ALTICE USA ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL PRICING OF NEW TERM LOAN
NEW YORK (February 7, 2019) — Altice USA, Inc. (NYSE: ATUS) (“Altice USA”), today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary CSC Holdings, LLC (“CSC”) successfully priced a new $1 billion 8.25-year Senior Secured Term Loan B maturing on April 15, 2027 (the “Senior Secured Term Loan B”), the proceeds of which are expected to be used to redeem $894.7 million in aggregate principal amount of CSC’s 10.125% Senior Notes due 2023, representing the entire aggregate principal amount outstanding, and paying related fees, costs and expenses with the remainder being used to fund cash on balance sheet. The new Senior Secured Term Loan B will have a margin of 300bps over Libor and was issued with an original issue discount of 100bps. Altice USA expects total annual interest cost savings of approximately $40 million resulting from this refinancing activity with the average cost of debt reducing from 6.2% to 6.0%. The weighted average life of Altice USA’s debt has been extended from 6.7 to 6.9 years as of September 30, 2018.
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Nick Brown, +1 917 589 9983
Head of Investor Relations
nick.brown@alticeusa.com
Lisa Anselmo, +1 929 418 4362
Head of Communications
lisa.anselmo@alticeusa.com