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Millicom announces consent solicitations to amend its outstanding senior notes
Millicom announces consent solicitations to amend its outstanding senior notes Luxembourg, August 5, 2024 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”)
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[{"type":"text","content":"Millicom announces consent solicitations to amend its outstanding senior notes Luxembourg, August 5, 2024 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) today announced that it will solicit consents (each, a “Consent”) from the holders of record on August 2, 2024 of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (CUSIP No. 600814 AP2 and ISIN No. XS1894610119), 5.125% Senior Notes due 2028 (CUSIP Nos. 600814 AN7 and L6388G AB6), 6.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 600814 AQ0 and L6388G HV5), 4.500% Senior Notes due 2031 (CUSIP Nos. 600814 AR8 and L6388G HX1) and 7.375% Senior Notes due 2032 (CUSIP Nos. 600814 AS6 and L6388G JA9) (collectively, the “Notes”) to amend (the “Proposed Amendments”) certain provisions of the indentures governing the Notes (the “Indentures”). The consent solicitations for each series of Notes (collectively, the “Consent Solicitations” and, with respect to each series, a “Consent Solicitation”) are being made solely on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the consent solicitation statement dated August 5, 2024 (the “Consent Solicitation Statement”). Atlas Luxco S.à r.l., a Luxembourg limited liability company (société à responsibilité limitée) (the “Purchaser”) has offered to purchase, through separate but concurrent offers in Sweden and the United States, all of the issued and outstanding common shares (including common shares represented by Swedish depositary receipts) (the “Shares”) of Millicom pursuant to the Tender Offer Statement and Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule TO filed by Atlas Luxco S.à r.l. and other members of the purchaser group with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2024 (the “Offers”). The Proposed Amendments are being sought in connection with the proposed acquisition by the Purchaser in the Offers of that number of Shares as a result of which the Purchaser would become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Shares of the Company (the “Acquisition”). The consummation of the Acquisition would constitute a “Change of Control,” as defined in the Indentures. Were a “Rating Decline” (as defined in the Indentures) also to occur, then the Change of Control and Rating Decline would constitute a “Change of Control Triggering Event” and require Millicom to make an offer, in the manner contemplated by the applicable Inden...