Louisiana-Pacific gets consents for 95.9% of $243.75 million 13% notes

By Toni Weeks

San Diego, May 21 - Louisiana-Pacific Corp. announced it accepted for purchase and paid for about $233.8 million, or 95.92%, of the $243.75 million of 13% senior secured notes due 2017 in the company's consent solicitation and tender offer for the notes. The amount represents the notes that were validly tendered by 5 p.m. ET on May 18, the consent deadline.

The company also said it has delivered a notice of redemption for the redemption on June 20 of all 13% notes that were not validly tendered by the consent deadline.

The company received the required consents from holders of a majority of the notes to amend the note indenture to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, certain affirmative covenants and certain events of default. The amendments will permit Louisiana-Pacific to, among other things, incur debt in connection with new financing for the offer. They also will eliminate from the intercreditor agreement a provision that could require the lenders or holders providing the new financing to agree to be bound by the terms of the intercreditor agreement.

The company offered $986.17 per $1,000 principal amount, including a $30.00 consent payment for those who tendered prior to the consent deadline. Holders will receive $956.17 per $1,000 principal amount for notes tendered after May 18 and before the offer expiration, midnight ET on June 4.

The Nashville-based manufacturer of engineered wood building materials will also pay accrued interest.

The company stated in a news release that the total consideration is equal to the redemption price that would be payable if it had exercised its option under the indenture to redeem the notes on May 21 at a price equal to 100% of the accreted value plus a premium.

The tender offer and consent solicitation is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the receipt of proceeds from a new financing. The company announced that it had completed a $350 million upsized offering of 7½% senior notes due June 1, 2020. Net proceeds will be used to repurchase, redeem, or otherwise retire all of the outstanding 2017 notes, to pay related transaction costs and for other general corporate purposes.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the dealer manager and solicitation agent (212 357-0345 or 800 828-3182). Global Bondholder Services Corp. is the information agent and depositary (212 430-3774 or 866 470-3800).

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