Lennox International Announces Pricing of $200 Million Senior Note Offering
DALLAS, May 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) today announced the pricing of an offering of $200 million of 4.90% notes due 2017. The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its domestic revolving credit facility and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including repurchases of shares of its common stock pursuant to its previously announced share repurchase plans. The offering is scheduled to close on May 6, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities are serving as the joint book-running managers of the offering.
The offering is being made under an automatic shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 1, 2008 and amended on May 3, 2010. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement.
Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 383 Madison Avenue 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10170, Attn: High Grade Syndicate Desk, 212-834-4533 and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, Attn: Syndicate Operations, 1-800-326-5897, email: prospectus.specialrequests@wachovia.com. An electronic copy of the registration statement and prospectus supplement, together with the prospectus, is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy such securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Lennox International Inc.
Through its subsidiaries, Lennox International Inc. is a global leader in the heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets. Lennox International stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LII."
Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding expected financial results for 2010, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond LII's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements include, but are not limited to: the impact of higher raw material prices, LII's ability to implement price increases for its products and services, the impact of unfavorable weather, and a decline in new construction activity in the demand for products and services. For information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, see LII's publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. LII disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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SOURCE: Lennox International Inc.