scheduled to close on November 2, 2020 , s
PLANTATION, Fla., Oct. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Akumin Inc. (NASDAQ: AKU) (TSX: AKU) (the “Issuer”), announced today that it priced a private offering (the “Private Offering”) of $400 million of aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior secured notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes is scheduled to close on November 2, 2020, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay in full all outstanding borrowings and terminate all commitments under its existing revolving credit facility and its existing term loans and to pay related financing fees and expenses. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each wholly owned restricted subsidiary of the Issuer, including professional service affiliates of the Issuer and the guarantors. The Private Offering is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and related guarantees will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, the guarantees or any other securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act. Forward-Looking Statements Certain information in this press release constitutes forward-looking information. In some cases, but not necessarily in all cases, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “targets”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “an opportunity exists”, “is positioned”, “estimates”, “intends”, “assumes”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate” or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”, “will” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information. Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts but instead represent management’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Akumin as of the date of this press release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the factors described in greater detail in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2020, which is available at www.sedar.com. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Akumin; however, these factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Akumin expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/akumin-inc-announces-pricing-of-offering-of-senior-secured-notes-301159054.html SOURCE Akumin Inc. | ||
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