AT&T Inc. Announces Final Results Of Cash Tender Offers And Consent Solicitations

DALLAS, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) ("AT&T") announced today the final results of its previously announced offers to purchase for cash all validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted notes of each series listed in the table below (collectively, the "Notes") issued by Warner Media, LLC or Historic TW Inc. and the related solicitation of consents to amend the indentures governing the Notes.

As of 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 31, 2019 (the "Expiration Date"), the aggregate principal amounts listed below of each series of Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in connection with the offers to purchase for cash and consent solicitations (the "Offers"). The final settlement of the Offers is expected to take place on or about June 5, 2019 (the "Settlement Date").

        
         
              Series of Notes to 
      
              Issuer 
       
         CUSIP Number 
     
              Principal Amount       
     
              Aggregate Principal       
     
              Aggregate Principal
                  be Purchased                                                             Outstanding as of                     Amount Validly                           Amount AT&T
                                                                                          the Expiration Date                  Tendered as of the                      Expects to Accept
                                                                                                                               Expiration Date(1)

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           9.15% Debentures         
      Historic TW(3)     
       887315AM1                               $281,775,000                            $39,986,000                             $39,986,000
                  due 2023(2)




            
           7.57% Debentures         
      Historic TW(3)     
       887315BH1                               $136,109,000                            $32,288,000                             $32,288,000
                  due 2024(2)




            
           6.85% Debentures         
      Historic TW(3)     
       887315BB4                                $21,776,000                             $5,208,000                              $5,208,000
                    due 2026




            
           6.95% Debentures         
      Historic TW(3)     
       887315BM0                               $170,021,000                            $43,374,000                             $43,374,000
                  due 2028(2)




            
           6 5/8% Debentures        
      Historic TW(3)     
       887315BN8                               $402,359,000                           $116,023,000                            $116,023,000
                  due 2029(2)




            
           7.625% Debentures        
      Time Warner(4)     
       00184AAC9                               $496,551,000                           $114,270,000                            $114,270,000
                  due 2031(2)




            
           7.700% Debentures        
      Time Warner(4)     
       00184AAG0                               $407,478,000                            $96,388,000                             $96,388,000
                  due 2032(2)




          
         8.30% Discount Debentures    
      Historic TW(3)     
       887315AZ2                               $158,403,000                               $637,000                                $637,000
                    due 2036




            
           6.50% Debentures         
      Time Warner(4)     
       887317AD7                               $392,320,000                           $141,416,000                            $141,416,000
                  due 2036(2)



               (1) Reflects the aggregate
                principal amount of each series
                of Notes that have been validly
                tendered and not validly
                withdrawn as of the Expiration
                Date, based on information
                provided by the tender agent to
                AT&T.
    (2) The requisite consents for
     adopting the proposed amendments
     to the applicable indenture were
     received for this series of
     Notes.  Consents received in the
     Offers and in the previously
     announced offers by AT&T to
     exchange the Notes for new notes
     issued by AT&T have been
     combined.
    (3) References to Historic TW
     refer to Historic TW Inc., the
     successor in interest to Time
     Warner Companies Inc.
    (4) References to Time Warner
     refer to Warner Media, LLC, the
     successor in interest to Time
     Warner Inc.

The Offers were made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 2, 2019, and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent (the "Letter of Transmittal").

The requisite consents were obtained to amend the indentures governing each series of Notes except with respect to the 6.85% Debentures due 2026 and the 8.30% Discount Debentures due 2036, and the supplemental indentures effecting the proposed amendments were entered into on May 21, 2019.

Based on the amount of Notes tendered in the Offers and in accordance with the terms of the Offers, AT&T expects to accept, on the Settlement Date, all of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, (i) holders who validly tendered and who did not validly withdraw Notes at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 15, 2019 (the "Early Tender Date"), and whose Notes are accepted for purchase by AT&T, will receive the applicable Total Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and (ii) holders who validly tendered Notes after the Early Tender Date but prior to the Expiration Date, and whose Notes are accepted for purchase by AT&T, will receive the applicable Total Consideration less the Early Tender Payment (as defined in the Offer to Purchase).

Questions concerning the terms of the Offers should be directed to the following dealer managers:

     
             
                BofA Merrill Lynch 
          
                Deutsche Bank Securities    
           
                J.P. Morgan
        214 North Tryon Street, 21st Floor                  60 Wall Street                          383 Madison Avenue
                                                       New York, New York 10005
     
             Charlotte, North Carolina 28255   Attention: Liability Management Group         
           New York, New York 10179
       Attention: Liability Management Group
                                                  
              Collect: (212) 250-2955        
        Attention: Liability Management Desk
        
              Collect: (980) 683-3215             Toll-Free: (866) 627-0391
             Toll-Free: (888) 292-0070                                                         
           Collect: (212) 834-3424

                                                                                              
           Toll-Free: (866) 834-4666

The tender agent and information agent for the Offers was:

                                                    
     
        Global Bondholder Services Corporation




     
     
     By Facsimile (Eligible Institutions Only):     
       
                By E-Mail:               
        
                By Mail or Hand:
          (212) 430-3775 or                                                                           65 Broadway-Suite 404
           (212) 430-3779                                
       contact@gbsc-usa.com                   New York, New York 10006

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein. The Offers were made solely by the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

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Any investment activity to which this press release relates is reserved for relevant persons only and may only be engaged in by relevant persons.

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