PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) ("Wabtec") today announced that it has priced a public offering (the "Offering") of (i) $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.900% Senior Notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes") and (ii) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035 (the "2035 Notes" and, together with the 2030 Notes, the "Notes"). The Notes will be guaranteed by each of Wabtec’s current and future subsidiaries that guarantee its indebtedness under its credit agreements or any other debt of Wabtec or any other guarantor.
The Notes will pay interest semi-annually in arrears. The 2030 Notes will mature on May 29, 2030, and the 2035 Notes will mature on May 29, 2035, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased.
Wabtec intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of its outstanding 3.200% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Notes") at maturity, which is scheduled to occur on June 15, 2025, and the funding of a portion of the purchase price of its pending acquisition of the Inspection Technologies division of Evident Corporation (the "Inspection Technologies Acquisition") and related fees and expenses.
The sale of the Notes is expected, subject to customary closing conditions, to close on May 29, 2025.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the Offering.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The Offering is being made under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-275386) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on November 8, 2023, as amended by the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on May 19, 2025 (as amended, the "Registration Statement"). The Offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Before you invest, you should read the Registration Statement, including the prospectus, and prospectus supplement, and other documents Wabtec has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Wabtec and this Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, to obtain a copy of the prospectus and the prospectus supplement for this Offering, please contact BNP Paribas Securities Corp. toll-free at 1-800-854-5674, BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-294-1322, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. toll-free at 1-866-811-8049 or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 212-834-4533.
About Wabtec
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations. The company is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, as well as the mining, marine and industrial markets. Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for over 155 years and has a vision to achieve a zero-emission rail system in the U.S. and worldwide.
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