YRC Worldwide Reaches Agreement to Reduce Debt by $300 Million

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Carlyle (CG) Unit to Acquire 2.33M Shares of YRC Worldwide (YRCW) at $15/Share

December 30, 2013 2:15 PM EST

On December 22, 2013, Carlyle (Nasdaq: CG) Strategic Partners II, L.P. (CSP II) and CSP II Coinvestment, L.P. (CSP II Coinvest) entered into an exchange agreement with YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq; YRCW) the Issuer (the Exchange Agreement), pursuant to which CSP II and CSP II Coinvest agreed to exchange $20,190,552 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers 10% Series B Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the Series B Notes) for an aggregate of 1,386,044 shares of Common Stock. The Common Stock will be issued... More

YRC Worldwide (YRCW) Expects Up to $50M in Annual Interest Expense Savings - CFO

December 23, 2013 12:10 PM EST

YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW) announced plans to cut its debt by $300 million with the issuance new equity, sending... More

YRC Worldwide (YRCW) Plans $300M Debt Reduction; Will Issue Equity, Conv. Notes

December 23, 2013 8:46 AM EST

YRC Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) announced that it has reached an agreement with certain holders of its Series A Convertible Notes, Series B Convertible Notes and other institutional investors that will allow it to reduce debt by approximately $300 million. In doing so, the company will meet a primary requirement (retiring at least 90% of the company's Series A and B Convertible Notes) needed to satisfy the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' (IBT) conditionality of ratifying the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) proposal that is currently out for ratification by the company's employees who are IBT members. However, the... More