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Bristow Group Announces Closing of $500 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering and Extension of ABL Facility
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) (the "Company" or "Bristow") announced today the closing of its private offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior secured notes due 2033 (the "notes") and the amendment and extension of its asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Facility") until 2031. The notes were issued under an indenture, dated January 26, 2026, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as t
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[{"type":"text","content":"HOUSTON, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) (the "Company" or "Bristow") announced today the closing of its private offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior secured notes due 2033 (the "notes") and the amendment and extension of its asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Facility") until 2031. The notes were issued under an indenture, dated January 26, 2026, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent.","length":607,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""We are very pleased to complete this important financing, which strengthens Bristow's financial position and provides greater strategic and operational flexibility," said Chris Bradshaw, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bristow. "With the successful offering of our new senior secured notes and the extension of our ABL facility, Bristow benefits from an extended maturity profile and strong liquidity position."","length":445,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to fund the previously announced satisfaction and discharge of its outstanding 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $397 million outstanding as of September 30, 2025 (the "2028 Notes"). As a result (and at the time) of such deposit, the indenture governing the 2028 Notes was satisfied and discharged in accordance with its terms with respect to the 2028 Notes, and the liens securing the 2028 Notes were released. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.","length":658,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The notes were offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the notes and the related subsidiary guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or...