Grupo Televisa Announces the Redemption of $500,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of its 6.0% Senior Notes Due 2018
CUSIP Nos.: 40049JAX5; 40049JAW7; P4987VAR4
ISIN Nos.: US40049JAX54; US40049J W71; USP4987VAR44
Mexico City, November 27, 2017 – Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Televisa” or the “Company”; NYSE:TV; BMV:TLEVISA CPO) has issued a redemption notice to redeem in full the Company’s $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.0% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) outstanding on December 26, 2017 (the “Redemption Date”) at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2018 Notes to the Redemption Date.
The notice to holders specifying the terms, conditions and procedures for the redemption is available through The Depository Trust Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, as the paying agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Luxembourg Branch, as Luxembourg paying agent.
According to the liability management plan of the Company, early redemption of the 2018 Notes will reduce the amount of outstanding dollar denominated debt and will increase the debt maturity profile of the Company, since such redemption is being funded with new liabilities in pesos.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward - looking statements regarding the Company’s results and prospects. Actual results could differ materially from these statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release should be read in conjunction with the factors described in “Item 3. Key Information – Forward Looking Statements” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20 - F, which, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this press release and in oral statements made by authorized officers of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Televisa
Televisa is a leading media company in the Spanish-speaking world, an important cable operator in Mexico and an operator of a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. Televisa distributes the content it produces through several broadcast channels in Mexico and in over 50 countries through 26 pay-tv brands, and television networks, cable operators and over-the-top or “OTT” services. In the United States, Televisa’s audiovisual content is distributed through Univision Communications Inc. (“Univision”) the leading media company serving the Hispanic market. Univision broadcasts Televisa’s audiovisual content through multiple platforms in exchange for a royalty payment. In addition, Televisa has equity and warrants which upon their exercise would represent approximately 36% on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis of the equity capital in Univision Holdings, Inc., the controlling company of Univision. Televisa’s cable business offers integrated services, including video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and commercial customers as well as managed services to domestic and international carriers through five cable Multiple System Operators in Mexico. Televisa owns a majority interest in Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico, operating also in the Dominican Republic and Central America. Televisa also has interests in magazine publishing and distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film production and distribution, and gaming.
Investor Relations:
Carlos Madrazo / Tel: (52 55) 5261 2445 / cmadrazov@televisa.com.mx
Santiago Casado / Tel: (52 55) 5261 2438 / scasado@televisa.com.mx
Media Relations:
Alejandro Olmos / Tel: (52 55) 4438 1205 / aolmosc@televisa.com.mx
María Eugenia Zurita / Tel: (52 55) 52 24 63 60 / mezurita@televisa.com.mx
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