NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NMG Holding
Company, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and The Neiman Marcus Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together,
the "Issuers"), today announced the expiration and final
results of the previously announced offer to exchange (the
"Exchange Offer") any and all of the Issuers' outstanding
7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the "Old Notes") held
by Eligible Holders (as defined below) for newly issued 8.500%
Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the "Exchange Notes" and the
issuance thereof, the "Exchange Notes Issuance") to be
issued by the Issuers and guaranteed by existing and future
wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Issuers and cash, as set
forth in, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of, the
confidential offering memorandum and consent solicitation
statement, dated August 13, 2024 (as
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Exchange Offering Memorandum").
As of 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on September 11, 2024 (the "Expiration
Date"), the Issuers received from Eligible Holders valid and
unwithdrawn tenders and related Consents (as defined below), as
reported by D.F. King & Co., Inc. (the "Exchange
Agent"), representing $1,091,836,000 in aggregate principal amount of
Old Notes, or approximately 99.3% of the aggregate principal amount
of Old Notes outstanding, as further specified in the table below.
As a result, the Minimum Participation Condition (as defined in the
Exchange Offering Memorandum) has been satisfied.
Title of
Series of
Old Notes
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CUSIP No. /
ISIN(1)
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Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal
Amount
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Tender
Date
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Principal Amount
Tendered
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Exchange
Consideration to be
Received for Each
$1,000 Principal
Amount of Old
Notes Validly
Tendered and
Accepted for
Exchange(2)
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7.125%
Senior
Secured
Notes due
2026
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144A: 62929R
AC2 /
US62929RAC25
Reg S: U7360R
AB2 /
USU7360RAB25
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$1,100,000,000
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At or prior to the
Early Tender
Date
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$1,091,836,000
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$1,000 in principal
amount of Exchange
Notes and
$2.51869328 in
cash(3)(4)
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After the Early
Tender Date and
at or prior to the
Expiration Date
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$0
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$950 in principal
amount of Exchange
Notes
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(1)
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No representation is
made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP numbers or
ISINs listed in this press release, the Exchange Offering
Memorandum or printed on the Old Notes. Such CUSIP numbers and
ISINs are provided solely for the convenience of the holders of
Old
Notes.
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(2)
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For each $1,000
principal amount of Old Notes validly tendered and accepted for
exchange, the Issuers will pay accrued and unpaid interest
in addition to the Early Exchange Consideration or Late Exchange
Consideration (each as defined in the Exchange Offering
Memorandum),
as applicable, to, but excluding, the settlement date for the
Exchange Offer (the "Settlement Date"). Interest on the
Exchange Notes will
accrue from the Settlement Date. No consideration will be paid for
Consents in the Consent Solicitation (as defined below). The
Early
Exchange Consideration and the Late Exchange Consideration, as
applicable, will be paid on the Settlement Date.
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(3)
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For each $1,000
principal amount of Old Notes validly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted
for exchange, Eligible Holders of Old Notes were eligible to
receive an amount equal to $1,000 principal amount of Exchange
Notes and an
amount of cash equal to the product of (x) $2.75 million divided by
the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes validly tendered (and
not
validly withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Date and (y)
1,000.
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(4)
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The Old Notes will only
be accepted for exchange by the Issuers in minimum principal
amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000
thereafter. The Issuers will not accept any tender of Old Notes
that would result in the issuance of less than $2,000 principal
amount of
Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes will only be issued in minimum
principal amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in
excess
thereof. If, under the terms of the Exchange Offer, a tendering
holder is entitled to receive Exchange Notes in a principal amount
that is not
an integral multiple of $1.00, the Issuers will round downward such
principal amount of Exchange Notes to the nearest integral multiple
of
$1.00. This rounded amount will be the principal amount of Exchange
Notes that Eligible Holders will receive, and no additional cash
will
be paid in lieu of any principal amount of Exchange Notes not
received as a result of rounding down.
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In addition, as previously announced, as of 5:00 P.M., New York
City time, on August 27, 2024
(the "Early Tender Date"), the Issuers received the
requisite number of consents (the "Consents") in the
concurrent consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation")
from Eligible Holders of the Old Notes to adopt certain proposed
amendments to the indenture governing the Old Notes, dated as of
March 30, 2021 (as amended or
supplemented from time to time, the "Old Notes Indenture"),
to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and
certain of the default provisions, modify covenants regarding
mergers and consolidations, and modify or eliminate certain other
provisions, including removing the requirement that the Issuers
make an offer to repurchase the Old Notes if the Issuers experience
certain change of control transactions, releasing the guarantees
provided by the guarantors of the Old Notes and eliminating any
requirement to provide guarantees in the future with respect to the
Old Notes, as well as releasing the liens on all of the collateral
securing the Old Notes and eliminating any requirement to provide
collateral in the future with respect to the Old Notes
(collectively, the "Proposed Amendments"). On August 27, 2024, the Issuers entered into a
supplemental indenture with the trustee for the Old Notes and the
guarantors party thereto to reflect the Proposed Amendments, but
the Proposed Amendments will become operative only upon, and
subject to, the consummation of the Exchange Offer on the
Settlement Date.
The settlement of the Exchange Offer is expected to occur on
September 13, 2024, subject to, and
conditioned upon, the satisfaction or, if permitted, waiver by the
Issuers of, the Intercreditor Amendment Condition, the ABL
Amendment Condition, the HBC Consent Condition, the Merger
Condition and the General Conditions (each as defined in the
Exchange Offering Memorandum). Following the consummation of the
Exchange Offer on the Settlement Date, the Issuer expects the
aggregate principal amount of Old Notes outstanding to be
$8,164,000 and the aggregate
principal amount of Exchange Notes outstanding to be $1,091,836,000.
The Exchange Notes and the offering thereof have not been
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
or any state or foreign securities laws. The Exchange Offer and
Consent Solicitation was only made, and the Exchange Notes are only
being offered and issued, to holders of Old Notes that are (a)
reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in
reliance on Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act or (b)
non-U.S. persons, in transactions outside the United States, in reliance on Regulation S
under the Securities Act (such holders, the "Eligible
Holders").
D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been appointed as the exchange
agent and information agent for the Exchange Offer and Consent
Solicitation. Questions concerning the Exchange Offer and the
Consent Solicitation may be directed to the Dealer Managers or the
Exchange Agent, in accordance with the contact details shown on the
back cover of the Exchange Offering Memorandum.
About the Issuers
The Issuers are subsidiaries of NMG Parent LLC, the parent
company of leading U.S. multi-brand luxury retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. The company
successfully transformed itself into a profitable luxury
relationship business by Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences for
customers, brand partners, communities, and associates. Its
differentiated business model is anchored around integrated retail,
an expertly curated product assortment, and a sales-assisted
approach. The company's culture of Belonging, powered by its
approximately 10,000 associates, celebrates the individual talents
that form its collective strength.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not intended to and does not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or
buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or
the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval in any
jurisdiction in connection with the Exchange Notes Issuance, the
Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation, or otherwise, nor
shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any
jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. In particular,
this communication is not an offer of securities for sale into
the United States. No offer of
securities shall be made in the United
States absent registration under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to,
such registration requirements.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made herein may be deemed "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including any statements regarding
the consummation of the Exchange Offer and the Consent
Solicitation. Any statements that are not statements of historical
fact should be considered forward-looking statements. In many
cases, forward-looking statements can generally be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plan,"
"predict," "expect," "estimate," "intend," "would," "will,"
"could," "should," "anticipate," "believe," "project" or "continue"
or the negative thereof or other similar expressions. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect
our views as of the date of this press release and are based on our
expectations and beliefs concerning future events, as well as
currently available data as of the date of this press release.
While we believe there is a reasonable basis for our
forward-looking statements, they involve a number of risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may
cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ
significantly from those expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to, the
adverse impact of failing to consummate the Exchange Offer and the
Consent Solicitation and the risk that an insufficient number of
Eligible Holders participate in the Exchange Offer and tender their
Old Notes. Therefore, these statements are not guarantees of future
events, results, performance or achievements and you should not
rely on them.
All forward-looking statements included in this press release
are based on information available to the Issuers as of the date on
which such statements were made and the Issuers assume no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances that occur after such statements
are made, except as required by law.
For questions concerning the Exchange Offer and the Consent
Solicitation, please visit www.dfking.com/NMG or contact the
Exchange Agent via email at NMG@dfking.com, with a reference to
"NMG" in the subject line, or by phone at (212) 269-5550 (banks and
brokers) or (800) 848-3051 (toll-free).
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