TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - Mattamy Group Corporation (the "Company") today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase any and all of the outstanding senior notes listed below. The Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 25, 2017 (the "Expiration Time"), unless extended or earlier terminated. The Tender Offer is made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated today and a related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, which set forth the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer. 

The consideration to be paid for each US$1,000 principal amount of the 6.500% Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Time is US$1,022.96, and the consideration to be paid for each C$1,000 principal amount of the 6.875% Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Time is C$1,024.43, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the 6.500% Notes or the 6.875% Notes (collectively, the "Notes") from the applicable last interest payment date up to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined herein). Assuming the Tender Offer is not extended, the Company expects that the Tender Offer will settle and payment will be made on September 26, 2017 (the "Settlement Date") (other than with respect to Notes tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Offer to Purchase, with respect to which payment is expected to be made on September 28, 2017).

As described in the Offer to Purchase, tendered Notes may be withdrawn at any time before the earlier of (i) the expiration time of the Tender Offer and (ii) if the Tender Offer is extended, the 10^th New York business day after the commencement of the Tender Offer. Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer may also be withdrawn at any time after the 60^th New York business day after commencement of the Tender Offer if for any reason the Tender Offer has not been consummated within 60 New York business days of commencement. The Tender Offer is subject to certain conditions, including the receipt by the Company of net proceeds from one or more new debt financings on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Company in an amount sufficient, together with other available sources of cash, to pay for all Notes accepted for payment in the Tender Offer. The Tender Offer is not conditioned on any minimum amount of 6.500% Notes or 6.875% Notes being tendered. The Company may amend, extend or, subject to certain conditions and applicable law, terminate the Tender Offer at any time in its sole discretion.

The Company currently intends to issue on the Settlement Date notices of redemption (which may be conditional) for Notes that are not accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer. The Company currently expects the redemption date for each series of Notes to be on or promptly after November 15, 2017 at the then-applicable redemption price of 101.625% and 101.719%, for the 6.500% Notes and 6.875% Notes, respectively. This press release is not a notice of redemption.   

The Company has retained Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. to serve as the Dealer Managers for the tender offers. Questions and requests for assistance regarding the tender offers should be directed to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc. at 1 (212) 325-2476 (collect), 1 (416) 352-4500 (in Toronto) or 1 (800) 820-1653 (toll free), RBC Capital Markets, LLC or RBC Dominion Securities Inc. at 1 (212) 618-7822 (collect), 1 (416) 842-6311 (in Toronto) or 1 (877) 381-2099 (toll free) or BMO Capital Markets Corp. or BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. at 1 (212) 702-1882 (collect) or 1 (416) 359-6528 (in Toronto).

The Company has also retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to serve as the Information Agent and Tender Agent for 6.500% Notes and TSX Trust Company as Tender Agent for the 6.875% Notes in the tender offer.

The tender offers are being made pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, copies of which may be obtained from D.F. King & Co., Inc. New York: (212) 269 5550 (Banks and Brokers) or (800) 370 1749 (toll free), or via mattamy@dfking.com.

Copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are also available at the following web address:  http://www.dfking.com/mattamy

This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell, with respect to any securities. The solicitation of offers to buy the Notes is only being made pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. The Tender Offer is not being made in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. None of the Company, the Dealer Managers or the Information and Tender Agents are making any recommendation as to whether or not holders should tender their Notes in connection with the Tender Offer.

About Mattamy Group Corporation

Mattamy Group Corporation is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with operations across the United States and Canada. The Company has sold 90,000 homes in hundreds of communities. In the United States, the Company is represented in Minneapolis, Charlotte, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa-Sarasota-Naples and Southeast Florida, and in Canada in communities that stretch across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This communication includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding expectations as to the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Tender Offer and redemption of the Notes. The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Mattamy Homes Limited