UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 29, 2013 (November 25, 2013)
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
THE HERTZ CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware Delaware |
|
001-33139 001-07541 |
|
20-3530539 13-1938568 |
(State of Incorporation) |
|
(Commission File Number) |
|
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |
225 Brae Boulevard
Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656-0713
225 Brae Boulevard
Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656-0713
(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)
(201) 307-2000
(201) 307-2000
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 25, 2013 (the Closing Date), The Hertz Corporation (the Company or Hertz), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (Hertz Holdings), successfully completed the establishment of a new rental car securitization platform designed to facilitate its financing activities relating to the vehicle fleet used by the Company in the U.S. daily car rental operations of its Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands. In connection with the establishment of the platform, Hertz Vehicle Financing II LLP (HVF II), a special purpose, bankruptcy remote Delaware limited partnership, wholly owned by the Company, completed the closing of two new variable funding note facilities referred to as the Series 2013-A Variable Funding Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the Series 2013-A Notes) and the Series 2013-B Variable Funding Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the Series 2013-B Notes). The aggregate maximum principal amount across both series of notes is $3.175 billion and both series are available to HVF II on a revolving basis. The expected final maturity of the Series 2013-A Notes and Series 2013-B Notes is November 25, 2015 and the legal final maturity date of the Series 2013-A Notes and Series 2013-B Notes is November 25, 2016.
The Company is the limited partner of HVF II and HVF II GP Corp. is the general partner of HVF II. HVF II GP Corp. is a special purpose, bankruptcy remote Delaware corporation and is wholly owned by the Company.
A copy of the press release announcing the issuance of the Series 2013-A Notes and Series 2013-B Notes is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Series 2013-A Notes and Series 2013-B Notes
On the Closing Date, HVF II entered into a base indenture (the HVF II Base Indenture) with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), pursuant to which HVF II from time to time, subject to certain conditions, may issue one or more series of notes secured by segregated pools of collateral (each such segregated pool referred to as a group) pledged to support only such series. On the Closing Date, HVF II created two such segregated pools of collateral referred to as Group I and Group II pursuant to a Group I supplement to the HVF II Base Indenture (the Group I Supplement) and a Group II supplement to the HVF II Base Indenture (the Group II Supplement), respectively, and the series of notes to be secured by such pools, the Group I Notes and the Group II Notes, respectively.
HVF II was formed for the primary purpose of issuing indebtedness and using the proceeds thereof to purchase and make advances under certain variable funding notes issued by Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC (HVF) and Rental Car Finance Corp. (RCFC), each wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, and other leasing companies from time to time. HVF II will fund draws by HVF using the proceeds of the Group I Notes (initially consisting of the Series 2013-A Notes). Additionally, HVF II may from time to time increase and decrease the Series 2013-A Notes or issue one or more additional series of Group I Notes pursuant to the Group I Supplement and additional Group I series supplements entered into from time to time. To secure its payment obligations under the Group I Notes, HVF II has pledged certain collateral to the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Group I Notes. Such collateral includes rights to a pool of vehicles currently owned by HVF.
Likewise, HVF II will fund draws by RCFC by using the proceeds of the Group II Notes (consisting solely of the Series 2013-B Notes). Additionally, HVF II may from time to time increase and decrease the Series 2013-B Notes. To secure its payment obligations under the Group II Notes, HVF II has pledged certain collateral to the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Group II Notes. Such collateral includes rights to a pool of vehicles currently owned by RCFC.
Commitment Toggle
The initial aggregate maximum principal amount of the Series 2013-A Notes is $2.575 billion, approximately $2.2 billion of which was funded as of November 25, 2013. The initial aggregate maximum principal amount of the Series 2013-B Notes is $600 million, approximately $468 million of which was funded as of November 25, 2013. The Series 2013-A Notes allow for approximately $900 million of aggregate maximum
principal amount of such notes to be transitioned to the Series 2013-B Notes and the Series 2013-B Notes allow for all of the aggregate maximum principal amount of such notes to be transitioned to the Series 2013-A Notes.
Interest
The Series 2013-A Notes and Series 2013-B Notes are expected to bear interest at variable rates based upon the sum of the weighted average of the commercial paper rates paid by the bank conduits advancing funds to HVF II and one-month LIBOR with respect to non-commercial paper fundings.
Covenants
HVF II is subject to numerous restrictive covenants under the HVF II Base Indenture and related agreements, including restrictive covenants with respect to liens, indebtedness, benefit plans, mergers, disposition of assets, acquisition of assets, dividends, officers, compensation, investments, agreements, the types of business it may conduct and other customary covenants for a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity.
Events of Default and Amortization Events
The Series 2013-A Notes and Series 2013-B Notes are subject to events of default and amortization events that are customary in nature for U.S. rental car asset-backed securitizations of this type, including non-payment of principal or interest, violation of covenants, material inaccuracy of representations or warranties, failure to maintain certain enhancement levels, failure to maintain an interest rate hedge and insolvency or certain bankruptcy events. The occurrence of an amortization event or event of default could result in the rapid amortization of the Series 2013-A Notes and/or Series 2013-B Notes and in certain instances the liquidation of vehicles in the U.S. car rental fleet.
Purchasers
Pursuant to the Series 2013-A Supplement, HVF II sold the Series 2013-A Notes to Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Saratoga Funding Corp., LLC (an affiliate of Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch), Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC (an affiliate of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank), Barclays Bank PLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Liberty Street Funding LLC (an affiliate of The Bank of Nova Scotia), Royal Bank of Canada, Thunder Bay Funding, LLC (an affiliate of Royal Bank of Canada), Versailles Assets LLC (an affiliate of Natixis New York Branch), The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Bank of Montreal, Fairway Finance Company, LLC (an affiliate of Bank of Montreal), SunTrust Bank, BNP Paribas, New York Branch, Starbird Funding Corporation (an affiliate of BNP Paribas, New York Branch), Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Gresham Receivables (No. 29) Ltd. (an affiliate of Lloyds Bank PLC).
Pursuant to the Series 2013-B Supplement, HVF II sold the Series 2013-B Notes to Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Saratoga Funding Corp., LLC (an affiliate of Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch), Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC (an affiliate of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank), Barclays Bank PLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Liberty Street Funding LLC (an affiliate of The Bank of Nova Scotia), Royal Bank of Canada, Thunder Bay Funding, LLC (an affiliate of Royal Bank of Canada), Versailles Assets LLC (an affiliate of Natixis New York Branch), The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Bank of Montreal, Fairway Finance Company, LLC (an affiliate of Bank of Montreal), SunTrust Bank, BNP Paribas, New York Branch, Starbird Funding Corporation (an affiliate of BNP Paribas, New York Branch), Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Gresham Receivables (No. 29) Ltd. (an affiliate of Lloyds Bank PLC).
Certain of the purchasers of the Series 2013-A Notes and Series 2013-B Notes, the administrative agent and the Trustee, and their respective affiliates, have performed and may in the future perform various investment banking, commercial banking, and other financial advisory services for Hertz Holdings, the Company and their subsidiaries for which they have received and will receive customary fees and expenses, and such parties are also participants in other credit facilities of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Use of Proceeds
The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II Series 2013-A Notes were used to refinance almost all of the outstanding Series 2009-1 Variable Funding Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the HVF Series 2009-1 Notes) previously issued by HVF, the issuer of Hertz-sponsored rental car asset-backed securities, the collateral for which consisted primarily of a substantial portion of the rental car fleet used in Hertzs and certain of its subsidiaries domestic car rental operations. As of the Closing Date, $150 million of the aggregate maximum principal amount of the HVF Series 2009-1 Notes remained outstanding. The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II Series 2013-B Notes were used to refinance the Series 2010-3 Variable Funding Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the RCFC Series 2010-3 Notes) previously issued by RCFC, the collateral for which consisted primarily of a substantial portion of the rental car fleet used in Dollar Thriftys and certain of its affiliates domestic car rental operations.
Amendment and Restatement of U.S. Fleet Debt Program Documents
In connection with establishing the HVF II platform, on the Closing Date HVF and RCFC entered into amendments and/or amendments and restatements, each dated as of such date, of many of the agreements relating to the U.S. asset-backed fleet debt, including:
· the Fourth Amended and Restated Base Indenture (the New Base Indenture), dated as of November 25, 2013, by and between HVF and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the HVF Trustee);
· the Fourth Amended and Restated Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013 (the Collateral Agency Agreement), by and among HVF, as a grantor, Hertz, as a grantor and as collateral servicer (in such capacity, the Collateral Servicer), DTG Operations, Inc. (DTG Operations), as a grantor, Hertz General Interest LLC (HGI), as a grantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the collateral agent (in such capacity, the Collateral Agent) and any additional financing sources, beneficiaries or grantors party thereto from time to time;
· the Third Amended and Restated Vehicle Title Nominee Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among HVF, as a nominating party, Hertz, as a nominating party and as the nominee-servicer, HGI, as a nominating party, Hertz Vehicles LLC (the Nominee), the Collateral Agent and the new nominating parties party thereto from time to time;
· the Third Amended and Restated Master Exchange Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among Hertz, HVF, HGI, Hertz Car Exchange Inc. (the QI) and DB Services Americas, Inc.;
· the Third Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among Hertz, HGI, HVF, the QI and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas;
· the Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement to the Fourth Amended and Restated Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013 , by and among the Collateral Servicer, HVF, HGI, DTG Operations, Hertz, the Collateral Agent and the HVF Trustee;
· Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Third Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Operating Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2009 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of December 21, 2010), by and between HVF, as lessor, and Hertz, as servicer and lessee;
· the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Nominee, dated as of November 25, 2013;
· the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HGI, dated as of November 25, 2013;
· the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HVF, dated as of November 25, 2013;
· the Second Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group VII), dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among RCFC, as lessor, DTG Operations, as lessee and servicer, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (DTAG), as master servicer (in such capacity, the Master Servicer), and Hertz, as lessee and guarantor;
· Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2009-1 Supplement, dated as of October 25, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of August 26, 2013, by and between HVF and the HVF Trustee, to the New Base Indenture;
· Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Series 2009-2 Supplement, dated as of June 18, 2010, by and between HVF and the HVF Trustee, to the New Base Indenture;
· Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Series 2010-1 Supplement, dated as of July 22, 2010, by and between HVF and the HVF Trustee, to the New Base Indenture;
· Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Series 2011-1 Supplement, dated as of June 16, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of March 8, 2013, by and between HVF and the HVF Trustee, to the New Base Indenture;
· Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Series 2013-1 Supplement, dated as of January 23, 2013, by and between HVF and the HVF Trustee, to the New Base Indenture;
· the HVF Series 2009-1 Consent and Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2009-1 Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2012, among HVF, Hertz, the conduit investors, the committed note purchasers, the funding agents and the administrative agent thereunder;
· the Third Amended and Restated Series 2010-3 Supplement, dated as of November 25, 2013 (the Series 2010-3 Supplement), by and among RCFC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (in such capacity, the RCFC Trustee), and HVF II, as the Series 2010-3 Noteholder, to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2007 (the RCFC Base Indenture), by and between RCFC and the RCFC Trustee;
· Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 25, 2013, to the Collateral Assignment of Exchange Agreement (the CAEA Amendment), dated as of October 28, 2010 (the CAEA), by and among RCFC, DTG Operations and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the RCFC Collateral Agent); and
· the Amended and Restated Series 2010-3 Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement, dated as of November 25, 2013 (the Series 2010-3 Financing Source and Beneficiary Supplement), by and among RCFC, the Master Servicer, DTG Operations, the RCFC Trustee, the Trustee and the RCFC Collateral Agent.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following Exhibits are filed herewith as part of this report:
Exhibit |
|
Description |
99.1 |
|
Press Release of Hertz Holdings, dated November 27, 2013. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
|
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. THE HERTZ CORPORATION | |
|
(Registrant) | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ David J. Rosenberg |
|
Name: |
David J. Rosenberg |
|
Title: |
Interim Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 29, 2013
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Contact: |
Leslie Hunziker |
|
|
Hertz Investor Relations |
|
|
(201) 307-2100 |
|
|
lhunziker@hertz.com |
|
|
|
|
|
Richard Broome |
|
|
Hertz Media Relations |
|
|
(201) 307-2486 |
|
|
rbroome@hertz.com |
|
|
|
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF
NEW U.S. RENTAL CAR SECURITIZATION PLATFORM
November 27, 2013, Park Ridge, NJ Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) (the Company) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Hertz Corporation (Hertz), successfully completed on November 25, 2013 the establishment of a new securitization platform designed to facilitate its financing activities relating to the vehicle fleet used by the Company in the U.S. daily car rental operations of its Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands. In connection with the establishment of the new financing platform, Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP (HVF II), a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary of Hertz, successfully completed a $3.175 billion financing, allocated between two series of variable funding notes (the HVF II Series 2013-A Notes and the HVF II Series 2013-B Notes).
The initial aggregate maximum principal amount of the HVF II Series 2013-A Notes is $2.575 billion, approximately $2.2 billion of which was funded as of November 25, 2013. The initial aggregate maximum principal amount of the HVF II Series 2013-B Notes is $600 million, approximately $468 million of which was funded as of November 25, 2013. The HVF II Series 2013-A Notes allow for approximately $900 million of aggregate maximum principal amount of such notes to be transitioned to the aggregate maximum principal amount of HVF II Series 2013-B Notes and the HVF II Series 2013-B Notes allow for all of the aggregate maximum principal amount of such notes to be transitioned to the HVF II Series 2013-A Notes. The HVF II Series 2013-A Notes and HVF II Series 2013-B Notes each have an expected maturity date of November 25, 2015.
The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II Series 2013-A Notes were used to refinance almost all of the outstanding Series 2009-1 Variable Funding Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the HVF Series 2009-1 Notes) previously issued by Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, the issuer of Hertz-sponsored rental car asset-backed securities, the collateral of which consisted primarily of a substantial portion of the rental car fleet used in Hertzs and certain of its subsidiaries domestic car rental operations. $150 million of the aggregate maximum principal amount of the HVF Series 2009-1 Notes remained outstanding as of November 25, 2013. The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II Series 2013-B Notes were used to refinance the Series 2010-3 Variable Funding Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the RCFC Series 2010-3 Notes) previously issued by Rental Car Finance Corp., the issuer of Dollar Thrifty-sponsored rental car asset-backed securities, the collateral for which consisted primarily of a substantial portion of the rental car fleet used in Dollar Thriftys and certain of its affiliates domestic car rental operations. The new HVF II financing platform also provides for the issuance from time to time of medium term asset backed notes and will serve as Hertzs primary rental car securitization platform in the U.S. going forward. |
|
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Hertz is the largest worldwide airport general use car rental brand, operating from approximately 11,200 corporate and licensee locations in approximately 150 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand. Hertz is the largest airport general use car rental brand, operating from approximately 9,770 corporate and licensee locations in approximately 150 countries. Our Dollar and Thrifty brands have approximately 1,410 corporate and franchise locations in approximately 80 countries. Hertz is the number one airport car rental brand in the United States and at approximately 130 major airports in Europe. Our Hertz brand name is one of the most recognized in the world, signifying leadership in quality rental services and products. We are one of the only car rental companies that has an extensive network of company-operated rental locations both in the United States and in all major European markets. We believe that we also maintain the second largest market share, by overall reported revenues, in the off-airport car rental market in the United States. We own a leading North American equipment rental business, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, which includes Hertz Entertainment Services. In our equipment rental business segment, we rent equipment through approximately 340 branches in the United States, Canada, France, Spain, China and Saudi Arabia, as well as through our international licensees. We and our predecessors have been in the car rental business since 1918 and in the equipment rental business since 1965. We own Donlen Corporation, which is a leader in providing vehicle leasing and fleet management services and we also operate the Hertz On Demand car sharing business.
CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this press release include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include information concerning our liquidity, outlook, anticipated revenues and possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. These forward-looking statements often include words such as believe, expect, project, anticipate, intend, plan, estimate, seek, will, may, would, should, could, forecasts or similar expressions. These statements are based on certain assumptions that the Company has made in light of its experience in the industry as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in these circumstances. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could affect our actual financial and operating results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, due to a variety of important factors, both positive and negative.
Among other items, such factors could include: our ability to integrate the car rental operations of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (Dollar Thrifty) and realize operational efficiencies from the acquisition; the risk that expected synergies and cost savings from the Dollar Thrifty acquisition may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; the operational and profitability impact of divestitures that we agreed to undertake to secure regulatory approval for the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty; levels of travel demand, particularly with respect to airline passenger traffic in the United States and in global markets; our ability to collect amounts owed by Simply Wheelz, LLC and
uncertainty of our future commercial arrangements with Franchise Services of North America Inc. and its subsidiary Simply Wheelz, LLC; the impact of pending and future U.S. governmental action to address budget deficits through reductions in spending and similar austerity measures, which could materially adversely affect unemployment rates and consumer spending levels; significant changes in the competitive environment, including as a result of industry consolidation, and the effect of competition in our markets, including on our pricing policies or use of incentives; occurrences that disrupt rental activity during our peak periods; our ability to achieve cost savings and efficiencies and realize opportunities to increase productivity and profitability; an increase in our fleet costs as a result of an increase in the cost of new vehicles and/or a decrease in the price at which we dispose of used vehicles either in the used vehicle market or under repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs; our ability to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and adjust the size and mix of our fleet accordingly; our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and the availability to us of additional or continued sources of financing for our revenue earning equipment and to refinance our existing indebtedness; safety recalls by the manufacturers of our vehicles and equipment; a major disruption in our communication or centralized information networks; financial instability of the manufacturers of our vehicles and equipment; any impact on us from the actions of our licensees, franchisees, dealers and independent contractors; our ability to maintain profitability during adverse economic cycles and unfavorable external events (including war, terrorist acts, natural disasters and epidemic disease); shortages of fuel and increases or volatility in fuel costs; our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions and complete dispositions; our ability to maintain favorable brand recognition; costs and risks associated with litigation; risks related to our indebtedness, including our substantial amount of debt, our ability to incur substantially more debt and increases in interest rates or in our borrowing margins; our ability to meet the financial and other covenants contained in our senior credit facilities, our outstanding unsecured senior notes and certain asset-backed and asset-based arrangements; changes in accounting principles, or their application or interpretation, and our ability to make accurate estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings; changes in the existing, or the adoption of new laws, regulations, policies or other activities of governments, agencies and similar organizations where such actions may affect our operations, the cost thereof or applicable tax rates; changes to our senior management team; the effect of tangible and intangible asset impairment charges; the impact of our derivative instruments, which can be affected by fluctuations in interest rates and commodity prices; and our exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
The Company therefore cautions you against relying on these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on the Companys behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
# # #