BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial
services technology solutions, announced today that its previously
announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase for cash any and
all of its $1.0 billion outstanding aggregate principal amount of 6.125%
Senior Notes due 2012 (the "2012 Notes") expired at 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on June 13, 2011. If the conditions to the Tender Offer are
satisfied or waived, the Company will accept for purchase and make
payment for all of the 2012 Notes validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Tender Offer, representing a
total aggregate principal amount of approximately $699,802,000,
tomorrow, June 14, 2011.
The pricing information for the Tender Offer was calculated as of 2:00
p.m., New York City time, on June 13, 2011, and is summarized in the
table below:
Security
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Maturity
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Fixed
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Reference
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Tender
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Total
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Description
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Date
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Security
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Bloomberg
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Spread
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Yield
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Offer
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Consideration
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Page
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Yield
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(for each
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$1,000
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principal
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amount)
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6.125%
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November
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1-3/8%
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PX4
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35 bps
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0.303%
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0.653%
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$1,077.93
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Senior Notes
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20, 2012
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Treasury
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due 2012
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Note due
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(CUSIP No.
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November
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337738AF5)
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15, 2012
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The detailed methodology for calculating the Total Consideration for
validly tendered 2012 Notes is outlined in the Company's Offer to
Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal, each dated June 6, 2011
(together, the "Tender Offer Materials"), which are available from the
information agent as set forth below. In addition to the Total
Consideration, the Company will also pay accrued and unpaid interest on
the Notes purchased from the last interest payment date up to, but not
including, the settlement date in the amount of $4.08 per $1,000.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. acted as the
dealer managers for the Tender Offer. The depositary and information
agent was Global Bondholder Services Corporation. Questions regarding
the Tender Offer may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch, Attn: Debt
Advisory Services, (888) 292-0070 (toll-free), (980) 388-9217 (collect),
to Citi, Attn: Liability Management Group, (800) 558-3745 (toll-free),
(212) 723-6106 (collect), or to U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Attn:
Debt Capital Markets, (877) 558-2607 (toll-free), (312) 325-2025
(collect). Requests for the Tender Offer Materials may be directed to
Global Bondholder Services Corporation at 65 Broadway, Suite 404, New
York, New York, 10006, (212) 430-3774 (for banks and brokers) or (866)
387-1500 (for all others).
The Company anticipates funding payment of the 2012 Notes to be
purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer with proceeds from its offering
of $600 million of 3.125% Senior Notes due 2016 and $400 million of
4.750% Senior Notes due 2021, which is anticipated to be completed on
June 14, 2011.
The Company anticipates giving notice of redemption for the remaining
untendered 2012 Notes at the make-whole redemption price to be
determined in accordance with the terms of the 2012 Notes. The
anticipated redemption date for such 2012 Notes is July 14, 2011. The
Company anticipates making the redemption only by, and pursuant to the
terms of, the Notice of Optional Redemption to be dated June 14, 2011.
This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase securities
or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities, nor does it
constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such
offer or solicitation is unlawful.
About Fiserv
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) is the leading global provider of
information management and electronic commerce systems for the financial
services industry, driving innovation that transforms experiences for
financial institutions and their customers. Fiserv is ranked No. 1 on
the FinTech 100 survey of top technology partners to the financial
services industry. For more information, visit www.fiserv.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include those that express a plan, belief,
expectation, estimation, anticipation, intent, contingency, future
development or similar expression, and can generally be identified as
forward-looking because they include words such as "believes,"
"anticipates," "expects," "could," "should" or words of similar meaning.
Statements that describe the company's objectives or goals are also
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to
assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements. The factors that may affect the company's results include,
among others: the impact on the company's business of the current
state of the economy, including the risk of reduction in revenue
resulting from decreased spending on the products and services the
company offers or from the elimination of existing or potential clients
due to consolidation or financial failures in the financial services
industry; legislative and regulatory actions in the United States,
including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act and related regulations, and internationally; changes in
client demand for the company's products or services; pricing or other
actions by competitors; the impact of the company's strategic
initiatives; the company's ability to comply with government
regulations, including privacy regulations; and other factors identified
in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2010 and in other documents that the company files with the SEC. You
should consider these factors carefully in evaluating forward-looking
statements, and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
statements which speak only as of the date of this document. The
company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this press release.
Media Relations:
Judy DeRango Wicks
Vice President
Communications
Fiserv, Inc.
678-375-1595
judy.wicks@fiserv.com
or
Investor
Relations:
Peter Holbrook
Vice President Investor Relations
Fiserv,
Inc.
262-879-5055
peter.holbrook@fiserv.com
Source: Fiserv, Inc.
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