Brightstar also announced a benchmark offering (the "Offering") of euro-denominated senior secured notes due 2032 (the "New Notes"). The New Notes will be guaranteed on a senior basis by certain of Brightstar's wholly-owned subsidiaries. Application has been made for the New Notes to be listed on the Official List of Euronext Dublin and admitted to trading on the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin. Brightstar intends to use the gross proceeds from the sale of the New Notes (i) to pay the purchase price for the Regulation S interests in the Notes tendered and accepted for purchase in connection with the Offer and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (ii) to repay utilizations under its senior revolving credit facilities and (iii) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Offer and the Offering.
The purpose of the Offer and the Offering is to extend the weighted average maturity of Brightstar's debt. The completion of the Offering is a condition to the Offer (though such condition may be waived by Brightstar in its sole and absolute discretion).
Key Terms of the Invitation
Subject to the right of Brightstar to extend, terminate, re-open or amend the Offer, Brightstar will purchase for cash the Notes validly tendered by Holders and accepted by Brightstar. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, Brightstar's obligation to accept for purchase and to pay for the Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offer is subject to, and conditioned upon, the satisfaction of or, where applicable, its waiver of the General Conditions and the Financing Condition. Brightstar is under no obligation to accept any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer. Prior to acceptance for purchase by Brightstar of Notes pursuant to the Offer, Brightstar reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject tenders of Notes for any reason and Brightstar is under no obligation to Holders to furnish any reason or justification for refusing to accept a tender of Notes for purchase.
Purchase Price and Accrued Interest
The price Brightstar will pay for Notes tendered prior to the Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will be €990.00 per €1,000 (the "Purchase Price").
All Holders of purchased Notes will receive, as well as the Purchase Price, a cash amount in euros equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, from, and including, the immediately preceding interest payment date up to, but excluding, the applicable settlement date for Notes validly tendered, and which, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Tender Offer Memorandum is expected to occur on the Settlement Date (as defined below) (such cash amount, "Accrued Interest"). For the avoidance of doubt, Accrued Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer.
New Notes and Financing Condition
On or prior to the Settlement Date, Brightstar expects to issue the New Notes on terms and conditions satisfactory to Brightstar in its sole and absolute discretion (the "Financing Condition"). Brightstar expects to pay the Purchase Price and Accrued Interest with proceeds from the issuance of the New Notes and, if necessary, cash on hand. The Offer is subject to the satisfaction of the Financing Condition. Brightstar may waive the Financing Condition in its sole and absolute discretion.
Priority Allocation of the New Notes
Brightstar will, in connection with allocations of the New Notes, consider, among other factors, the aggregate nominal amount of Notes tendered or firmly intended to be tendered by a Holder requesting an allocation of New Notes. Brightstar intends to give preference to such Holders ("New Issue Priority"). Any such preference will be in the sole and absolute discretion of Brightstar but will not exceed the aggregate nominal amount of Notes validly tendered or firmly indicated to be validly tendered pursuant to the Offer.
Brightstar is not obligated to allocate the New Notes to a Holder who has validly tendered or indicated a firm intention to validly tender the Notes pursuant to the Offer and, if any such New Notes are allocated, the nominal amount thereof may be less or more than the nominal amount of Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted for purchase by Brightstar pursuant to the Offer.
Any such allocation will also, among other factors, take into account the minimum denomination of the New Notes (being €100,000). Any allocation of the New Notes will be made in accordance with customary new issuance allocation processes and procedures.
In the event that a Holder validly tenders Notes pursuant to the Offer, such Notes will remain subject to such tender and the conditions of the Offer as set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum irrespective of whether such Holder receives all, some or none of the allocation of New Notes requested.
Holders should note that the pricing and allocation of the New Notes are expected to take place prior to the Tender Deadline and any Holder requesting an allocation of New Notes in addition to tendering Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer should therefore provide as soon as practicable to any Joint Lead Dealer Manager an indication of a firm intention to tender Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer and the aggregate nominal amount of Notes that such Holder intends to tender.
To request New Issue Priority, a Holder should contact a Joint Lead Dealer Manager in its capacity as manager for the New Notes as soon as possible using the contact details below. It is the sole responsibility of each Holder to satisfy itself that it is eligible to purchase New Notes before requesting priority in the allocation of the New Notes.
Electronic Instructions
To participate in the Offer, Holders of the Notes held through the Clearing Systems, must deliver, or arrange to have delivered on their behalf, through such Clearing System, and in accordance with the requirements of such Clearing System, by the relevant deadline, valid Electronic Instructions (as defined in the Tender Offer Memorandum) to Kroll Issuer Services Limited (the "Tender and Information Agent") through such Clearing System and in accordance with the requirements of such Clearing System at or prior to the Tender Deadline, unless the Offer is extended, re-opened or terminated as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
The submission of a valid Electronic Instruction in accordance with the procedures set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum will be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances described in the Tender Offer Memorandum, or as required by any applicable law. No acknowledgement of receipt of any Electronic Instruction or other documents will be given by the Issuer, the Dealer Manager or the Tender and Information Agent.
Brightstar will accept Notes for purchase only in minimum denominations of €100,000 and integral multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof. Holders who tender less than all of their Notes must continue to hold Notes in the minimum denomination of €100,000.
No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted.
Expected Timetable of Events
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Event
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Indicative Date and Time
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Description of Event
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Launch Date
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September 8, 2026.
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Invitation to tender announced by Brightstar and Tender Offer Memorandum available from the Tender and Information Agent.
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Tender Deadline
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4:00 P.M. (London time) on
September 15, 2026.
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The final deadline for receipt of valid Electronic Instructions by the Tender and Information Agent for Holders to participate in the Offer and to be eligible to receive the Purchase Price and Accrued Interest.
The deadline set by each Clearing System for the submission of Electronic Instructions will be earlier than the Tender Deadline.
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Announcement of
Results
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As soon as reasonably practicable
following the Tender Deadline
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Announcement of the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered by the Tender Deadline and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be accepted for purchase (subject to satisfaction of the General Conditions and the Financing Condition).
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Settlement Date
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The Settlement Date is expected to
be September 18, 2026.
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Brightstar will deposit with the applicable Clearing System the amount of cash necessary to pay, and the applicable Clearing System, will pay, to each Holder whose Notes are accepted for purchase the Purchase Price and Accrued Interest.
Brightstar shall have no obligation to make or pay interest by reason of any delay by a Clearing System in making payments to the Holders or otherwise.
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The above dates and times are subject, where applicable, to the right of Brightstar to extend, terminate, re-open or amend the Offer. Beneficial owners are advised to check with any broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company, direct participant or other intermediary or nominee through which they hold Notes whether such institution would require receipt of instructions to participate in the Offer prior to the deadline specified above.
The deadline set by each Clearing System for the submission of Electronic Instructions will be earlier than the relevant deadlines above.
Further Information
The Offer is described in full in the Tender Offer Memorandum which is available from the Tender and Information Agent (as detailed below). Requests for information in relation to the procedures for participating in the Offer should be directed to the Tender and Information Agent:
Kroll Issuer Services Limited
The News Building
3 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7704 0880
Attention: Scott Boswell
E-mail: brightstar@is.kroll.com
Invitation Website: https://deals.is.kroll.com/brightstar
The Joint Lead Dealer Managers for the Offer are:
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Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
21 Moorfields
London EC2Y 9DB
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 207 545 8011
Attention: Liability Management Group
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Banco Santander, S.A.
Ciudad Grupo Santander,
Edificio Encinar, Avenida de Cantabria s/n
28660, Boadilla del Monte
Madrid, Spain
Email: LiabilityManagement@gruposantander.com
Attention: Liability Management
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The Co-Dealer Managers for the Offer are:
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Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
12 Place des États Unis
CS 70052 92547
Montrouge Cedex
France
Tel.: +44 207 214 5553
Email: liability.management@ca-cib.com
Attention: Liability Management
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ING Bank N.V., London Branch
8-10 Moorgate
London EC2R 6DA
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7767 6784
Email: liability.management@ing.com
Attention: Liability Management Team
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DISCLAIMER
No offer or invitation to acquire any securities is being made pursuant to this news release. Each holder of the Notes (a "Holder") is recommended to seek immediately its own legal advice and financial advice, including tax advice, relating to the consequences resulting from the Offer from its broker, bank, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, legal or other advisor. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company, direct participant or other intermediary or nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes pursuant to the Offer. None of the Joint Lead Dealer Managers, the Tender and Information Agent or Brightstar makes any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender Regulation S interests in the Notes pursuant to the Offer.
New Notes
Any investment decision to purchase any New Notes should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in (i) the preliminary offering memorandum dated September 8, 2026 and (ii) the pricing supplement prepared in connection with the New Notes and no reliance is to be placed on any representations, warranties or other information.
The New Notes are not being, and will not be, offered or sold in the United States. Nothing in the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The New Notes may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States absent registration under, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The New Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act).
MiFID II product governance – The target market for the New Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II").
The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the European Economic Area has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold, distributed or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold, distributed or otherwise made available to, any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is either one (or both) of the following: (i) not a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or (ii) not a "qualified investor" as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024. Consequently, no disclosure document required by the FCA Product Disclosure Sourcebook ("DISC") for offering, selling or distributing the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the United Kingdom may be unlawful under DISC and the Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024. References to Regulations or Directives include, in relation to the United Kingdom, those Regulations or Directives as they form part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA or have been implemented in United Kingdom domestic law, as appropriate.
No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction in relation to the New Notes to permit a public offering of securities.
OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
Neither this news release nor the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an invitation to participate in the Offer in or from any jurisdiction in or from which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make the Offer or solicitation under any applicable securities, blue sky or other laws. The distribution of this news release and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this news release or the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by Brightstar, the Joint Lead Dealer Managers and the Tender and Information Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
United Kingdom
The communication of this news release, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer is not being made, and such documents or materials have not been approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the "FSMA"). Accordingly, such documents or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents or materials is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under Section 21 of the FSMA on the basis that it is only directed at and may be communicated to (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments, being investment professionals as defined in Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Financial Promotion Order"); (ii) persons who fall within Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order; or (iii) any other persons to whom these documents or materials may lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order. Any investment or investment activity to which this news release or the Tender Offer Memorandum relates is available only to such persons or will be engaged only with such persons and other persons should not rely on it.
European Economic Area
In any European Economic Area Member State, each of this news release and the Tender Offer Memorandum is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended), together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State.
Italy
None of the Offer, this news release, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other document or materials relating to the Offer have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB") pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. The Offer is being carried out in Italy as an exempted offer pursuant to Article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended (the "Financial Services Act") and Article 35-bis, paragraph 3 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended. Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes that are located in Italy can tender Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in the Republic of Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of February 15, 2018, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.
General
This news release does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. None of the New Notes (i) may be offered, sold or delivered in the United States absent registration under, or an exemption from the registration requirements of, the Securities Act or (ii) have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof or the applicable laws of any other jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and any Joint Lead Dealer Manager or either of the Joint Lead Dealer Managers' respective affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in any such jurisdiction, the Offer shall be deemed to be made by such Joint Lead Dealer Manager or affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of Brightstar in such jurisdiction.
In addition to the representations referred to above with respect to the United States, each Holder participating in the Offer will also be deemed to give certain representations in respect of the other jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out in the applicable Tender Offer Memorandum. Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer from a Holder that is unable to make these representations will not be accepted. Each of Brightstar, each Joint Lead Dealer Manager and the Tender and Information Agent reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer, whether any such representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result Brightstar determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender shall not be accepted.
Dingnews.com 09/09/2026