ADT Inc. Announces Notes Offering

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) (the “Company” or “ADT”), a leading security and automation provider serving residential and business customers across the United States and Canada, announced that Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC (the “Issuer”) and Prime Finance Inc. (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”), its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, are proposing to issue and sell an additional $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026, issued under the existing indenture, dated as of April 4, 2019 (the “Additional Notes”) in an offering that will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (the “Offering”).

In addition, The ADT Security Corporation (“ADTSC”), ADT’s indirect wholly owned subsidiary, is commencing a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash any and all outstanding aggregate principal amount of ADTSC’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes). The consummation of the Tender Offer is subject to the satisfactory consummation of the Offering and the Credit Agreement Amendment (as defined below) on or prior to the settlement date, in the sole discretion of ADTSC (the “Financing Condition”). In addition, upon the satisfaction of the Financing Condition, ADTSC intends to deliver a Notice of Redemption to holders of the outstanding 2020 Notes, which provides for the redemption by ADTSC of any and all of the outstanding 2020 Notes, subject to certain conditions, to the extent ADTSC has not purchased any and all outstanding 2020 Notes in the Tender Offer.

As previously announced, the Issuer is also seeking to amend its existing credit agreement (the “First Lien Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, (a) incur approximately $3,210 million of new term loans, the net proceeds of which will be used, together with the proceeds from the Additional Notes and borrowings under the Issuer’s revolving credit facility, to refinance approximately $3,414 million aggregate principal amount of term loans due 2022 outstanding under the First Lien Credit Agreement, (b) extend the maturity date of the term loans to the date that is seven years after the effective date of the Credit Agreement Amendment, subject to a springing maturity if certain long term indebtedness of the Issuer and its subsidiaries is not refinanced and (c) make other changes to, among other things, provide the Issuer with additional flexibility to incur additional indebtedness and fund future distributions to the holders of shares of ADT’s common stock (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”).

The Issuers expect to use the proceeds from the Offering and the Credit Agreement Amendment, along with borrowings under the Issuer’s revolving credit facility to (i) refinance approximately $3,414 million aggregate principal amount of term loans due 2022 outstanding under the First Lien Credit Agreement with approximately $3,210 million aggregate principal amount of term loans due 2026, subject to the repayment, extension or refinancing with longer maturity debt of certain of the Issuer’s other indebtedness, (ii) repurchase or redeem the outstanding $300 million aggregate principal amount of 2020 Notes in full and (iii) pay related fees and expenses in connection with the transactions.

The Notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from registration requirements or a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

Nothing in this press release should be construed as an offer to purchase any 2020 Notes, as the 2020 Notes Tender Offer is being made only to the recipients of an Offer to Purchase, dated as of September 12, 2019, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. Nothing in this press release should be construed as a notice to redeem any 2020 Notes. Any such notice will be made separately pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 2020 Notes.

About ADT

ADT is a leading security and automation provider serving residential and business customers across the United States and Canada. Ranked as the #1 Smart Home Security Provider*, ADT offers many ways to help protect customers by delivering lifestyle-driven solutions via professionally installed, do-it-yourself, mobile, and digital-based offerings for residential, small business, and larger commercial customers. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ADT is a purpose-driven company backed by approximately 19,000 employees, more than 200 sales and service locations, and 12 owned and operated monitoring centers connecting customers to lifesaving support for today’s ever-changing security needs, 24/7.

*Strategy Analytics, “US Interactive Security: Self-installed, Professionally-Monitored Solutions Gaining Momentum,” April 2019.

Forward-Looking Statements

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