CALGARY, Sept. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Keyera Corp. (TSX:KEY) (TSX:KEY.DB.A)
("Keyera") announced today that it is entering into a private placement
of 12-year and 15-year senior unsecured notes (the "Notes") totaling
approximately CAD$305 million with a group of institutional investors
in Canada and the U.S. Approximately CAD$230 million of the proceeds is
expected to be drawn in November 2013, with the remaining CAD$75
million being drawn in April 2014, all subject to satisfying closing
conditions.
The Notes will be issued in four tranches:
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$20 million denominated in Canadian dollars bearing interest at 5.05%
and maturing on November 20, 2025;
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$140 million denominated in U.S. dollars bearing interest at 4.75% and
maturing on November 20, 2025;
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$65 million denominated in U.S. dollars bearing interest at 4.95%
maturing on November 20, 2028; and
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$75 million denominated in Canadian dollars bearing interest at 5.34%
and maturing on April 8, 2029.
Interest is payable semi-annually. Concurrent with this transaction,
Keyera has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of Canadian banks
to swap the U.S. dollar principal and interest portions of the 12-year
and 15-year Notes into Canadian dollars. The resulting effective
weighted average Canadian interest cost for the CAD$305 million of
Notes is 5.31%.
"This transaction provides long-term financing for Keyera as we
undertake our extensive growth capital program", said Steven Kroeker,
Vice President and CFO. "The financing maturity dates fit nicely with
the long-term nature of our business and the attractive rates provide
interest rate certainty going forward".
About Keyera Corp.
Keyera Corp. (TSX:KEY) (TSX:KEY.DB.A) operates one of the largest
natural gas midstream businesses in Canada. Its business consists of
natural gas gathering and processing as well as the processing,
transportation, storage and marketing of Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs),
the production of iso-octane and crude oil midstream activities.
Keyera's gas processing plants and associated facilities are
strategically located in the west central, foothills and deep basin
natural gas production areas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
Its NGL and crude oil infrastructure, including pipelines, terminals
and processing and storage facilities, as well as its iso-octane
facility, are primarily located in Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan,
Alberta, a major North American NGL hub. Keyera markets propane,
butane, condensate and iso-octane to customers in Canada and the United
States.
Disclaimer
This document contains forward-looking statements based on management's
current expectations and assumptions relating to Keyera's business, its
financing strategy, the environment in which it operates, anticipated
timing and construction of capital projects and the future operations
and performance of the assets. As these forward-looking statements
depend upon future events, actual outcomes may differ materially
depending on factors such as: satisfaction of the closing conditions
for each of the CAD$230 million and CAD$75 million notes placements;
future operating results of the assets; future operating results of
Keyera's business segments and the components of those results;
Keyera's ability to execute its strategic initiatives; commodity
supply/demand balances and prices; activities of producers,
competitors, customers, business partners and others; overall economic
conditions; access to capital and financing alternatives; operational
risks in developing and producing natural gas; potential delays or
changes in plans with respect to development projects or capital
expenditures or the results therefrom; the legislative, regulatory and
tax environment; and other known or unknown factors. There can be no
assurance that the results or developments anticipated by Keyera will
be realized or that they will have the expected consequences for or
effects on Keyera.
Additional Information
For additional information on these and other risk factors, see Keyera's
public filings on www.sedar.com. The information provided in this release is given as of the date
hereof.
SOURCE Keyera Corp.
