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RUTLAND, Vt., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (“Casella”) (NASDAQ:CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today announced that it has priced the previously announced offering of up to $45.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Finance Authority of Maine (the “Authority”) Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2024 (the “Bonds”) to be issued under an indenture between the Authority and the bond trustee, dated as of December 1, 2024.
During the initial fixed rate interest period through June 1, 2035, the interest rate on the Bonds will be 4.625% per annum, and the Bonds will be guaranteed under a guaranty (the “Guaranty”) by substantially all of Casella’s subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), as required by the terms of a Financing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2024, between the Authority and Casella (the “Financing Agreement”) pursuant to which the Authority will loan the proceeds of the Bonds to Casella. The Bonds will mature on December 1, 2047. The issuance of the Bonds is expected to close on December 23, 2024. Casella intends to use the proceeds of the Bonds to fund the costs of certain qualifying capital projects in the State of Maine, to pay certain costs of issuance, and to refinance and repay in full on the stated maturity date of January 1, 2025 (required to be paid on January 2, 2025 under the applicable indenture) the Authority’s Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2005 (the “2005 Bonds”) previously issued to finance certain project costs and costs of issuance under an indenture between the Authority and the bond trustee dated as of December 1, 2005, as amended.
There can be no assurance that all approvals with respect to the Bonds will be received, that all other conditions to the issuance of the Bonds will be satisfied or that the issuance of the Bonds will be completed.
The Bonds will not be a general obligation of the Authority and will not constitute indebtedness of or a charge against the general credit of the Authority. The Bonds will not be a debt of the State of Maine or a political subdivision of the State of Maine and will be payable solely from any remarketing proceeds and from amounts received from Casella under the terms of the Financing Agreement and from the Guarantors under the Guaranty.
The Bonds are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.