Vitro has commenced soliciting consents from holders of the 8.000% Senior Limited Recourse Notes 20 December 2018. This move relates to Vitro’s ability to incur or permit liens, debt and capital expenditures and enter into certain hedging agreements.
Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V., the leading glass producer in Mexico, has commenced soliciting consents from holders of the 8.000% Senior Limited Recourse Notes 20 December 2018 with respect to proposed waivers to certain covenants in the company’s 8.000% Senior Notes due 15 December 2018, pursuant to a Consent Solicitation Statement, dated 15 January 2015.
As more fully described in the Consent Solicitation Statement, the purpose of the proposed waivers with respect to the Senior Notes relate to Vitro’s ability to incur or permit liens, debt and capital expenditures and enter into certain hedging agreements. The Proposed Waivers would align the Senior Notes with three business expansion projects that are expected to be implemented in the near future.
The consent solicitation commenced 15 January 2015 and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 29 January 2015, unless extended or terminated earlier. Only holders of the Credit Linked Notes as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 15 January 2015 will be eligible to consent. The consent solicitation requires that consents be received from Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Credit Linked Notes outstanding as of the Record Date. Based on conversations held with certain Holders, Vitro expects to reach the affirmative majority vote of the aggregate principal amount of the Credit Linked Notes.
The company has retained Prime Clerk LLC to serve as Information and Tabulation Agent for the consent solicitation.