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Alcoa Corporation Announces Closing of Debt Offering

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PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA; ASX: AAI) ("Alcoa") announced today that Alumina Pty Ltd (ABN 85 004 820 419) (the "Issuer"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alcoa, closed its offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due 2030 and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2032 (the "notes"). The notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Alcoa and certain of its subsidiaries.

The Issuer intends to deploy the funds within the Alcoa group, including funding contributions to Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V. ("ANHBV"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alcoa and the issuer of the outstanding $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Notes due 2027 (the "Existing 2027 Notes") and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Notes due 2028 (the "Existing 2028 Notes"). These contributions will be funded through a series of intercompany transactions, including the repayment of intercompany indebtedness and the issuance of intercompany dividends. ANHBV intends to use such funds, along with cash on hand, to fund the purchase price pursuant to the cash tender offers (the "Tender Offers") announced on March 3, 2025 for any and all of the Existing 2027 Notes and up to $250 million of the Existing 2028 Notes to the extent tendered and accepted by ANHBV for purchase in the Tender Offers and to pay related transaction fees, including applicable premiums and expenses. If there are any net proceeds remaining from this offering, including if the Tender Offers are not consummated, Alcoa intends to use such funds for general corporate purposes, which may include the redemption by ANHBV of the Existing 2027 Notes and Existing 2028 Notes.

The notes and related guarantees were sold in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-United States persons in offshore transactions in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and related guarantees offering have not been and 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 or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the notes and related guarantees, the Existing 2027 Notes, the Existing 2028 Notes or any other security and there will be no offer, solicitation, purchase or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such an offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful. Any offers of the notes and related guarantees were made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The Tender Offers are being made only by means of the relevant offer to purchase and notice of guaranteed delivery, as applicable.