(Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limited Brands, Inc. ("Limited Brands") announced today the completion of its previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of its $294,600,000 outstanding 6 1/8% Notes due 2012, CUSIP No. 532716AH0 (the "Notes").
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The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on Aug. 18, 2009 (the "Expiration Date"). As of the Expiration Date, tenders have been received from holders of $103,139,000 in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. This represents approximately 35% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes.
A total of $191,461,000 in aggregate principal of the Notes remains outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the tender offer, Notes not tendered in the tender offer will remain outstanding, and the terms and conditions governing the Notes, including the covenants and other provisions contained in the indenture governing the notes, will remain unchanged.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase with respect to any securities. The tender offer was made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated July 20, 2009, and the related Letter of Transmittal.
Limited Brands retained Banc of America Securities LLC and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. as the dealer managers in connection with the tender offer. Questions regarding the tender offer and requests for documents may be directed to Banc of America Securities LLC, Global Debt Advisory Services, at (888) 292-0070 (U.S. toll-free) and (980) 388-9217 (collect) and The Williams Capital Group, L.P., at (212) 373-4237. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal can also be obtained from the information agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (800) 848-3416 (U.S. toll-free) and (212) 269-5550 (collect).
ABOUT LIMITED BRANDS:
Limited Brands, through Victoria's Secret, Pink, Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, La Senza, White Barn Candle Co. and Henri Bendel, presently operates 3,009 specialty stores. The company's products are also available online at http://www.victoriassecret.com/, http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/, http://www.henribendel.com/ and http://www.lasenza.com/.
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