Vermont Business Magazine Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today announced an offering of up to $45.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2024 under an indenture between the Authority and the bond trustee. The Bonds will be guaranteed under a guaranty by substantially all of Casella’s subsidiaries, as required by the terms of the financing agreement between the Authority and Casella, pursuant to which the Authority will loan the proceeds of the Bonds to Casella.
Casella intends to use the proceeds of the Bonds to fund the costs of certain qualifying capital projects in the State of Maine, to pay certain costs of issuance, and to refinance and repay in full on the stated maturity date of January 1, 2025 (required to be paid on January 2, 2025, under the applicable indenture) the Authority’s Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2005 previously issued to finance certain project costs and costs of issuance under an indenture between the Authority and the bond trustee dated as of December 1, 2005, as amended.
The exact terms and timing of the offering of the Bonds will depend upon market conditions and other factors. There can be no assurance that all approvals with respect to the Bonds will be received, that all other conditions to the issuance of the Bonds will be satisfied or that the offering will be completed.
The Bonds will not be a general obligation of the Authority and will not constitute indebtedness of or a charge against the general credit of the Authority. The Bonds will not be a debt of the State of Maine or any political subdivision of the State of Maine and will be payable solely from any remarketing proceeds and from amounts received from Casella under the terms of the Financing Agreement and from the Guarantors under the Guaranty.
The Bonds will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Bonds, nor shall there be any sale of the Bonds in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.
Source: RUTLAND, Vt., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. http://www.casella.com

