Steel Dynamics (STLD) Closes Notes Offering Worth $400M

 | Dec 08, 2016 09:33PM ET

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) has completed the sale of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026. The notes were sold in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers.

Steel Dynamics will be utilizing the proceeds from the sale, along with other cash in hand, to purchase either a part or all of the outstanding $400 million principal amount of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2019, as per the company’s previous announcement of the cash tender offer. The company will also redeem or repurchase any 2019 Notes not purchased in the Tender Offer, as stated in the indenture governing the Notes along with bearing related fees and expenses.

The issuance of the new notes and the retirement of the 2019 notes will help Steel Dynamics to increase its debt maturity profile. Moreover, the company’s interest expenses will also decrease post the completion of these actions.

Shares of Steel Dynamics rose roughly 1.9% to $38.86 on Dec 6.

STEEL DYNAMICS Price

Zacks Investment Research

Get The News You Want
Read market moving news with a personalized feed of stocks you care about.
Get The App

Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.

Sign out
Are you sure you want to sign out?
NoYes
CancelYes
Saving Changes