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Published on 3/5/2013 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily and Prospect News Liability Management Daily.

Avaya holders tender 90.26% of 9¾% notes, toggle notes for exchange

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, March 5 - Avaya Inc. said holders have tendered a total of 90.26% of its outstanding 9¾% senior notes due 2015 and 10 1/8%/10 7/8% senior pay-in-kind toggle notes due 2015 in the exchange offer for a new series of 10½% senior secured notes due 2021.

In all, investors tendered $642,583,000 of its $700 million of 9¾% notes and $741,771,243 of its $833.78 million of PIK notes by the offer expiration date, 11:59 p.m. ET on March 4, according to a company press release. The offer began on Feb. 4.

On March 7, Avaya will issue $1,384,354,243 of new notes plus accrued interest through March 6 and expects to pay another $3,744,052.56 in cash to holders of $1,497,620,986 principal amount of notes who delivered consents by the end of the offer, the release added.

As noted before, holders will receive a total exchange price of $1.00 principal amount of new notes for each $1.00 principal amount of notes tendered by the early deadline.

Avaya said on Feb. 19 that holders had tendered a total of 90.1% of notes by 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 15, the early deadline.

Those who tendered after the early date will receive $0.95 per $1.00 principal amount.

The company also solicited consents to amend the notes. The consent payment was $0.0025 per $1.00 principal amount.

Holders of about 48% of the outstanding principal amount of the notes had agreed to tender their notes and deliver consents by the early participation deadline, according to a previous press release.

Georgeson, Inc. (866 628-6024, banks and brokers 212 440-9800 or email at Avaya@georgeson.com) was the information agent.

Avaya is a Basking Ridge, N.J.-based provider of business collaboration and communications services.


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