NextDecade Corporation Announces Contemplated Notes Sale by Rio Grande LNG, LLC
NextDecade Corporation (“NextDecade”) (NASDAQ: NEXT) announced today that its partially-owned subsidiary, Rio Grande LNG, LLC (“RGLNG”) intends to offer and sell, subject to market and other conditions, senior secured notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”), in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and to non-US persons outside the United States only in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
RGLNG intends to use the net proceeds from any offering of Senior Secured Notes to (i) repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its existing credit agreements, (ii) to pay related fees and expenses thereto and (iii) pay or reserve for payment of interest rate hedge termination payments, as applicable. The Senior Secured Notes would rank pari passu to RGLNG’s existing term loan facilities, working capital facility, senior secured notes, and senior secured loans.
The offer of the Senior Secured Notes has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and the Senior Secured Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Senior Secured Notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States only in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
