ATLANTA, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFSIA)
(the "Company") today announced that its tender offer to purchase any and all
of its outstanding 10.375% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "Notes") (CUSIP No.
458665AG1) expired at 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time, on June 11, 2009 (the
"Expiration Time").
A total of $127,217,000 in aggregate principal amount, or 89.7%, of the
outstanding Notes were tendered by the Expiration Time. The Company has
accepted and paid for all of the tendered Notes. Together with accrued
interest on all tendered Notes and early tender payments on Notes that were
tendered by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on May 29, 2009, the total amount to
purchase all Notes tendered was approximately $137.5 million. The Company
funded the purchases primarily with the net proceeds of its recently closed
private offering of $150 million in aggregate principal amount of its 11.375%
Senior Secured Notes due 2013.
Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wachovia
Securities served as Dealer Managers for the tender offer.
This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase, a
solicitation of an offer to sell nor a solicitation of consents with respect
to, any Notes or other securities, nor shall there be any purchase of Notes in
any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or purchase would
be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such jurisdiction.
Interface, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of modular carpet,
which it markets under the InterfaceFLOR(R), FLOR(TM), Heuga(R) and Bentley
Prince Street(R) brands, and, through its Bentley Prince Street brand, enjoys
a leading position in the designer quality segment of the broadloom carpet
market. The Company is committed to the goal of sustainability and doing
business in ways that minimize the impact on the environment while enhancing
shareholder value.
SOURCE: Interface, Inc.
- 06/12/2009
CONTACT: Daniel T. Hendrix, President and Chief Executive Officer,
or Patrick C. Lynch, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
+1-770-437-6800, both of Interface, Inc.;
or FD: Eric Boyriven or Jessica
Greenberger,
+1-212-850-5600, for Interface, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.interfaceinc.com
(IFSIA)