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Celanese closes $3B note offering; upsizes tender to $2.25B, oversubscribed
Celanese Corp
- Celanese US issued $1B each of 6.35% 2028, 6.55% 2030, and 6.70% 2033 Senior Notes, total $3B.
- Net proceeds to fund tender for up to $2.25B of existing notes and repay $750M term loan due 2025.
- Tender offer upsized to $2.25B max; $2.734B tendered early, only $2.25B accepted due to oversubscription.
- Early acceptance: $1.473B of 5.9% 2024 notes (100%), $750M of 6.05% 2025 notes (73%), $27.1M of 3.5% 2024 notes.
- Early settlement expected Aug 25, 2023; no further tender acceptances anticipated.