Terex Corporation announced that it is soliciting consents from holders of its USD 850,000,000 6.00% Senior Notes due 2021 and USD 300,000,000 6.50% Senior Notes due 2020 to certain proposed amendments to the indentures governing change of control and certain other terms and conditions of the Notes. The consent solicitation is being conducted by Terex in connection with the previously announced merger of Terex with Konecranes Plc. The consummation of the Merger is not conditional on consent from the holders of the Notes or adoption of the proposed amendments.
Whether or not the amendments proposed by Terex are approved by the holders of the Notes, if any Notes remain outstanding following the consummation of the Merger, Konecranes (under its new name Konecranes Terex Plc after the Merger) intends to unconditionally guarantee Terex’s obligations under each indenture and series of Notes within 30 calendar days following the consummation of the Merger. Konecranes will not issue such guarantee unless the Merger is consummated.
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2014, Group sales totaled EUR 2,011 million. The Group has 11,900 employees at 600 locations in 48 countries.