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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 29, 2020, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has priced an additional $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), in a private transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The consummation of the offering of the Notes is expected to be completed on May 1, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes will be issued under the indenture pursuant to which Kaiser Aluminum previously issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2025 (the “Initial Notes”), all of which remains outstanding. The Notes will be treated as the same class and series as, and otherwise identical to, the Initial Notes other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price. The Notes will be issued at an offering price of 101.000%, plus accrued interest from April 28, 2020 to the date of delivery.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, capital spending and acquisitions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information contained in this report shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION | ||||
Date: April 29, 2020 |
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/s/ Cherrie I. Tsai | ||
Cherrie I. Tsai Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Announces Pricing of Additional Senior Notes
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., April 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq: KALU) announced today that it has priced an additional $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2025 (the notes) in a private transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act). The notes will be issued under the indenture pursuant to which Kaiser Aluminum previously issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2025 (the initial notes), all of which remains outstanding. The notes will be treated as the same class and series as, and otherwise identical to, the initial notes other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price. The notes will be issued at an offering price of 101.000%, plus accrued interest from April 28, 2020 to the date of delivery.
The notes will be guaranteed by each of Kaiser Aluminums existing and future domestic subsidiaries that is a borrower or guarantor under Kaiser Aluminums revolving credit facility. The consummation of the offering of the notes is expected to be completed on May 1, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
Kaiser Aluminum intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the notes for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, capital spending and acquisitions.
The notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Act or the securities laws of any other place and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption therefrom. The notes will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States under Regulation S.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Act.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management based on information available to it at the time such statements are made. Kaiser Aluminum cautions that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These factors include: (a) the effectiveness of managements strategies and decisions; (b) general economic and business conditions, including the impact of the global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and governmental and other actions taken in response, cyclicality and other conditions in the aerospace, automotive and other end markets Kaiser Aluminum serves; (c) developments in technology; (d) new or modified statutory or regulatory
requirements; (e) changing prices and market conditions; and (f) other risk factors summarized in Kaiser Aluminums reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Kaiser Aluminums Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Kaiser Aluminum undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in Kaiser Aluminums expectations.
Investor Relations and Public Relations Contact:
Melinda C. Ellsworth
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
(949) 614-1757
Document and Entity Information |
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Entity Registrant Name | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP |
Amendment Flag | false |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000811596 |
Document Type | 8-K |
Document Period End Date | Apr. 29, 2020 |
Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
Entity File Number | 1-09447 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 94-3030279 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 27422 Portola Parkway |
Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 200 |
Entity Address, City or Town | Foothill Ranch |
Entity Address, State or Province | CA |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 92610-2831 |
City Area Code | (949) |
Local Phone Number | 614-1740 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Security 12b Title | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
Trading Symbol | KALU |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |