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Exhibit 99.1
Libbey Inc. 300 Madison Ave P.O. Box 10060 Toledo, OH 43699 |
N E W S R E L E A S E
AT THE COMPANY: |
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Kenneth Boerger
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Greg Geswein | |
VP/Treasurer
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VP/Chief Financial Officer | |
(419) 325-2279
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(419) 325-2451 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
LIBBEY CLOSES $400 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT
OF SENIOR SECURED NOTES
OF SENIOR SECURED NOTES
TOLEDO, OHIO, FEBRUARY 8, 2010Libbey Inc. (NYSE Amex: LBY) (Libbey or Company) announced
today that its wholly owned subsidiary Libbey Glass Inc. (Libbey Glass) has completed its
previously announced private placement of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 10% senior
secured notes due 2015 (the Notes). The Notes were offered to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act).
Libbey Glass used the net proceeds, together with cash on hand, to (i) repurchase its existing
$306 million Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2011 in a previously announced tender offer,
(ii) repay its $80.4 million Senior Subordinated Secured Payment-in-Kind Notes due 2021 and (iii)
pay related fees and expenses.
The Notes, the Libbey guarantee of the Notes and the subsidiary guarantees of the Notes have
not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S.
persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
The Company also announced today the execution of a new $110 million senior secured
asset-based revolving credit facility by Libbey Glass and its direct wholly owned subsidiary Libbey
Europe B.V., as borrowers, and Libbey and certain of Libbey Glasss existing and future
subsidiaries as guarantors.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy
any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in
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which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Based in Toledo, Ohio, since 1888, the Company operates glass tableware manufacturing plants
in the United States, Mexico, China, Portugal and the Netherlands.
This
press release includes forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements only
reflect the Companys best assessment at this time and are indicated by words or phrases such as
goal, expects, believes, will, estimates, anticipates, or similar phrases. Investors
are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty, that actual results
may differ materially from such statements, and that investors should not place undue reliance on
such statements. These forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties in
the Companys business. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and
risk factor disclosures contained in the Companys Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including the Companys report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 16, 2009. Important
factors potentially affecting performance include but are not limited to increased competition from
foreign suppliers endeavoring to sell glass tableware in the United States and Mexico; the impact
of lower duties for imported products; global economic conditions and the related impact on
consumer spending levels; major slowdowns in the retail, travel or entertainment industries in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, Western Europe and Asia, caused by terrorist attacks or otherwise;
significant increases in per-unit costs for natural gas, electricity, corrugated packaging, and
other purchased materials; higher indebtedness related to the Crisa acquisition; higher interest
rates that increase the Companys borrowing costs or volatility in the financial markets that could
constrain liquidity and credit availability; protracted work stoppages related to collective
bargaining agreements; increases in expense associated with higher medical costs, increased pension
expense associated with lower returns on pension investments and increased pension obligations;
devaluations and other major currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar and the Euro that
could reduce the cost competitiveness of the Companys products compared to foreign competition;
the effect of high inflation in Mexico and exchange rate changes to the value of the Mexican peso
and the earnings and cash flow of Crisa, expressed under U.S. GAAP; the inability to achieve
savings and profit improvements at targeted levels in the Companys operations or within the
intended time periods; and whether the Company completes any significant acquisition and whether
such acquisitions can operate profitably. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date of this press
release.
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