Form 8-K Mondelez International, For: Mar 09

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2015

 

 

MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia		1-16483		52-2284372
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Three Parkway North, Deerfield, Illinois 60015

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(847) 943-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On March 9, 2015, we issued a press release announcing the results of our previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for our 6.500% Notes due 2040, 6.500% Notes due 2031, 5.375% Notes due 2020, 7.000% Notes due 2037, 6.875% Notes due 2038, 6.875% Notes due 2039, 6.500% Notes due 2017, 6.125% Notes due August 2018, 6.125% Notes due February 2018 and 4.125% Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”) as of the early participation deadline and an increase in both the tender cap for our 5.375% Notes due 2020 and the combined aggregate maximum amount of Notes.

On March 9, 2015, we also issued a press release announcing the pricing for the Tender Offer.

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the press releases hereby incorporated by reference, is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to buy any Notes. The Tender Offer is being made only pursuant to the offer to purchase and the related letter of transmittal. The Tender Offer is not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Mondelēz International, Inc. Press Release, dated March 9, 2015.
99.2		Mondelēz International, Inc. Press Release, dated March 9, 2015.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 9, 2015

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Mondelēz International, Inc. Press Release, dated March 9, 2015.
99.2		Mondelēz International, Inc. Press Release, dated March 9, 2015.

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Contacts:		Michael Mitchell (Media)		Dexter Congbalay (Investors)
		+1-847-943-5678		+1-847-943-5454
		[email protected]		[email protected]

Mondelēz International Announces Early Tender Results for Cash Tender Offer; Increases the Maximum Amount and Tender Cap

DEERFIELD, Ill. – March 9, 2015 – Mondelēz International, Inc. today announced the early tender results as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 6, 2015 (the “Early Tender Deadline”) for its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for its 6.500% Notes due 2040, 6.500% Notes due 2031, 5.375% Notes due 2020, 7.000% Notes due 2037, 6.875% Notes due 2038, 6.875% Notes due 2039, 6.500% Notes due 2017, 6.125% Notes due August 2018, 6.125% Notes due February 2018 and 4.125% Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”).

The company also announced that it has amended the terms of the Tender Offer and that the “Maximum Amount” for the Notes is being increased from $2,000,000,000 to $2,498,864,000. Additionally, the aggregate principal amount of the Priority 3 Notes that the company will purchase in the Tender Offer is being increased from $200,000,000 to $690,586,000. All other terms of the Tender Offer, as previously announced, remain unchanged.

The principal amount of each series of Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Tender Offer as of the Early Tender Deadline is set forth in the table below.

 

Title of Security		CUSIP Number		Tender Cap				Acceptance Priority Level		Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding				Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered				Percent of Amount Outstanding Tendered
6.500% Notes due 2040		50075NAZ7			N/A			1		$	1,677,611,000			$	1,142,869,000				68.12	%
6.500% Notes due 2031		50075NAC8			N/A			2		$	578,973,000			$	200,935,000				34.71	%
5.375% Notes due 2020		50075NBA1		$	690,586,000			3		$	1,382,820,000			$	690,586,000				49.94	%
7.000% Notes due 2037		50075NAR5			N/A			4		$	171,265,000			$	26,154,000				15.27	%
6.875% Notes due 2038		50075NAT1			N/A			5		$	327,976,000			$	71,014,000				21.65	%
6.875% Notes due 2039		50075NAW4			N/A			6		$	265,582,000			$	69,463,000				26.16	%
6.500% Notes due 2017		50075NAS3			N/A			7		$	590,173,000			$	102,153,000				17.31	%
6.125% Notes due 2018		50075NAV6			N/A			8		$	477,347,000			$	80,464,000				16.86	%
6.125% Notes due 2018		50075NAU8			N/A			9		$	674,956,000			$	115,226,000				17.07	%
4.125% Notes due 2016		50075NBB9		$	100,000,000			10		$	1,750,000,000			$	789,469,000				45.11	%

 

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Subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, the company expects that it will accept for purchase Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early Tender Deadline in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Maximum Amount. The settlement for the Notes accepted by the company in connection with the Early Tender Deadline is currently expected to take place on March 10, 2015 (the “Settlement Date”). The Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer may no longer be withdrawn, unless otherwise required by law.

The Tender Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on March 20, 2015, unless extended (the “Expiration Time”). However, as the company intends, subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, to accept for purchase the Maximum Amount on the Settlement Date, further tenders of Notes prior to the Expiration Time will not be accepted for purchase. The Tender Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum amount of Notes being tendered, and the Tender Offer may be amended, extended, terminated or withdrawn in whole or with respect to one or more series of Notes. The amounts of each series of Notes that are purchased on the Settlement Date will be determined in accordance with the acceptance priority levels, the applicable tender caps and the proration procedures described in the Offer to Purchase.

The company’s obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, any Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Terms of the Tender Offer—Conditions to the Tender Offer.”

The Tender Offer, as amended hereby, is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated February 23, 2015 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which set forth a description of the other terms and conditions of the Tender Offer.

 

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This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities nor is this press release an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Tender Offer is being made solely pursuant to terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, as amended hereby.

BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are serving as Lead Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer. Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch at +1 (888) 292-0070 (toll free) or +1 (980) 387-3907 (collect) or to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at +1 (800) 834-4666 (toll free) or +1 (212) 834-4811 (collect). Requests for the Offer to Purchase or the Letter of Transmittal or the documents incorporated by reference therein may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation, which is acting as Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offer, at the following telephone numbers: banks and brokers, +1 (212) 430-3774; all others toll free at +1 (866) 470-4500.

About Mondelēz International

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snacking powerhouse, with 2014 revenue of $34 billion. Creating delicious moments of joy in 165 countries, Mondelēz International is a world leader in biscuits, chocolate, gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages, with billion-dollar brands such as Oreo, LU and Nabisco biscuits; Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate; Trident gum; Jacobs coffee and Tang powdered beverages. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com or follow Mondelēz International on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDLZ.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains a number of forward-looking statements. Words, and variations of words, such as “will,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify Mondelēz International’s forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about the terms and conditions of, and completion of, the tender offer. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Mondelēz International, which could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated in its forward-looking statements. Please also see Mondelēz International’s risk factors, as they may be amended from time to time, set forth in its filings with the SEC, including its most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. Mondelēz International disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

Contacts:		Michael Mitchell (Media)		Dexter Congbalay (Investors)
		+1-847-943-5678		+1-847-943-5454
		[email protected]		[email protected]

Mondelēz International Announces Pricing for its Cash Tender Offer

DEERFIELD, Ill. – March 9, 2015 – Mondelēz International, Inc. today announced the pricing for its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for its 6.500% Notes due 2040, 6.500% Notes due 2031, 5.375% Notes due 2020, 7.000% Notes due 2037, 6.875% Notes due 2038, 6.875% Notes due 2039, 6.500% Notes due 2017, 6.125% Notes due August 2018, 6.125% Notes due February 2018 and 4.125% Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”).

The Tender Offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated February 23, 2015 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), as amended by the company’s press release issued earlier today, which set forth a description of the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer.

The consideration to be paid in the Tender Offer for each series of Notes has been determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to a fixed spread over the yield to maturity of the applicable Reference U.S. Treasury Security specified in the table below and in the Offer to Purchase (the “Tender Offer Yield”). Holders who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline (as defined below) that are accepted for purchase will receive the applicable “Total Consideration” listed in the table below, which includes an early tender payment of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes accepted for purchase (the “Early Tender Premium”). In addition, holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on their purchased Notes from the last interest payment date for such Notes to, but excluding, the settlement date.

 

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Title of Security		CUSIP Number				Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding				Tender Cap				Acceptance Priority Level				Reference U.S. Treasury Security		Bloomberg Reference Page(1)				Reference Yield				Fixed Spread (basis points)				Tender Offer Yield				Total Consideration(2)(3)
6.500% Notes due 2040			50075NAZ7			$	1,677,611,000				N/A				1			3.000% due 11/15/44			PX1				2.798	%			140				4.198	%		$	1,353.53
6.500% Notes due 2031			50075NAC8			$	578,973,000				N/A				2			3.000% due 11/15/44			PX1				2.798	%			105				3.848	%		$	1,323.64
5.375% Notes due 2020			50075NBA1			$	1,382,820,000			$	690,586,000				3			1.250% due 1/31/20			PX1				1.660	%			40				2.060	%		$	1,154.23
7.000% Notes due 2037			50075NAR5			$	171,265,000				N/A				4			3.000% due 11/15/44			PX1				2.798	%			155				4.348	%		$	1,377.36
6.875% Notes due 2038			50075NAT1			$	327,976,000				N/A				5			3.000% due 11/15/44			PX1				2.798	%			160				4.398	%		$	1,355.10
6.875% Notes due 2039			50075NAW4			$	265,582,000				N/A				6			3.000% due 11/15/44			PX1				2.798	%			160				4.398	%		$	1,363.83
6.500% Notes due 2017			50075NAS3			$	590,173,000				N/A				7			0.500% due 7/31/17			PX5				0.916	%			35				1.266	%		$	1,124.31
6.125% Notes due 2018			50075NAV6			$	477,347,000				N/A				8			1.500% due 8/31/18			PX5				1.315	%			45				1.765	%		$	1,145.41
6.125% Notes due 2018			50075NAU8			$	674,956,000				N/A				9			1.000% due 2/15/18			PX1				1.114	%			40				1.514	%		$	1,129.96
4.125% Notes due 2016			50075NBB9			$	1,750,000,000			$	100,000,000				10			0.375% due 2/15/16			PX4				0.275	%			25				0.525	%		$	1,032.77

 

(1)	The applicable page on Bloomberg from which J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch quoted the bid side prices of the applicable Reference U.S. Treasury Security.

(2)	Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.

(3)	Includes the Early Tender Premium.

The Tender Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on March 20, 2015, unless extended (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the “Expiration Time”). Holders of Notes must have validly tendered and not validly withdrawn their Notes on or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on March 6, 2015 (the “Early Tender Deadline”) to be eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration for their tendered Notes. After such time, the Notes may not be withdrawn except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law. Assuming the Tender Offer is not extended and the conditions to the Tender Offer are satisfied or waived, the company expects that settlement for Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase will be on March 10, 2015 (the “Settlement Date”). As the company intends, subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, to accept for purchase the maximum combined aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be purchased in the Tender Offer on the Settlement Date, further tenders of Notes prior to the Expiration Time will not be accepted for purchase.

The company’s obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, any Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Terms of the Tender Offer—Conditions to the Tender Offer.”

 

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This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities nor is this press release an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Tender Offer is being made solely pursuant to terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, as amended by the company’s press release issued earlier today.

BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are serving as Lead Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer. Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch at +1 (888) 292-0070 (toll free) or +1 (980) 387-3907 (collect) or to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at +1 (800) 834-4666 (toll free) or +1 (212) 834-4811 (collect). Requests for the Offer to Purchase or the Letter of Transmittal or the documents incorporated by reference therein may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation, which is acting as Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offer, at the following telephone numbers: banks and brokers, +1 (212) 430-3774; all others toll free at +1 (866) 470-4500.

About Mondelēz International

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snacking powerhouse, with 2014 revenue of $34 billion. Creating delicious moments of joy in 165 countries, Mondelēz International is a world leader in biscuits, chocolate, gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages, with billion-dollar brands such as Oreo, LU and Nabisco biscuits; Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate; Trident gum; Jacobs coffee and Tang powdered beverages. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com or follow Mondelēz International on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDLZ.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains a number of forward-looking statements. Words, and variations of words, such as “will,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about the terms and conditions of, and completion of, the tender offer. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements. Please also see our risk factors, as they may be amended from time to time, set forth in our filings with the SEC, including our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. Mondelēz International disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation.

 

 

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