Paramount Seeks to Raise $1 Billion With New Subordinated Debt Offering
still known as ViacomCBS — sold off $2 billion in debt in part to refinance it at a lower interest rate.Read the full statement below:Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA) today announced that it has agreed to sell $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% fixed-to-fixed rate junior subordinated debentures due 2062 at a price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount thereof (the “Debentures”). The sale of the Debentures is expected to close on March 29, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.Paramount Global intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses related to the offering, for general corporate purposes, including the possible repayment of existing indebtedness.The joint structuring agents and book-running managers for the offering are BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P.