May 20 2010
Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that it has completed a private placement of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2017 and $700 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2020. Mylan is using $1.0 billion of the net proceeds from the private placement to prepay a portion of its outstanding term loans, thereby reducing senior secured leverage and extending the maturity profile of its outstanding indebtedness, and the remainder for general corporate purposes.
The notes were sold only to qualified institutional buyers in the United States in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes are not 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 registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities mentioned in this press release in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.