Quintiles Announces Pricing Of $800 Million Senior Notes Offering

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (NYSE: Q) (the “Company” or “Quintiles”) announced today that Quintiles Transnational Corp. (“Quintiles Transnational”), its wholly owned subsidiary, has priced $800 million principal amount of 4.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”) offered in a private placement that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with proceeds from its previously announced proposed senior secured credit facility, which is expected to increase to a total of $1.95 billion, including $1.45 billion of term loans, to refinance its existing credit facility, as well as for general corporate purposes, including corporate transactions and equity repurchases. The Senior Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Quintiles Transnational’s domestic subsidiaries that guarantee the senior secured credit facility.

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