International Seaways announces successful placement of 5-Year senior unsecured bonds
International Seaways, announced that it has successfully placed $250 million of new senior unsecured bonds in the Nordic bond market. The new bonds are due to mature in September 2030 and will pay a fixed coupon of 7.125% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. An application will be made for the bonds to be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
The net proceeds from the bond issue are intended to be used for the refinancing of the Ocean Yield sale-and-leaseback agreement and for general corporate purposes.
DNB Carnegie, Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge, Arctic Securities AS and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Oslofilialen (“SEB”) acted as Joint Bookrunners and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Clarksons Securities AS and Fearnleys Securities AS acted as passive Joint Lead Managers in the bond issue.
The senior unsecured bonds are being sold in the United States or its territories only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The bonds have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
