GTT COMMUNICATIONS,INC. (NYSE:GTT) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01 Other Events.
On September25, 2017, GTT Communications,Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it intends to offer, subject to market conditions, $100 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.875% senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). If issued, the Notes will be treated as a single series with the Company’s $300 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior notes due 2024 that it issued on December22, 2016 and the Company’s $150 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior notes due 2024 that it issued on June9, 2017.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including for working capital, repayment of indebtedness under the Company’s credit facilities, capital expenditures and the financing of future acquisitions.
The Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers to Rule144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. buyers in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been and are not expected to be registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons except to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
The disclosure above and the exhibits hereto contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those regarding the proposed offering, the anticipated use of proceeds of the offering and expectations regarding the size and timing of the offering. There can be no assurance that the offering will be consummated. Actual events or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other person, that such forward-looking statements will be achieved. The business and operations of the Company are subject to substantial risks which increase the uncertainty inherent in forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of the foregoing, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.