Johnson Controls announces pricing of cash tender offers

CORK, Ireland, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) today announced the pricing of its previously announced cash tender offers (each, an "Offer," and collectively, the "Offers") to purchase for cash a portion of its outstanding 4.250% notes due 2021, 3.750% notes due 2021, 1.000% notes due 2023, 3.900% notes due 2026, 4.625% notes due 2023, 3.625% notes due 2024, 1.375% notes due 2025, 5.125% notes due 2045, 6.950% notes due 2045, 6.000% notes due 2036, 5.700% notes due 2041, 5.250% notes due 2041, 4.950% notes due 2064, 4.625% notes due 2044 and 4.500% notes due 2047. JCI's Offer to Purchase, dated May 1, 2019 (the "Offer to Purchase"), relates to fifteen separate Offers, one for each series of notes and in the two separate pools indicated in the tables below (each series, a "Series of Notes," and such notes, collectively, the "Notes," and such pools being "Pool 1" and "Pool 2" as indicated in the tables below). Except as set forth in JCI's prior press release dated the date hereof announcing the early tender results of the Offers and the amendment with respect to the Offer for the 6.000% notes due 2036 (the "6.000% 2036 Notes" and, such amendment, the "6.000% 2036 Notes Amendment"), the terms and conditions of the Offers set forth in the Offer to Purchase remain unchanged.

The applicable total consideration to be paid for each $1,000 principal amount (in the case of U.S.-dollar denominated Notes) or EUR1,000 principal amount (in the case of Euro-denominated Notes), as applicable, of Notes of each series validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to or at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 14, 2019 (the "Early Tender Deadline") and accepted for purchase by JCI is set forth in the column entitled "Total Consideration" in the tables below (the "Total Consideration"). The exchange rate for Euros was EUR1.00 = US$1.1186 as of 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 15, 2019.

Pool 1: Offers to purchase for cash up to $850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the securities listed below in the priority listed below (the "Pool 1 Maximum").

               Notes 
         
             CUSIP / ISIN     
         
              Principal        
      
              Series         
        
              Principal               Proration     
        
              Principal         
       
              Acceptance         
            
              Reference           
      
           Reference              Fixed           
          
              Total
                                                              Amount                      Maximum(1)                        Amount                    Factor                   Amount to be                        Priority                              Security /                         Yield                 Spread                     Consideration
                                                            Outstanding                                                    Tendered                                      
       
          
              Accepted            Level(2)                             Interpolated                                                         (bps)                               (3)
                                                           Prior to the                                                                                                                                                                                Mid-Swap Rate
                                                              Offers

    ---

        4.250%
         notes
         due
         2021                                  478375                      $446,908,000     
            $500,000,000(4)                     $243,064,000                  N/A                      $243,064,000                                 1    
            T 2.250% due April 30, 2021                     2.158%                     40                          $1,029.37

                       
         AE8 / US478375AE82

    ---

        3.750%
         notes
         due
         2021                                  478375                      $428,017,000                 $263,254,000                           97.62%        $256,936,000                                  2   
       T 2.250% due April 30, 2021                                     2.158%                     40               $1,026.36

                       
         AF5 / US478375AF57

    ---

        1.000%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1.000% 2023 Notes Interpolated Mid-
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Swap Rate
         due
         2023            
          XS1580476759            
         EUR1,000,000,000                        $125,000,000      
         EUR425,940,000                     25.00%      
          EUR111,743,000                                       3                                                            -0.112%                     45        
            EUR1,026.78

                           
           (ISIN)

    ---

        3.900%
         notes
         due
         2026                                  478375                      $686,518,000                 $200,000,000                     $314,907,000               63.56%                      $199,995,000                                 4  
            T 2.625% due February 15, 2029                    2.376%                     80                          $1,042.16

                       
         AR9 / US478375AR95

    ---

        4.625%
         notes
         due
         2023                                  478375                       $34,967,000                          N/A                     $10,285,000                  N/A                       $10,285,000                                 5    
            T 2.250% due April 30, 2024                     2.145%                     65                          $1,059.15

                       
         AQ1 / US478375AQ13

    ---

        3.625%
         notes
         due
         2024                                  478375                      $467,887,000                          N/A                    $212,341,000                7.00%                       $14,724,000                                 6    
            T 2.250% due April 30, 2024                     2.145%                     75                          $1,032.97

                       
         AG3 / US478375AG31

    ---

        1.375%
         notes
         due
         2025            
          XS1539114287             
         EUR422,576,000                                  N/A     
         EUR128,961,000                        N/A         
            EUR0                                            7       2025 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate                 0.009%                     65        
            EUR1,038.73

                           
           (ISIN)

    ---

Pool 2: Offers to purchase for cash up to $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the securities listed below in the priority listed below (the "Pool 2 Maximum").

               Notes 
       
              CUSIP / ISIN   
      
               Principal                 Series             Principal              Proration     
     
                Principal                      Acceptance                    Reference       Reference              Fixed       
          
              Total
                                                        Amount                 Maximum(1)             Amount                  Factor                  Amount to be                      Priority                    Security              Yield                 Spread                 Consideration
                                                      Outstanding                                    Tendered                                                            Accepted     Level(2)(5)                                                                           (bps)                      (3)
                                                     Prior to the
                                                        Offers

    ---

        5.125%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2045                               478375                $727,005,000          $250,000,000           $275,733,000                  90.70%                      $249,999,000                         1                                          2.814%                    165                  $1,100.66

                       
       AS7 / US478375AS78

    ---

        6.950%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2045                               478375                $120,642,000                   N/A           $88,960,000                     N/A                       $88,960,000                         2                                          2.814%                    185                  $1,345.92

                       
       AM0 / US478375AM09

    ---

        6.000%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2036                               478375                $391,964,000           $50,000,000           $211,236,000 
            N/A(5)            
              N/A(5)                                     3                                          2.814%                    155                  $1,191.91

                       
       AH1 / US478375AH14

    ---

        5.700%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2041                               478375                $269,949,000                   N/A           $80,320,000                     N/A                       $80,320,000                         4                                          2.814%                    185                  $1,140.70

                       
       AJ7 / US478375AJ79

    ---

        5.250%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2041                               478375                $241,955,000                   N/A           $86,494,000                     N/A                       $86,494,000                         5                                          2.814%                    185                  $1,080.14

                       
       AK4 / US478375AK43

    ---

        4.950%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2064                               478375                $434,845,000                   N/A          $329,935,000                  28.63%         
              $94,227,000(6)                         6                                          2.814%                    220                    $988.54

                       
       AN8 / US478375AN81

    ---

        4.625%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2044                               478375                $443,659,000                   N/A          $223,564,000                     N/A                                $0                         7                                          2.814%                    185                    $994.21

                       
       AL2 / US478375AL26

    ---

        4.500%                                                                                                                                                                                                  T 3.375% due November 15,
         notes                                                                                                                                                                                                              2048
         due
         2047                               478375                $500,000,000                   N/A           $98,474,000                     N/A                                $0                         8                                          2.814%                    180                    $982.20

                       
       AU2 / US478375AU25

    ---





              (1)              The "Series Maximum" for each Series
                                  of Notes represents the maximum
                                  aggregate principal amount of Notes
                                  of such Series that will be
                                  purchased in the applicable Offer.



              (2)              Subject to satisfaction or waiver of
                                  the conditions of the Offers, the
                                  Acceptance Priority Level
                                  procedures will operate
                                  concurrently but separately for the
                                  Pool 1 Notes and the Pool 2 Notes
                                  at each settlement date for Notes
                                  purchased in the Offers.



              (3)              An early tender premium of $30 per
                                  $1,000 in aggregate principal
                                  amount (in the case of U.S. dollar-
                                  denominated Notes) or EUR30 per
                                  EUR1,000 in aggregate principal
                                  amount (in the case of Euro-
                                  denominated Notes) of Notes is
                                  included in the Total
                                  Consideration.



              (4)              The Series Maximum for the 4.250%
                                  notes due 2021 and 3.750% notes due
                                  2021, collectively, is $500,000,000
                                  aggregate principal amount.



              (5)              The 6.000% 2036 Notes Offer
                                  Amendment extended the deadline for
                                  holders of 6.000% 2036 Notes to
                                  validly withdraw tenders of 6.000%
                                  2036 Notes to 11:59 p.m., New York
                                  City time, on May 29, 2019. There
                                  will not be an early settlement
                                  date for the 6.000% 2036 Notes. The
                                  settlement date for the 6.000% 2036
                                  Notes validly tendered on or before
                                  the Early Tender Deadline (as
                                  defined herein) and not validly
                                  withdrawn prior to the withdrawal
                                  deadline (as amended) and accepted
                                  for purchase is expected to be May
                                  31, 2019. In the event the amount
                                  of 6.000% 2036 Notes validly
                                  tendered on or before the Early
                                  Tender Deadline and not validly
                                  withdrawn prior to the withdrawal
                                  deadline (as amended) is less than
                                  the Series Maximum for such 6.000%
                                  2036 Notes, additional Notes of
                                  lower Acceptance Priority Levels
                                  within Pool 2 validly tendered and
                                  not validly withdrawn at or prior
                                  to the Early Tender Deadline will
                                  be purchased, subject to the
                                  Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount
                                  (as defined below), the Pool 2
                                  Maximum and the satisfaction of the
                                  terms and conditions of the Offers.



              (6)              4.950% notes due 2064 tendered on or
                                  prior to the Early Tender Deadline
                                  and not accepted for purchase on
                                  the Early Settlement Date (as
                                  defined below) will be held by The
                                  Depositary Trust Company pending
                                  purchase (if any) on the Final
                                  Settlement Date (as defined below).

The applicable Total Consideration for each Series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline was determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the applicable fixed spread for such Series of Notes set forth in the column entitled "Fixed Spread" in the applicable table above, over (i) in the case of the U.S. dollar-denominated Notes, the applicable yield based on the bid side price of the applicable reference security set forth for such Series of Notes in the column entitled "Reference Security" or "Reference Security/Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate" in the applicable table above and (ii) in the case of the Euro-denominated Notes, the applicable interpolated mid-swap rate set forth for such Series of Notes in the column entitled "Reference Security/Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate" in the applicable table above, in each case, as calculated by the Lead Dealer Managers (as defined below) at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 15, 2019. The Total Consideration includes an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 in aggregate principal amount (in the case of U.S. dollar-denominated Notes), or EUR30 per EUR1,000 in aggregate principal amount (in the case of Euro-denominated Notes), as applicable, of Notes accepted for purchase in the Offers (the "Early Tender Premium"). The aggregate purchase price for the Notes accepted for purchase will include accrued and unpaid interest, if any, from the last interest payment date for the applicable Series of Notes up to, but not including, the applicable settlement date.

Each Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 29, 2019, unless extended or earlier terminated. However, because the aggregate principal amount of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Early Tender Deadline exceeds each of the Pool 1 Maximum and the Pool 2 Maximum and because Notes tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Deadline have priority over any Notes tendered after the Early Tender Deadline (including any 6.000% 2036 Notes withdrawn after the Early Tender Deadline and thereafter re-tendered on or before the Expiration Date), no Notes tendered after the Early Tender Deadline will be accepted for purchase in the Offers, regardless of Acceptance Priority Levels.

The deadline for holders of 6.000% 2036 Notes to validly withdraw tenders of 6.000% 2036 Notes is 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 29, 2019. The deadline for holders of all other Series of Notes to validly withdraw tenders of such Notes has passed. Accordingly, Notes (other than the 6.000% 2036 Notes) that were tendered at or before the Early Tender Deadline may not be withdrawn or revoked, except as required by applicable law.

Subject to the "Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount" of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of Notes, the Pool 1 Maximum, the Pool 2 Maximum, the Series Maximums (as amended by the 6.000% 2036 Notes Offer Amendment) and proration for the Notes, Notes (other than the 6.000% 2036 Notes and any 4.950% notes due 2064 validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Early Tender Deadline and subsequently accepted for purchase (if any)) tendered and not validly withdrawn in each of Pool 1 and Pool 2 as of the Early Tender Deadline will be accepted for purchase and payment on the Early Settlement Date (as defined below). There will not be an early settlement date for the 6.000% 2036 Notes.

The settlement date for the Notes (other than the 6.000% 2036 Notes) validly tendered on or before the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase (the "Early Settlement Date") is expected to be May 17, 2019. The settlement date for the 6.000% 2036 Notes validly tendered on or before the Early Tender Deadline and not validly withdrawn on or before the withdrawal deadline (as amended) and accepted for purchase is expected to be May 31, 2019 (the "Final Settlement Date"). In the event the amount of 6.000% 2036 Notes validly tendered on or before the Early Tender Deadline and not validly withdrawn prior to the withdrawal deadline (as amended) is less than the Series Maximum for such 6.000% 2036 Notes, additional 4.950% notes due 2064 validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early Tender Deadline will be purchased, subject to the Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount, the Pool 2 Maximum and the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Offers.

Notes not accepted for purchase on the Early Settlement Date will be promptly credited to the account of the registered holder of such Notes with The Depository Trust Company (in the case of U.S. dollar-denominated Notes) or Clearstream Banking, S.A. or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (in the case of Euro-denominated Notes) in accordance with the Offer to Purchase, except with respect to the 6.000% 2036 Notes and the 4.950% notes due 2064, which will be held by The Depositary Trust Company pending purchase (if any in the case of the 4.950% notes due 2064) on the Final Settlement Date.

JCI's obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to each Offer is conditioned on the satisfaction or waiver by JCI of a number of conditions as described in the Offer to Purchase. No Offer is conditioned on the consummation of the other Offers, or on the receipt of financing.

BofA Merrill Lynch and Citigroup are acting as the Lead Dealer Managers (the "Lead Dealer Managers") and D. F. King & Co., Inc. is acting as the Tender Agent and Information Agent for the Offers. Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. in New York at (866) 342-4884 (toll free) or in London at +44 20 7920-9700 (collect) or via email at jci@dfking.com. Questions regarding the Offers may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch at (888) 292-0070 (toll free) or (980) 387-3907 (collect) and Citigroup at (800) 558-3745 (toll free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect). COMMERZBANK, Credit Agricole CIB, Danske Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, ICBC Standard Bank, ING, J.P. Morgan, MUFG, Standard Chartered Bank, TD Securities and UniCredit Capital Markets are acting as Co-Dealer Managers for the Offers (the "Co-Dealer Managers").

This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell, with respect to any securities. The Offers to purchase the Notes are only being made pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase. The Offers are not being made in any state or jurisdiction in which such Offers would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. None of JCI, the Lead Dealer Managers, the Co-Dealer Managers, or the Tender Agent and Information Agent is making any recommendation as to whether or not Holders should tender their Notes in connection with the Offers.

About Johnson Controls:

Johnson Controls is a global leader creating a safe, comfortable and sustainable world. Our 105,000 employees create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions and integrated infrastructure that work seamlessly together to deliver on the promise of smart cities and communities in 150 countries. Our commitment to sustainability dates back to our roots in 1885, with the invention of the first electric room thermostat. We are committed to helping our customers win everywhere, every day and creating greater value for all of our stakeholders through our strategic focus on buildings. For additional information, please visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow us @johnsoncontrols on Twitter.

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